Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Sopot?
Yes: in Sopot, Airbnb homes asked a median 352 zł a night against 476 zł for hotels on Agoda, 26% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 88, hotels on Agoda 197). Nights measured on both sides: 95, from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027, read between 26 August 2026 and 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 16:02 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Sopot, the middle half of asking prices ran from 330 zł to 728 zł for hotels on Agoda and from 263 zł to 452 zł for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | 476 zł | 330 zł | 728 zł | 197 | 95 |
| Airbnb homes | 352 zł | 263 zł | 452 zł | 88 | 95 |
| All places pooled | 417 zł | 306 zł | 624 zł | 281 | 95 |
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 Sopot against Monday to Thursday: +17% 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 | 535 zł | 456 zł | +17% | 28 | 53 |
| Airbnb homes | 369 zł | 342 zł | +8% | 28 | 53 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Sopot was widest in February 2027: 378 zł for Airbnb homes against 633 zł for hotels on Agoda, 40% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 486 zł | 427 zł | -12% | 30 | 26 August 2026 |
| October 2026 | 484 zł | 369 zł | -24% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | 409 zł | 335 zł | -18% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | 431 zł | 342 zł | -21% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | 515 zł | 353 zł | -31% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| February 2027 | 633 zł | 378 zł | -40% | 21 | 26 August 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 Sopot (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median 473 zł against 727 zł for hotels on Agoda, 35% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2026 | Christmas Eve | 562 zł | 381 zł | -32% | 165 / 90 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | 580 zł | 401 zł | -31% | 150 / 91 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | 643 zł | 400 zł | -38% | 156 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | 727 zł | 473 zł | -35% | 153 / 96 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | 445 zł | 330 zł | -26% | 199 / 89 |
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 Sopot: 281 in all, 197 on Agoda and 88 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 Sopot on both sides: 95, from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 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 PLN, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, between 26 August 2026 and 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 26 August 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 →