Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Siena?
Yes: in Siena, Airbnb homes asked a median €102 a night against €125 for hotels on Agoda, 19% less (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 197). Nights measured on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 26 October 2026 00:27 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Siena, the middle half of asking prices ran from €92 to €170 for hotels on Agoda and from €82 to €133 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €125 | €92 | €170 | 197 | 72 |
| Airbnb homes | €102 | €82 | €133 | 90 | 72 |
| All places pooled | €115 | €87 | €154 | 287 | 72 |
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 Siena against Monday to Thursday: +5% for hotels on Agoda and +12% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €129 | €123 | +5% | 22 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €110 | €98 | +12% | 22 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Siena was widest in October 2026: €117 for Airbnb homes against €149 for hotels on Agoda, 22% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €149 | €117 | -22% | 31 | 26 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €118 | €99 | -16% | 30 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €123 | €102 | -17% | 31 | 26 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €129 | €104 | -19% | 23 | 26 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 Siena (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €125 against €202 for hotels on Agoda, 38% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €130 | €104 | -20% | 198 / 89 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €138 | €124 | -10% | 128 / 88 |
| 26 December 2026 | Saint Stephen's Day | €153 | €117 | -24% | 149 / 91 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €202 | €125 | -38% | 86 / 84 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €138 | €113 | -18% | 186 / 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 Siena: 287 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 Siena on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 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 26 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 26 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 →