Hotel Price Categories for Alameda, California

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.

The latest hotel rate analysis for Alameda, CA was performed on April 28, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 113 hotels within Alameda, CA and adjacent towns forming the Oakland, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.  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 Alameda, California Hotels

Days Inn Alameda/Oakland          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1925 Webster Street
Alameda, CA 94501

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$80	$90
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$80	$90

The observed low rate is equal to the average low rate.
The observed high rate is equal to the average high rate.

Coral Reef Inn & Suite          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
400 Park Street
Alameda, CA 94501

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$78	$115
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$80	$108

The observed low rate is 3% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 6% below the average high rate.

Hawthorn Suites Ltd. - Oakland/Alameda          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1628 Webster Street
Alameda, CA 94501

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$117	$153
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$120	$150

The observed low rate is 3% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 2% below the average high rate.

Marina Village Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1151 Pacific Marina
Alameda, CA 94501

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$117	$196
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$139	$400

The observed low rate is 19% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 104% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Alameda, California

The table below shows Alameda, California 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 Alameda, California Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/24/08 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 Marina Village Inn 156 139 117 22 400 196 204 Hawthorn Suites Ltd. - Oakland/alameda 135 120 117 3 150 153 -3 Coral Reef Inn & Suite 96 80 78 2 108 115 -7 Days Inn Alameda/oakland 85 80 80 0 90 90 0

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Alameda, California hotels is based on the average rates of 113 hotels within Alameda and adjacent towns forming the Oakland, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.  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:  $53 - Heritage Inn Express
Highest Average Room Rate:  $240 - Renaissance Clubsport Walnut Creek Hotel

The graph on the right shows the typical shape of a room rate distribution for a metropolitan area.  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 Oakland, CA MSA hotels is $131 and the standard deviation is $42.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $172, so Alameda hotels with an average rate higher than $172 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 $92, so Alameda hotels with an average rate lower than $92 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Alameda hotels with average room rates greater the $92 and less that $172 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.