Hotels are generally cheaper than Airbnb, a study by consumer group Which? has found.

The study compared the cost of thousands of hotel rooms with 300,000 one-bed listings on popular accommodation rental websites, including 13 destinations in the UK and 37 across the rest of the world.

It found that a one-night stay in a hotel was an average of £101, compared with £120 across Airbnb and Vrbo.

Accommodation rental companies have a reputation for being cheaper than traditional options due to guests not paying for on-site staff.

But Which? believes their growth in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic sparked rising prices.

It highlighted a series of destinations where travellers can make “stark” savings by staying in hotels.

On the Greek island of Santorini, Airbnb and Vrbo listings were typically 71 per cent more expensive at £203, compared with £119 for hotels.

Listings on the rental companies’ websites for Dutch capital Amsterdam cost 58 per cent more than hotels, at an average of £183 versus £116.