Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Tainan?
Yes: in Tainan, apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $45 a night against $56 for hotels on Agoda, 19% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 71, hotels on Agoda 127). Nights measured on both sides: 83, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 207 places checked, read 7 November 2026 18:40 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Tainan, the middle half of asking prices ran from $37 to $77 for hotels on Agoda and from $36 to $62 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 | $56 | $37 | $77 | 127 | 83 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $45 | $36 | $62 | 71 | 83 |
| All places pooled | $51 | $37 | $70 | 197 | 83 |
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 Tainan against Monday to Thursday: +63% for hotels on Agoda and +65% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $89 | $55 | +63% | 23 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $73 | $45 | +65% | 23 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Tainan was widest in November 2026: $41 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $55 for hotels on Agoda, 25% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $55 | $41 | -25% | 22 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $55 | $44 | -19% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $56 | $46 | -18% | 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 4 February 2027 in Tainan (Chinese New Year's Eve), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $89 against $107 for hotels on Agoda, 17% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Constitution Day | $105 | $95 | -10% | 126 / 69 |
| 1 January 2027 | Founding Day of the Republic of China | $109 | $97 | -11% | 127 / 70 |
| 4 February 2027 | Chinese New Year's Eve | $107 | $89 | -17% | 109 / 87 |
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 Tainan: 197 in all, 127 of them hotels and 71 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 Tainan on both sides: 83, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 207 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 →