Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in St. Louis (MO)?
About the same: in St. Louis (MO), Airbnb homes asked a median $153 a night against $156 for hotels on Agoda, 2% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 153). Nights measured on both sides: 83, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 170 places checked, read 7 November 2026 18:41 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in St. Louis (MO), the middle half of asking prices ran from $124 to $200 for hotels on Agoda and from $120 to $185 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $156 | $124 | $200 | 153 | 83 |
| Airbnb homes | $153 | $120 | $185 | 92 | 83 |
| All places pooled | $156 | $122 | $193 | 244 | 83 |
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. Louis (MO) against Monday to Thursday: +1% for hotels on Agoda and +11% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $159 | $158 | +1% | 24 | 47 |
| Airbnb homes | $168 | $151 | +11% | 24 | 47 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in St. Louis (MO) was widest in January 2027: $151 for Airbnb homes against $158 for hotels on Agoda, 5% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $169 | $165 | -3% | 23 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $153 | $152 | -1% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $158 | $151 | -5% | 31 | 7 November 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 St. Louis (MO) (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $163 against $176 for hotels on Agoda, 7% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $146 | $159 | +9% | 137 / 91 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $151 | $148 | -2% | 137 / 93 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $176 | $163 | -7% | 135 / 92 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $158 | $143 | -9% | 156 / 92 |
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 St. Louis (MO): 244 in all, 153 on Agoda and 92 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. Louis (MO) on both sides: 83, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 170 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 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 7 November 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 →