Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Zakopane?
Yes: in Zakopane, Airbnb homes asked a median 400 zł a night against 474 zł for hotels on Agoda, 16% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 190). Nights measured on both sides: 67, 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 14:36 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Zakopane, the middle half of asking prices ran from 304 zł to 712 zł for hotels on Agoda and from 276 zł to 600 zł for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | 474 zł | 304 zł | 712 zł | 190 | 67 |
| Airbnb homes | 400 zł | 276 zł | 600 zł | 92 | 67 |
| All places pooled | 444 zł | 284 zł | 690 zł | 281 | 67 |
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 Zakopane against Monday to Thursday: +25% for hotels on Agoda and +20% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | 492 zł | 392 zł | +25% | 20 | 37 |
| Airbnb homes | 425 zł | 353 zł | +20% | 20 | 37 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Zakopane was widest in October 2026: 300 zł for Airbnb homes against 399 zł for hotels on Agoda, 25% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 416 zł | 322 zł | -23% | 30 | 3 September 2026 |
| October 2026 | 399 zł | 300 zł | -25% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | 362 zł | 315 zł | -13% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | 449 zł | 390 zł | -13% | 29 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | 605 zł | 494 zł | -18% | 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 Zakopane (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median 1 960 zł against 1 146 zł for hotels on Agoda, 71% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2026 | Christmas Eve | 1 073 zł | 1 215 zł | +13% | 96 / 94 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | 1 146 zł | 1 960 zł | +71% | 80 / 92 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | 1 060 zł | 1 122 zł | +6% | 96 / 90 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | 671 zł | 450 zł | -33% | 186 / 94 |
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 Zakopane: 281 in all, 190 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 Zakopane on both sides: 67, 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 PLN, 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 on 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 →