Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Zandvoort?
Yes: in Zandvoort, Airbnb homes asked a median €124 a night against €131 for hotels on Agoda, 5% less (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 121). Nights measured on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 2027, read on 8 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 175 places checked, read 8 November 2026 01:30 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Zandvoort, the middle half of asking prices ran from €96 to €199 for hotels on Agoda and from €100 to €162 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €131 | €96 | €199 | 121 | 85 |
| Airbnb homes | €124 | €100 | €162 | 92 | 85 |
| All places pooled | €126 | €96 | €180 | 214 | 85 |
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 Zandvoort against Monday to Thursday: +6% for hotels on Agoda and +22% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €138 | €130 | +6% | 25 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | €146 | €120 | +22% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Zandvoort was widest in December 2026: €129 for Airbnb homes against €138 for hotels on Agoda, 7% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €130 | €122 | -6% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | €138 | €129 | -7% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | €125 | €119 | -4% | 31 | 8 November 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 Zandvoort (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €150 against €156 for hotels on Agoda, 4% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €156 | €150 | -4% | 97 / 102 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €162 | €156 | -3% | 94 / 92 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €164 | €182 | +11% | 77 / 93 |
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 Zandvoort: 214 in all, 121 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 Zandvoort on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 175 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 8 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 8 November 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 →