Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Warsaw?
Yes: in Warsaw, Airbnb homes asked a median 299 zł a night against 350 zł for hotels on Agoda, 15% less (latest scan 24 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 82, hotels on Agoda 196). Nights measured on both sides: 95, from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027, read between 22 September 2026 and 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 22:14 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Warsaw, the middle half of asking prices ran from 250 zł to 480 zł for hotels on Agoda and from 249 zł to 365 zł for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | 350 zł | 250 zł | 480 zł | 196 | 95 |
| Airbnb homes | 299 zł | 249 zł | 365 zł | 82 | 95 |
| All places pooled | 330 zł | 250 zł | 451 zł | 279 | 95 |
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 Warsaw against Monday to Thursday: 0% for hotels on Agoda and +19% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | 359 zł | 360 zł | 0% | 28 | 53 |
| Airbnb homes | 347 zł | 292 zł | +19% | 28 | 53 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Warsaw was widest in October 2026: 286 zł for Airbnb homes against 375 zł for hotels on Agoda, 24% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 323 zł | 290 zł | -10% | 15 | 18 August 2026 |
| September 2026 | 380 zł | 294 zł | -23% | 30 | 25 September 2026 |
| October 2026 | 375 zł | 286 zł | -24% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | 355 zł | 284 zł | -20% | 30 | 24 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | 350 zł | 315 zł | -10% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | 331 zł | 295 zł | -11% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| February 2027 | 369 zł | 292 zł | -21% | 28 | 22 September 2026 |
| March 2027 | 390 zł | 300 zł | -23% | 20 | 22 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.
On event and holiday nights
On 1 January 2027 in Warsaw (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median 390 zł against 447 zł for hotels on Agoda, 13% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2026 | Christmas Eve | 328 zł | 320 zł | -2% | 197 / 90 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | 325 zł | 366 zł | +13% | 197 / 87 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | 320 zł | 368 zł | +15% | 196 / 76 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | 447 zł | 390 zł | -13% | 198 / 83 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | 311 zł | 275 zł | -12% | 198 / 88 |
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 Warsaw: 279 in all, 196 on Agoda and 82 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 Warsaw on both sides: 95, from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 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 PLN, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, between 22 September 2026 and 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 7 September 2026 and 24 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 →