Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Portsmouth?
No: in Portsmouth, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $241 a night against $100 for hotels on Agoda, 139% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 110, hotels on Agoda 64). 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 20:17 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Portsmouth, the middle half of asking prices ran from $85 to $132 for hotels on Agoda and from $159 to $570 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 | $100 | $85 | $132 | 64 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $241 | $159 | $570 | 110 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $162 | $102 | $292 | 174 | 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 Portsmouth against Monday to Thursday: +8% for hotels on Agoda and +15% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $108 | $100 | +8% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $266 | $231 | +15% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Portsmouth was widest in January 2027: $253 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $100 for hotels on Agoda, 152% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $103 | $214 | +108% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $100 | $226 | +125% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $100 | $253 | +152% | 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 28 December 2026 in Portsmouth (Boxing Day (observed)), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $267 against $99 for hotels on Agoda, 170% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $108 | $254 | +136% | 45 / 66 |
| 26 December 2026 | Boxing Day | $110 | $265 | +141% | 47 / 70 |
| 28 December 2026 | Boxing Day (observed) | $99 | $267 | +170% | 63 / 102 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $102 | $266 | +162% | 54 / 73 |
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 Portsmouth: 174 in all, 64 of them hotels and 110 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 Portsmouth 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 →