Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Accra?
No: in Accra, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $107 a night against $90 for hotels on Agoda, 19% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 84, hotels on Agoda 111). Nights measured on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 16:27 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Accra, the middle half of asking prices ran from $53 to $161 for hotels on Agoda and from $67 to $149 for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $90 | $53 | $161 | 111 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $107 | $67 | $149 | 84 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $99 | $61 | $153 | 193 | 84 |
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 Accra against Monday to Thursday: +4% for hotels on Agoda and +3% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $94 | $90 | +4% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $110 | $107 | +3% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Accra was widest in December 2026: $115 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $90 for hotels on Agoda, 28% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $92 | $107 | +17% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $90 | $115 | +28% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $89 | $104 | +16% | 31 | 7 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 7 January 2027 in Accra (Constitution Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $130 against $99 for hotels on Agoda, 31% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 December 2026 | Farmers' Day | $89 | $99 | +11% | 111 / 85 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $102 | $142 | +39% | 106 / 88 |
| 26 December 2026 | Boxing Day | $101 | $149 | +47% | 104 / 88 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $88 | $115 | +30% | 115 / 78 |
| 7 January 2027 | Constitution Day | $99 | $130 | +31% | 104 / 86 |
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 Agoda on a typical night in Accra: 193 in all, 111 of them hotels and 84 apartments and homes.
- Apartments and homes on Agoda: the places Agoda lists as not a hotel (apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms), priced in the same search as its hotels, one night for 2 adults.
- Hotels on Agoda: the places Agoda files as a hotel; Agoda files many guesthouses, hostels and aparthotels there too, so the apartment count is a floor.
- A place Agoda gives no kind for is in the pooled row only.
- Both sides come from the same Agoda search on the same night.
What was measured
Nights measured in Accra on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 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 USD, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
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 →