Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Aomori?
No: in Aomori, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $166 a night against $78 for hotels on Agoda, 112% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 50, hotels on Agoda 35). 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 101 places checked, read 7 November 2026 21:52 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Aomori, the middle half of asking prices ran from $58 to $110 for hotels on Agoda and from $132 to $257 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 | $78 | $58 | $110 | 35 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $166 | $132 | $257 | 50 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $133 | $83 | $213 | 84 | 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 Aomori against Monday to Thursday: +12% for hotels on Agoda and +16% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $86 | $77 | +12% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $180 | $155 | +16% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Aomori was widest in January 2027: $166 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $76 for hotels on Agoda, 118% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $88 | $166 | +89% | 23 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $81 | $148 | +84% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $76 | $166 | +118% | 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 1 January 2027 in Aomori (New Year's Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $218 against $84 for hotels on Agoda, 161% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2026 | Labor Thanksgiving Day | $74 | $148 | +100% | 38 / 53 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $84 | $218 | +161% | 31 / 38 |
| 11 January 2027 | Coming of Age Day | $73 | $167 | +128% | 35 / 50 |
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 Aomori: 84 in all, 35 of them hotels and 50 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 Aomori 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 101 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 →