Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Venice?
No: in Venice, Airbnb homes asked a median €102 a night against €97 for hotels on Agoda, 6% more (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 91, hotels on Agoda 196). 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 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 01:30 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Venice, the middle half of asking prices ran from €71 to €134 for hotels on Agoda and from €70 to €136 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €97 | €71 | €134 | 196 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €102 | €70 | €136 | 91 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €97 | €69 | €136 | 288 | 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 Venice against Monday to Thursday: +28% for hotels on Agoda and +6% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €113 | €89 | +28% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €107 | €101 | +6% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Venice was widest in October 2026: €123 for Airbnb homes against €180 for hotels on Agoda, 32% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €180 | €123 | -32% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €100 | €104 | +4% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €103 | €103 | 0% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €102 | €102 | 0% | 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 1 January 2027 in Venice (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €103 against €200 for hotels on Agoda, 48% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2026 | Sant'Ambrogio | €106 | €89 | -16% | 194 / 88 |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €87 | €101 | +16% | 197 / 90 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €124 | €112 | -10% | 196 / 86 |
| 26 December 2026 | Saint Stephen's Day | €129 | €107 | -17% | 195 / 85 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €200 | €103 | -48% | 193 / 106 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €108 | €100 | -7% | 194 / 97 |
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 Venice: 288 in all, 196 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 Venice 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 208 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, 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 →