Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Merida?
Too few homes measured to say: in Merida, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $102 a night against $82 for hotels on Agoda, 24% more (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 46, hotels on Agoda 150). 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 01:55 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Merida, the middle half of asking prices ran from $55 to $141 for hotels on Agoda and from $69 to $162 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 | $82 | $55 | $141 | 150 | 85 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $102 | $69 | $162 | 46 | 85 |
| All places pooled | $87 | $57 | $145 | 196 | 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 Merida against Monday to Thursday: +1% for hotels on Agoda and -1% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $83 | $82 | +1% | 25 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $102 | $103 | -1% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Merida was widest in November 2026: $106 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $79 for hotels on Agoda, 34% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $79 | $106 | +34% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $79 | $102 | +28% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $83 | $100 | +20% | 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 Merida (New Year's Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $83 against $107 for hotels on Agoda, 23% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2026 | Revolution Day | $81 | $121 | +50% | 152 / 46 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $91 | $96 | +6% | 153 / 43 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $107 | $83 | -23% | 148 / 45 |
| 1 February 2027 | Constitution Day | $82 | $94 | +13% | 152 / 45 |
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 Merida: 196 in all, 150 of them hotels and 46 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 Merida 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 →