Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber?

Yes: in Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber, Airbnb homes asked a median €105 a night against €123 for hotels on Agoda, 14% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 56). Nights measured on both sides: 60, from 15 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 82 places checked, read 25 October 2026 20:07 UTC.

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Hotels and apartments side by side

On a typical night in Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber, the middle half of asking prices ran from €99 to €166 for hotels on Agoda and from €84 to €130 for Airbnb homes.

PlacesMedian asking priceLower quarter (p25)Upper quarter (p75)With a price, typical nightNights
Hotels on Agoda€123€99€1665660
Airbnb homes€105€84€1309260
All places pooled€110€90€14514860

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 Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber against Monday to Thursday: -3% for hotels on Agoda and 0% for Airbnb homes.

PlacesFriday + SaturdayMonday – ThursdayWeekend against Mon–ThuFri + Sat nightsMon–Thu nights
Hotels on Agoda€121€125-3%1040
Airbnb homes€105€1050%1040

Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.

Month by month

The gap in Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber was widest in December 2026: €105 for Airbnb homes against €131 for hotels on Agoda, 20% less.

MonthHotels on AgodaAirbnb homesDifferenceNightsLatest scan
November 2026€108€101-6%2725 October 2026
December 2026€131€105-20%2525 October 2026
January 2027€121€103-15%2225 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 26 December 2026 in Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber (Second Day of Christmas), Airbnb homes asked a median €107 against €140 for hotels on Agoda, 24% less.

NightEvent or holidayHotels on AgodaAirbnb homesDifferenceWith a price: hotels / Airbnb
25 December 2026Christmas Day€150€105-30%30 / 89
26 December 2026Second Day of Christmas€140€107-24%37 / 89
1 January 2027New Year's Day€130€95-27%41 / 95

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 Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber: 148 in all, 56 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 Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber on both sides: 60, from 15 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.

  • Up to 82 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 25 October 2026.
  • Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
  • Airbnb nights read on 25 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 →

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