Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Lansing (MI)?
No: in Lansing (MI), Airbnb homes asked a median $179 a night against $116 for hotels on Agoda, 55% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 54). 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 60 places checked, read 7 November 2026 23:58 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Lansing (MI), the middle half of asking prices ran from $90 to $138 for hotels on Agoda and from $122 to $273 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $116 | $90 | $138 | 54 | 84 |
| Airbnb homes | $179 | $122 | $273 | 93 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $138 | $105 | $237 | 147 | 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 Lansing (MI) against Monday to Thursday: +7% for hotels on Agoda and -7% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $123 | $115 | +7% | 24 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $171 | $184 | -7% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Lansing (MI) was widest in January 2027: $186 for Airbnb homes against $116 for hotels on Agoda, 61% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $124 | $185 | +49% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $112 | $171 | +53% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $116 | $186 | +61% | 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 26 November 2026 in Lansing (MI) (Thanksgiving Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $144 against $116 for hotels on Agoda, 24% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $116 | $144 | +24% | 51 / 58 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $114 | $142 | +24% | 53 / 81 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $115 | $161 | +40% | 54 / 94 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $116 | $186 | +61% | 54 / 91 |
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 Lansing (MI): 147 in all, 54 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 Lansing (MI) 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 60 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.
- Airbnb nights read between 7 November 2026 and 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 →