Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Potsdam?
Yes: in Potsdam, Airbnb homes asked a median €100 a night against €130 for hotels on Agoda, 23% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 77). Nights measured on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 105 places checked, read 7 November 2026 22:27 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Potsdam, the middle half of asking prices ran from €105 to €206 for hotels on Agoda and from €80 to €127 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €130 | €105 | €206 | 77 | 84 |
| Airbnb homes | €100 | €80 | €127 | 92 | 84 |
| All places pooled | €112 | €87 | €151 | 169 | 84 |
Each night's figure is the median (or quarter) of that night's asking prices for one night; each figure here is the median of those nights. The pooled row puts every asking price of a night into one list.
Friday and Saturday nights on each side
Friday and Saturday nights in Potsdam against Monday to Thursday: +6% for hotels on Agoda and +7% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €135 | €128 | +6% | 24 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | €108 | €101 | +7% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Potsdam was widest in January 2027: €94 for Airbnb homes against €130 for hotels on Agoda, 28% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €125 | €112 | -10% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | €134 | €106 | -21% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | €130 | €94 | -28% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
Each month is the median of its nightly medians over the nights read on both sides; the month links to its own page.
On event and holiday nights
On 26 December 2026 in Potsdam (Second Day of Christmas), Airbnb homes asked a median €89 against €150 for hotels on Agoda, 41% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €148 | €104 | -30% | 66 / 92 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €150 | €89 | -41% | 66 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €147 | €108 | -27% | 58 / 88 |
Each event is printed beside the night it fell on; the prices are that night's asking prices and do not say what moved them.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on a typical night in Potsdam: 169 in all, 77 on Agoda and 92 on Airbnb.
- Airbnb homes: the listings Airbnb's search showed with a price for one night for 2 guests, whole apartments, B&Bs and private rooms alike.
- Hotels on Agoda: every place Agoda's search showed with a price for one night for 2 adults: hotels, guesthouses, hostels and the apartments Agoda itself lists.
- A listing missing from a night's Airbnb search is unknown that night, not sold out.
- The two sites may count fees and taxes differently; each figure is the price its search showed.
What was measured
Nights measured in Potsdam on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 105 places checked per night on Agoda; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Prices in EUR, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 7 November 2026.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →