Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in San Antonio (TX)?
No: in San Antonio (TX), Airbnb homes asked a median $133 a night against $121 for hotels on Agoda, 10% more (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 197). Nights measured on both sides: 69, from 15 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 07:00 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in San Antonio (TX), the middle half of asking prices ran from $86 to $167 for hotels on Agoda and from $99 to $173 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $121 | $86 | $167 | 197 | 69 |
| Airbnb homes | $133 | $99 | $173 | 90 | 69 |
| All places pooled | $125 | $89 | $164 | 286 | 69 |
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 San Antonio (TX) against Monday to Thursday: +14% for hotels on Agoda and +3% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $136 | $119 | +14% | 19 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $137 | $133 | +3% | 19 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in San Antonio (TX) was widest in December 2026: $136 for Airbnb homes against $121 for hotels on Agoda, 12% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $126 | $134 | +6% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $121 | $136 | +12% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $121 | $130 | +8% | 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 26 November 2026 in San Antonio (TX) (Thanksgiving Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $140 against $119 for hotels on Agoda, 17% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $119 | $140 | +17% | 198 / 92 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $135 | $147 | +9% | 196 / 91 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $130 | $134 | +3% | 196 / 89 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $119 | $128 | +8% | 197 / 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 San Antonio (TX): 286 in all, 197 on Agoda and 90 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 San Antonio (TX) on both sides: 69, from 15 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 USD, 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 →