Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Rome?
About the same: in Rome, Airbnb homes asked a median €99 a night against €99 for hotels on Agoda, a gap under 1% (latest scan 24 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 96, hotels on Agoda 200). Nights measured on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 21:39 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Rome, the middle half of asking prices ran from €79 to €125 for hotels on Agoda and from €87 to €120 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €99 | €79 | €125 | 200 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | €99 | €87 | €120 | 96 | 70 |
| All places pooled | €98 | €81 | €124 | 295 | 70 |
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 Rome against Monday to Thursday: +14% for hotels on Agoda and +13% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €110 | €96 | +14% | 20 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €110 | €97 | +13% | 20 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Rome was widest in August 2026: $95 for Airbnb homes against $119 for hotels on Agoda, 20% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | $119 | $95 | -20% | 16 | 16 August 2026 |
| October 2026 | €177 | €142 | -20% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €109 | €102 | -6% | 30 | 24 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €99 | €99 | 0% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €98 | €99 | +1% | 21 | 24 October 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 1 January 2027 in Rome (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €143 against €172 for hotels on Agoda, 17% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2026 | Sant'Ambrogio | €116 | €110 | -5% | 200 / 93 |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €96 | €91 | -5% | 198 / 99 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €114 | €120 | +5% | 200 / 91 |
| 26 December 2026 | Saint Stephen's Day | €117 | €124 | +6% | 199 / 99 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €172 | €143 | -17% | 197 / 91 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €105 | €100 | -5% | 200 / 93 |
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 Rome: 295 in all, 200 on Agoda and 96 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 Rome on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 208 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 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 24 October 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 →