Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Seville?
About the same: in Seville, Airbnb homes asked a median €99 a night against €96 for hotels on Agoda, 3% more (latest scan 24 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 199). Nights measured on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 22:25 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Seville, the middle half of asking prices ran from €75 to €127 for hotels on Agoda and from €73 to €119 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €96 | €75 | €127 | 199 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | €99 | €73 | €119 | 90 | 70 |
| All places pooled | €98 | €73 | €125 | 289 | 70 |
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 Seville against Monday to Thursday: +73% for hotels on Agoda and +38% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €154 | €89 | +73% | 20 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €124 | €90 | +38% | 20 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Seville was widest in October 2026: €117 for Airbnb homes against €176 for hotels on Agoda, 33% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €176 | €117 | -33% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €111 | €95 | -14% | 30 | 24 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €106 | €101 | -5% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €87 | €95 | +9% | 21 | 24 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 7 December 2026 in Seville (Lunes siguiente al Día de la Constitución Española), Airbnb homes asked a median €125 against €150 for hotels on Agoda, 17% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December 2026 | Día de la Constitución Española | €181 | €150 | -17% | 196 / 88 |
| 7 December 2026 | Lunes siguiente al Día de la Constitución Española | €150 | €125 | -17% | 198 / 93 |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €86 | €84 | -2% | 200 / 90 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €140 | €141 | 0% | 196 / 89 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €184 | €130 | -30% | 196 / 83 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €87 | €100 | +15% | 199 / 90 |
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 Seville: 289 in all, 199 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 Seville on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 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 24 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 24 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 →