Which district in Tauranga is cheapest to stay in?
In Tauranga, the cheapest district to stay in is Tauranga City Center, at a median asking price of $121 a night, and the priciest is Papamoa Beach at $148 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 4 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 60 of the 81 nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 112 places checked, read 7 November 2026 19:37 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Tauranga, Papamoa Beach asks a median $148 a night, +22% against $121 in Tauranga City Center, the cheapest of 4 districts compared on the same 60 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauranga City Center | $121 | $93–$144 | 60 | 45 | 9.0 (43) | 67% of 45 |
| Matua | $128 | $117–$186 | 60 | 11 | 9.0 (9) | 55% of 11 |
| Mount Maunganui | $136 | $112–$186 | 60 | 37 | 8.9 (35) | 89% of 35 |
| Papamoa Beach | $148 | $102–$200 | 60 | 27 | 9.2 (26) | 54% of 26 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 60 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 41 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Tauranga whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Tauranga City Center: a median $121 a night, score 9.0 across 43 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tauranga City Center | $121 | 9.0 | 43 |
| Matua | $128 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Mount Maunganui | $136 | 8.9 | 35 |
| Papamoa Beach | $148 | 9.2 | 26 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Tauranga is in Mount Maunganui: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $148 against $134 Monday to Thursday (+10%), over 14 and 37 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Maunganui | $148 | $134 | +10% | 14 / 37 |
| Matua | $131 | $128 | +3% | 14 / 37 |
| Papamoa Beach | $150 | $148 | +1% | 14 / 37 |
| Tauranga City Center | $122 | $121 | +1% | 14 / 37 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 60 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Tauranga: 81, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 112 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 130 of the 130 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, 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 →