Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Stowe (VT)?
Yes: in Stowe (VT), Airbnb homes asked a median $207 a night against $324 for hotels on Agoda, 36% less (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 35). Nights measured on both sides: 34, from 15 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 42 places checked, read 26 October 2026 01:58 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Stowe (VT), the middle half of asking prices ran from $193 to $412 for hotels on Agoda and from $161 to $258 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $324 | $193 | $412 | 35 | 34 |
| Airbnb homes | $207 | $161 | $258 | 90 | 34 |
| All places pooled | $217 | $165 | $322 | 124 | 34 |
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
One month in Stowe (VT) was measured on both sides, November 2026: $193 for Airbnb homes against $286 for hotels on Agoda, 32% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $286 | $193 | -32% | 19 | 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.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on a typical night in Stowe (VT): 124 in all, 35 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 Stowe (VT) on both sides: 34, from 15 November 2026 to 21 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 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 →