Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Ruse?
No: in Ruse, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $68 a night against $61 for hotels on Agoda, 11% more (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 84, hotels on Agoda 25). 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 139 places checked, read 8 November 2026 00:02 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Ruse, the middle half of asking prices ran from $42 to $89 for hotels on Agoda and from $54 to $80 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 | $61 | $42 | $89 | 25 | 85 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $68 | $54 | $80 | 84 | 85 |
| All places pooled | $67 | $50 | $80 | 110 | 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 Ruse against Monday to Thursday: 0% 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 | $61 | $61 | 0% | 25 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $69 | $68 | +1% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Ruse was widest in December 2026: $68 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $50 for hotels on Agoda, 36% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $58 | $68 | +17% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $50 | $68 | +36% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $61 | $68 | +11% | 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 Ruse (New Year's Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $69 against $65 for hotels on Agoda, 7% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2026 | Christmas Eve | $45 | $67 | +48% | 23 / 63 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $46 | $67 | +47% | 23 / 61 |
| 26 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $46 | $68 | +49% | 25 / 67 |
| 28 December 2026 | Christmas Day (observed) | $49 | $67 | +36% | 27 / 66 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $65 | $69 | +7% | 18 / 60 |
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 Ruse: 110 in all, 25 of them hotels and 84 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 Ruse 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 139 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 →