Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Rovaniemi?
Yes: in Rovaniemi, Airbnb homes asked a median €250 a night against €500 for hotels on Agoda, 50% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 85, hotels on Agoda 195). Nights measured on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 18:54 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Rovaniemi, the middle half of asking prices ran from €343 to €800 for hotels on Agoda and from €200 to €344 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €500 | €343 | €800 | 195 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €250 | €200 | €344 | 85 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €405 | €270 | €657 | 280 | 71 |
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 Rovaniemi against Monday to Thursday: -13% for hotels on Agoda and 0% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €450 | €515 | -13% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €250 | €250 | 0% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Rovaniemi was widest in December 2026: €310 for Airbnb homes against €657 for hotels on Agoda, 53% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €282 | €145 | -49% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €657 | €310 | -53% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €405 | €215 | -47% | 22 | 25 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 25 December 2026 in Rovaniemi (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €598 against €1 080 for hotels on Agoda, 45% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December 2026 | Independence Day | €550 | €288 | -48% | 163 / 82 |
| 24 December 2026 | Christmas Eve | €1 097 | €625 | -43% | 130 / 86 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €1 080 | €598 | -45% | 111 / 81 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €979 | €500 | -49% | 174 / 83 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €765 | €410 | -46% | 195 / 82 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €500 | €250 | -50% | 197 / 87 |
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 Rovaniemi: 280 in all, 195 on Agoda and 85 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 Rovaniemi on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 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 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 →