Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Hakodate?
No: in Hakodate, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $154 a night against $84 for hotels on Agoda, 83% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 82, hotels on Agoda 117). 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 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 21:09 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Hakodate, the middle half of asking prices ran from $53 to $137 for hotels on Agoda and from $103 to $260 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 | $84 | $53 | $137 | 117 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $154 | $103 | $260 | 82 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $109 | $64 | $203 | 198 | 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 Hakodate against Monday to Thursday: +21% for hotels on Agoda and +18% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $100 | $83 | +21% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $179 | $151 | +18% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Hakodate was widest in January 2027: $171 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $87 for hotels on Agoda, 96% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $73 | $130 | +78% | 23 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $83 | $150 | +81% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $87 | $171 | +96% | 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 Hakodate (New Year's Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $213 against $120 for hotels on Agoda, 77% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2026 | Labor Thanksgiving Day | $69 | $130 | +89% | 120 / 78 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $120 | $213 | +77% | 133 / 64 |
| 11 January 2027 | Coming of Age Day | $87 | $180 | +107% | 114 / 84 |
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 Hakodate: 198 in all, 117 of them hotels and 82 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 Hakodate 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 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 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 →