Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Batumi?
Yes: in Batumi, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $40 a night against $47 for hotels on Agoda, 15% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 62, hotels on Agoda 130). 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 207 places checked, read 7 November 2026 17:00 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Batumi, the middle half of asking prices ran from $31 to $72 for hotels on Agoda and from $26 to $69 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 | $47 | $31 | $72 | 130 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $40 | $26 | $69 | 62 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $46 | $30 | $72 | 192 | 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 Batumi against Monday to Thursday: -1% for hotels on Agoda and -7% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $47 | $48 | -1% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $39 | $42 | -7% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Batumi was widest in November 2026: $31 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $44 for hotels on Agoda, 30% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $44 | $31 | -30% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $47 | $38 | -19% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $49 | $46 | -6% | 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 Batumi (New Year's Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $54 against $59 for hotels on Agoda, 9% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2026 | Saint George's Day | $42 | $27 | -37% | 137 / 54 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $59 | $54 | -9% | 127 / 67 |
| 2 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $57 | $50 | -12% | 129 / 65 |
| 7 January 2027 | Christmas Day | $52 | $47 | -10% | 130 / 63 |
| 19 January 2027 | Epiphany | $49 | $46 | -6% | 127 / 65 |
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 Batumi: 192 in all, 130 of them hotels and 62 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 Batumi 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 207 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 →