Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Seattle (WA)?
About the same: in Seattle (WA), Airbnb homes asked a median $154 a night against $160 for hotels on Agoda, 4% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 94, hotels on Agoda 199). 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 22:41 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Seattle (WA), the middle half of asking prices ran from $124 to $225 for hotels on Agoda and from $122 to $197 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $160 | $124 | $225 | 199 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | $154 | $122 | $197 | 94 | 71 |
| All places pooled | $157 | $123 | $211 | 293 | 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 Seattle (WA) against Monday to Thursday: +6% for hotels on Agoda and +8% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $169 | $159 | +6% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $164 | $152 | +8% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Seattle (WA) was widest in January 2027: $139 for Airbnb homes against $160 for hotels on Agoda, 13% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $207 | $186 | -10% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | $172 | $171 | -1% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $160 | $154 | -4% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $160 | $139 | -13% | 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 1 January 2027 in Seattle (WA) (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $128 against $180 for hotels on Agoda, 29% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $148 | $165 | +12% | 199 / 95 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $177 | $138 | -22% | 200 / 95 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $180 | $128 | -29% | 199 / 92 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $161 | $155 | -4% | 200 / 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 Seattle (WA): 293 in all, 199 on Agoda and 94 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 Seattle (WA) 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 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 between 23 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 →