Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Vancouver (BC)?
Yes: in Vancouver (BC), Airbnb homes asked a median $134 a night against $183 for hotels on Agoda, 27% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 96). Nights measured on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 107 places checked, read 25 October 2026 16:28 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Vancouver (BC), the middle half of asking prices ran from $144 to $242 for hotels on Agoda and from $109 to $170 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $183 | $144 | $242 | 96 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | $134 | $109 | $170 | 90 | 71 |
| All places pooled | $157 | $123 | $209 | 188 | 71 |
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 Vancouver (BC) against Monday to Thursday: +4% for hotels on Agoda and +1% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $189 | $181 | +4% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $135 | $134 | +1% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Vancouver (BC) was widest in October 2026: $140 for Airbnb homes against $254 for hotels on Agoda, 45% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $254 | $140 | -45% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | $183 | $134 | -27% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $188 | $136 | -28% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $180 | $129 | -28% | 22 | 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.
On event and holiday nights
On 25 December 2026 in Vancouver (BC) (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $147 against $195 for hotels on Agoda, 25% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $195 | $147 | -25% | 95 / 100 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $192 | $138 | -28% | 95 / 89 |
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 Vancouver (BC): 188 in all, 96 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 Vancouver (BC) on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 107 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 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 23 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 →