Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Des Moines (IA)?
Too few homes measured to say: in Des Moines (IA), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $189 a night against $123 for hotels on Agoda, 54% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 40, hotels on Agoda 44). 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 94 places checked, read 7 November 2026 20:16 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Des Moines (IA), the middle half of asking prices ran from $78 to $155 for hotels on Agoda and from $140 to $224 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 | $123 | $78 | $155 | 44 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $189 | $140 | $224 | 40 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $145 | $108 | $189 | 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 Des Moines (IA) against Monday to Thursday: +8% for hotels on Agoda and +5% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $132 | $123 | +8% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $198 | $189 | +5% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Des Moines (IA) was widest in December 2026: $188 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $120 for hotels on Agoda, 57% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $123 | $176 | +43% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $120 | $188 | +57% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $128 | $192 | +51% | 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 18 January 2027 in Des Moines (IA) (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $189 against $127 for hotels on Agoda, 49% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $118 | $176 | +48% | 45 / 38 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $123 | $198 | +61% | 45 / 15 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $125 | $198 | +58% | 44 / 16 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $127 | $189 | +49% | 43 / 43 |
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 Des Moines (IA): 84 in all, 44 of them hotels and 40 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 Des Moines (IA) 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 94 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 →