Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Cuernavaca?
Too few homes measured to say: in Cuernavaca, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $144 a night against $93 for hotels on Agoda, 54% more (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 49, hotels on Agoda 64). Nights measured on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 2027, read on 8 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 142 places checked, read 8 November 2026 01:43 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Cuernavaca, the middle half of asking prices ran from $61 to $141 for hotels on Agoda and from $90 to $249 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 | $93 | $61 | $141 | 64 | 85 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $144 | $90 | $249 | 49 | 85 |
| All places pooled | $114 | $66 | $194 | 111 | 85 |
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 Cuernavaca against Monday to Thursday: +4% for hotels on Agoda and -2% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $96 | $93 | +4% | 25 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $140 | $144 | -2% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Cuernavaca was widest in November 2026: $148 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $87 for hotels on Agoda, 69% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $87 | $148 | +69% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $90 | $148 | +64% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $97 | $140 | +44% | 31 | 8 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 Cuernavaca (New Year's Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $144 against $120 for hotels on Agoda, 20% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2026 | Revolution Day | $86 | $148 | +72% | 75 / 50 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $103 | $148 | +43% | 60 / 38 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $120 | $144 | +20% | 58 / 37 |
| 1 February 2027 | Constitution Day | $96 | $140 | +45% | 60 / 51 |
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 Cuernavaca: 111 in all, 64 of them hotels and 49 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 Cuernavaca on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 142 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 8 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 →