Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Volos?
Yes: in Volos, Airbnb homes asked a median €82 a night against €90 for hotels on Agoda, 9% less (latest scan 25 September 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 111). Nights measured on both sides: 41, from 13 November 2026 to 23 December 2026, read on 25 September 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 145 places checked, read 25 September 2026 17:06 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Volos, the middle half of asking prices ran from €73 to €121 for hotels on Agoda and from €68 to €108 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €90 | €73 | €121 | 111 | 41 |
| Airbnb homes | €82 | €68 | €108 | 92 | 41 |
| All places pooled | €86 | €69 | €115 | 205 | 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 Volos against Monday to Thursday: +3% for hotels on Agoda and +2% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €92 | €90 | +3% | 12 | 23 |
| Airbnb homes | €82 | €80 | +2% | 12 | 23 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Volos was widest in December 2026: €81 for Airbnb homes against €91 for hotels on Agoda, 11% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €89 | €90 | +1% | 31 | 25 September 2026 |
| November 2026 | €90 | €82 | -9% | 30 | 25 September 2026 |
| December 2026 | €91 | €81 | -11% | 23 | 25 September 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 Volos: 205 in all, 111 on Agoda and 92 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 Volos on both sides: 41, from 13 November 2026 to 23 December 2026; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 145 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 September 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 25 September 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 →