Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in St. Andrews?
Yes: in St. Andrews, Airbnb homes asked a median $193 a night against $257 for hotels on Agoda, 25% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 33). Nights measured on both sides: 46, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 42 places checked, read 25 October 2026 10:57 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in St. Andrews, the middle half of asking prices ran from $169 to $368 for hotels on Agoda and from $142 to $284 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $257 | $169 | $368 | 33 | 46 |
| Airbnb homes | $193 | $142 | $284 | 93 | 46 |
| All places pooled | $197 | $147 | $307 | 127 | 46 |
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 St. Andrews against Monday to Thursday: +12% 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 | $276 | $246 | +12% | 14 | 26 |
| Airbnb homes | $206 | $190 | +8% | 14 | 26 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in St. Andrews was widest in December 2026: $193 for Airbnb homes against $252 for hotels on Agoda, 23% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $241 | $192 | -20% | 26 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $252 | $193 | -23% | 19 | 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.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on a typical night in St. Andrews: 127 in all, 33 on Agoda and 93 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 St. Andrews on both sides: 46, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 42 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 on 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 →