Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Utrecht?
Yes: in Utrecht, Airbnb homes asked a median €135 a night against €152 for hotels on Agoda, 11% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 67). Nights measured on both sides: 95, from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027, read between 27 August 2026 and 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 100 places checked, read 25 October 2026 03:41 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Utrecht, the middle half of asking prices ran from €124 to €206 for hotels on Agoda and from €105 to €168 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €152 | €124 | €206 | 67 | 95 |
| Airbnb homes | €135 | €105 | €168 | 90 | 95 |
| All places pooled | €144 | €114 | €187 | 157 | 95 |
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 Utrecht against Monday to Thursday: +17% for hotels on Agoda and +16% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €174 | €148 | +17% | 28 | 53 |
| Airbnb homes | €149 | €128 | +16% | 28 | 53 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Utrecht was widest in November 2026: €140 for Airbnb homes against €196 for hotels on Agoda, 28% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | €209 | €155 | -26% | 30 | 27 August 2026 |
| October 2026 | €196 | €144 | -27% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €196 | €140 | -28% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €149 | €130 | -13% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €147 | €128 | -13% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| February 2027 | €150 | €144 | -4% | 22 | 27 August 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 December 2026 in Utrecht (Second Day of Christmas), Airbnb homes asked a median €182 against €171 for hotels on Agoda, 6% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €149 | €158 | +6% | 59 / 91 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €171 | €182 | +6% | 56 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €153 | €154 | +1% | 58 / 90 |
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 Utrecht: 157 in all, 67 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 Utrecht on both sides: 95, from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 100 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 27 August 2026 and 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 27 August 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 →