Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Steamboat Springs (CO)?
No: in Steamboat Springs (CO), Airbnb homes asked a median $442 a night against $379 for hotels on Agoda, 17% more (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 94, hotels on Agoda 44). Nights measured on both sides: 50, from 15 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 57 places checked, read 26 October 2026 01:38 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Steamboat Springs (CO), the middle half of asking prices ran from $304 to $491 for hotels on Agoda and from $324 to $566 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $379 | $304 | $491 | 44 | 50 |
| Airbnb homes | $442 | $324 | $566 | 94 | 50 |
| All places pooled | $434 | $330 | $566 | 136 | 50 |
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.
Month by month
The gap in Steamboat Springs (CO) was widest in January 2027: $490 for Airbnb homes against $445 for hotels on Agoda, 10% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $235 | $250 | +6% | 22 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $312 | $330 | +6% | 23 | 26 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $445 | $490 | +10% | 15 | 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 26 November 2026 in Steamboat Springs (CO) (Thanksgiving Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $311 against $299 for hotels on Agoda, 4% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $299 | $311 | +4% | 45 / 95 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $428 | $442 | +3% | 40 / 94 |
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 Steamboat Springs (CO): 136 in all, 44 on Agoda and 94 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 Steamboat Springs (CO) on both sides: 50, from 15 November 2026 to 21 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 57 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 26 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 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 →