Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Texel?
Too few homes measured to say: in Texel, Airbnb homes asked a median €174 a night against €161 for hotels on Agoda, 8% more (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 33, hotels on Agoda 36). Nights measured on both sides: 70, from 15 November 2026 to 18 March 2027, read between 20 September 2026 and 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 48 places checked, read 25 October 2026 23:23 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Texel, the middle half of asking prices ran from €124 to €242 for hotels on Agoda and from €126 to €216 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €161 | €124 | €242 | 36 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | €174 | €126 | €216 | 33 | 70 |
| All places pooled | €165 | €126 | €233 | 68 | 70 |
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 Texel was widest in October 2026: €211 for Airbnb homes against €172 for hotels on Agoda, 23% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €172 | €211 | +23% | 19 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €162 | €196 | +21% | 22 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €168 | €169 | +1% | 21 | 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 Texel: 68 in all, 36 on Agoda and 33 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 Texel on both sides: 70, from 15 November 2026 to 18 March 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 48 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 EUR, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, between 20 September 2026 and 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 20 September 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 →