Hotel Price Categories for Rural Alaska Hotels

The hotels on the Rate Table and the Interactive Map are grouped into color coded price categories based on their average room rates.  The average rate for each hotel is calculated from the average of it's high and low room rates observed over a period of one year. 

Since Homer, AK is a small town in rural Alaska, it's rate classification is based on 77 hotels in rural Alaska that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Alaska hotels was performed on April 28, 2008.  The current classification breaks based on this analysis are as follows:

See Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details below for a detailed explanation of the classification price breaks.

Automated Rate Analysis for Homer, Alaska Hotels

Best Western Bidarka Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
575 Sterling Highway
Homer, AK 99603

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$163	$165
Rates observed on 7/6/08:	$151	$174

The observed low rate is 7% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 5% above the average high rate.

Beluga Lake Lodge Homer          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
204 Ocean Loop Drive at Sterling Highway
Homer, AK 99603

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$79	$140
Rates observed on 7/6/08:	$113	$255

The observed low rate is 43% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 82% above the average high rate.

Halcyon Heights Bed And Breakfast Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1200 Mission Road
Homer, AK 99603

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$132	$214
Rates observed on 7/6/08:	$275	$275

The observed low rate is 108% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 29% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Homer, Alaska

The table below shows Homer, Alaska hotels listed from the highest average rate to the lowest average rate (Avg Rate column).  The table may be sorted on any column by clicking the column headers. 

The hotels are color coded according to the Hotel Price Categories described above.  The "Low Dif" column shows the difference between the current low rate and the average low rate for each hotel.  The "High Dif" column shows the difference between the current high rate and the average high rate for each hotel.  Enter dates in the "Reservation Dates" form above and click "Update Rates" for the most current rates.  Click on the hotel names to see all avaiable room rates and make reservations. 

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Interactive Rate Table for Homer, Alaska Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/6/08 Click Hotel Names for Info Pages          Click Avg Rates for Graphs           Click Table Headers to Sort Name Avg Rate Low Rate Avg Low Low Dif High Rate Avg High High Dif Lands End Resort 208 na 38 na na 379 na Halcyon Heights Bed And Breakfast Inn 173 275 132 143 275 214 61 Best Western Bidarka Inn 164 151 163 -12 174 165 9 The Ocean Shores 137 na 119 na na 155 na Beluga Lake Lodge Homer 110 113 79 34 255 140 115

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Homer, Alaska hotels is based on the average room rates of 77 hotels in rural Alaska oustide the metropolitan areas.  The average rate for each hotel is calculated from the average of it's high and low room rates observed over a period of one year.  The rates range between the following values:

Lowest Average Room Rate:  $75 - Mckinley Foothills B&b
Highest Average Room Rate:  $250 - Denali Bluffs Hotel

The graph on the right shows the typical shape of a rate distribution for a wide range of room rates.  The colored areas depict the price breaks used to classify the hotels.  Rates greater than two standard deviations above the mean for all values are considered high end outliners and are removed from the price break calculations.

For the April 28, 2008 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for rural Alaska hotels is $150 and the standard deviation is $34.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $184, so Homer hotels with an average rate higher than $184 are classified as deluxe hotels ( magenta ) on the map.

Hotels with average rates falling in the lower half of the range below the mean are categorized as budget.  The rate halfway between the low rate and the mean rate is $113, so Homer hotels with an average rate lower than $113 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Homer hotels with average room rates greater the $113 and less that $184 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.