Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Santorini?
Yes: in Santorini, Airbnb homes asked a median €92 a night against €109 for hotels on Agoda, 16% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 84, hotels on Agoda 159). 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 23:54 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Santorini, the middle half of asking prices ran from €68 to €180 for hotels on Agoda and from €64 to €143 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €109 | €68 | €180 | 159 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €92 | €64 | €143 | 84 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €106 | €65 | €160 | 242 | 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 Santorini against Monday to Thursday: -2% for hotels on Agoda and -6% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €108 | €110 | -2% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €91 | €97 | -6% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Santorini was widest in January 2027: €90 for Airbnb homes against €117 for hotels on Agoda, 23% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €111 | €99 | -10% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €104 | €102 | -2% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €106 | €84 | -21% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €117 | €90 | -23% | 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 Santorini (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €113 against €126 for hotels on Agoda, 10% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €126 | €113 | -10% | 163 / 86 |
| 26 December 2026 | Glorifying Mother of God | €122 | €108 | -11% | 150 / 82 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €111 | €92 | -17% | 147 / 83 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €119 | €85 | -29% | 152 / 86 |
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 Santorini: 242 in all, 159 on Agoda and 84 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 Santorini 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 between 25 September 2026 and 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 →