Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Karlsruhe?
Yes: in Karlsruhe, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median €93 a night against €99 for hotels on Agoda, 6% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 78, hotels on Agoda 78). 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 200 places checked, read 7 November 2026 20:53 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Karlsruhe, the middle half of asking prices ran from €77 to €124 for hotels on Agoda and from €58 to €153 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 | €99 | €77 | €124 | 78 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | €93 | €58 | €153 | 78 | 84 |
| All places pooled | €98 | €64 | €136 | 157 | 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 Karlsruhe against Monday to Thursday: -3% for hotels on Agoda and -9% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €97 | €101 | -3% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | €90 | €99 | -9% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Karlsruhe was widest in December 2026: €79 for apartments and homes on Agoda against €97 for hotels on Agoda, 18% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €102 | €99 | -3% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | €97 | €79 | -18% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | €99 | €96 | -3% | 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 Karlsruhe (New Year's Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median €86 against €93 for hotels on Agoda, 8% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €87 | €76 | -13% | 73 / 70 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €90 | €84 | -7% | 74 / 69 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €93 | €86 | -8% | 59 / 72 |
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 Karlsruhe: 157 in all, 78 of them hotels and 78 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 Karlsruhe 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 200 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 EUR, 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 →