Average price of Airbnb's in Amsterdam 2018, by boroughs

As of 2018, the average price for an Airbnb in the center of Amsterdam amounted to approximately 220 euros for a whole house, 133.50 euros for a private room and 120 euros for a shared room per rent. The cheapest district of Amsterdam for a whole house and private room was Southeast costing 128 and 69.50 euros, respectively. When observing the total average price of Airbnb accommodations in Amsterdam, it increased steadily between 2016 and 2018. In 2016, people paid on average 130 euros, whereas by 2018 this amounted to roughly 150 euros.

Annual increase of price Airbnb

Although the average price of Airbnb’s listings grew annually in Amsterdam, the number of overnight stays decreased from 2017 to 2018. In total, 2.1 million nights were spent at Airbnb accommodations in the capital city of the Netherlands, whereas in 2018 this figure decreased slightly, reaching approximately 1.97 million registered overnight stays. Other major cities in the Netherlands, such as Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht, had an increase in overnight stays of Airbnb accommodations, even though the number of nights spent is significantly lower compared to Amsterdam.

Number of hotel nights increased annually in Amsterdam

Looking at Airbnb’s competitors, the volume of hotel nights in Amsterdam increased annually between 2008 and 2018. In 2008, hotels registered 8.31 million overnight stays whereas by 2018 this figure more than doubled with approximately 16.67 million nights that were spent in hotels in Amsterdam.