Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Vail (CO)?
Yes: in Vail (CO), Airbnb homes asked a median $251 a night against $337 for hotels on Agoda, 25% less (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 91, hotels on Agoda 36). Nights measured on both sides: 32, from 13 November 2026 to 17 December 2026, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 48 places checked, read 26 October 2026 01:22 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Vail (CO), the middle half of asking prices ran from $276 to $480 for hotels on Agoda and from $199 to $325 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $337 | $276 | $480 | 36 | 32 |
| Airbnb homes | $251 | $199 | $325 | 91 | 32 |
| All places pooled | $273 | $209 | $360 | 127 | 32 |
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 Vail (CO) against Monday to Thursday: +9% 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 | $367 | $337 | +9% | 8 | 19 |
| Airbnb homes | $269 | $242 | +11% | 8 | 19 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Vail (CO) was widest in December 2026: $259 for Airbnb homes against $400 for hotels on Agoda, 35% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $311 | $217 | -30% | 29 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $400 | $259 | -35% | 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.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on a typical night in Vail (CO): 127 in all, 36 on Agoda and 91 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 Vail (CO) on both sides: 32, from 13 November 2026 to 17 December 2026; 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 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 →