Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Ensenada?
No: in Ensenada, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $167 a night against $147 for hotels on Agoda, 14% more (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 85, hotels on Agoda 104). 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 208 places checked, read 8 November 2026 00:20 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Ensenada, the middle half of asking prices ran from $117 to $218 for hotels on Agoda and from $120 to $245 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 | $147 | $117 | $218 | 104 | 85 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $167 | $120 | $245 | 85 | 85 |
| All places pooled | $155 | $118 | $228 | 197 | 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 Ensenada against Monday to Thursday: +31% for hotels on Agoda and +10% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $188 | $143 | +31% | 25 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $184 | $167 | +10% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Ensenada was widest in January 2027: $178 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $150 for hotels on Agoda, 19% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $139 | $160 | +15% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $140 | $165 | +18% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $150 | $178 | +19% | 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 16 November 2026 in Ensenada (Revolution Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $147 against $140 for hotels on Agoda, 4% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2026 | Revolution Day | $140 | $147 | +4% | 98 / 83 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $182 | $172 | -5% | 91 / 73 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $188 | $182 | -3% | 111 / 86 |
| 1 February 2027 | Constitution Day | $150 | $169 | +13% | 106 / 90 |
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 Ensenada: 197 in all, 104 of them hotels and 85 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 Ensenada 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 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 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 →