Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Van?
No: in Van, Airbnb homes asked a median $60 a night against $55 for hotels on Agoda, 8% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 53, hotels on Agoda 31). Nights measured on both sides: 41, from 13 November 2026 to 29 December 2026, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 36 places checked, read 7 November 2026 21:10 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Van, the middle half of asking prices ran from $40 to $79 for hotels on Agoda and from $55 to $67 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $55 | $40 | $79 | 31 | 41 |
| Airbnb homes | $60 | $55 | $67 | 53 | 41 |
| All places pooled | $60 | $48 | $72 | 85 | 41 |
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 Van against Monday to Thursday: -9% for hotels on Agoda and 0% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $55 | $61 | -9% | 12 | 22 |
| Airbnb homes | $60 | $60 | 0% | 12 | 22 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Van was widest in November 2026: $60 for Airbnb homes against $51 for hotels on Agoda, 18% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $51 | $60 | +18% | 23 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $61 | $60 | -1% | 23 | 7 November 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 Van: 85 in all, 31 on Agoda and 53 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 Van on both sides: 41, from 13 November 2026 to 29 December 2026; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 36 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 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 7 November 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 →