Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Grand Rapids (MI)?
No: in Grand Rapids (MI), Airbnb homes asked a median $188 a night against $119 for hotels on Agoda, 58% more (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 80). 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 94 places checked, read 8 November 2026 01:12 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Grand Rapids (MI), the middle half of asking prices ran from $89 to $166 for hotels on Agoda and from $138 to $257 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $119 | $89 | $166 | 80 | 85 |
| Airbnb homes | $188 | $138 | $257 | 93 | 85 |
| All places pooled | $154 | $109 | $228 | 172 | 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 Grand Rapids (MI) against Monday to Thursday: +13% for hotels on Agoda and +15% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $135 | $119 | +13% | 25 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $211 | $183 | +15% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Grand Rapids (MI) was widest in December 2026: $189 for Airbnb homes against $118 for hotels on Agoda, 60% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $130 | $205 | +58% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $118 | $189 | +60% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $119 | $179 | +51% | 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 Grand Rapids (MI) (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $210 against $134 for hotels on Agoda, 57% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $119 | $206 | +73% | 82 / 92 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $124 | $228 | +83% | 76 / 89 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $134 | $210 | +57% | 77 / 92 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $118 | $177 | +50% | 81 / 95 |
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 a typical night in Grand Rapids (MI): 172 in all, 80 on Agoda and 93 on Airbnb.
- Airbnb homes: the listings Airbnb's search showed with a price for one night for 2 guests, whole apartments, B&Bs and private rooms alike.
- Hotels on Agoda: every place Agoda's search showed with a price for one night for 2 adults: hotels, guesthouses, hostels and the apartments Agoda itself lists.
- A listing missing from a night's Airbnb search is unknown that night, not sold out.
- The two sites may count fees and taxes differently; each figure is the price its search showed.
What was measured
Nights measured in Grand Rapids (MI) 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 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 8 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 8 November 2026.
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 →