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Santa Cruz, CA Hotel Rates

Hotel Price Categories for Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz, CA was performed on April 28, 2008. The analysis is based on the average room rates for 36 hotels within Santa Cruz, CA and adjacent towns forming the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current classification breaks based on this analysis are as follows:

Deluxe Hotels (Magenta) :
Moderate Hotels (Cyan) :
Budget Hotels (Green) :

average room rate > $220
average room rate is $121 to $220
average room rate < $121

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

Automated Rate Analysis for Santa Cruz, California Hotels

This analysis calculates the difference between the current rates and average rates for each hotel in Santa Cruz, California. The hotels are then listed in order starting with the best difference first. Up to ten hotels may be listed. The first five hotels show the best difference in the low rates, while the last five are the best of the high or low rates. For further discretion, view the rate graphs for each hotel through the "Rate History" links. Click "Update Rates" for the most current postings.

Today's Best Rates

Rates captured: 12:00 AM on 7/23/08
Click Update Rates to get up-to-the-minute rates!

Enter your dates in the Reservation Dates form above and then click the Update Rates button.
The rate analysis routine will step through the rate table and then post the new results here.

Inn at Pasatiempo Info Photos Rate-history Map
555 Highway 17
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$133	$151
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$113	$127

The observed low rate is 15% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 16% below the average high rate.

Babbling Brook Inn Info Photos Rate-history Map
1025 Laurel Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$198	$219
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$179	$219

The observed low rate is 10% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is equal to the average high rate.

Ramada Limited Santa Cruz Water Street Info Photos Rate-history Map
516 Water Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$217	$237
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$230	$260

The observed low rate is 6% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 10% above the average high rate.

Santa Cruz Beach Inn Info Photos Rate-history Map
600 Riverside Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$142	$400
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$157	$334

The observed low rate is 11% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 16% below the average high rate.

Santa Cruz Super 8 Motel Info Photos Rate-history Map
321 Riverside Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$142	$196
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$179	$209

The observed low rate is 26% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 7% above the average high rate.

Comfort Inn Santa Cruz Info Photos Rate-history Map
110 Plymouth St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$116	$162
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$180	$190

The observed low rate is 55% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 17% above the average high rate.

West Cliff Inn Info Photos Rate-history Map
174 West Cliff Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$285	$332
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$400	$400

The observed low rate is 40% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 20% above the average high rate.

Santa Cruz Riviera Travelodge Info Photos Rate-history Map
619 Riverside Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$131	$203
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$175	$249

The observed low rate is 34% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 23% above the average high rate.

Super 8 Motel - Santa Cruz Info Photos Rate-history Map
338 Riverside Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$171	$238
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$260	$299

The observed low rate is 52% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 26% above the average high rate.

Ramada Limited - Santa Cruz Info Photos Rate-history Map
130 West Cliff Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$166	$311
Rates observed on 7/23/08:	$215	$399

The observed low rate is 30% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 28% above the average high rate.

For more analysis results, see the Discount Rates Page after you have updated the rate table.

Hotel Rate Table for Santa Cruz, California

The table below shows Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz, California Hotels**



Averages calculated: April 28, 2008        Rates captured: 12:00 AM on 7/23/08

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
West Cliff Inn	308	400	285	115	400	332	68
Chaminade	294	na	242	na	na	347	na
Santa Cruz Beach Inn	271	157	142	15	334	400	-66
Ramada Limited - Santa Cruz	238	215	166	49	399	311	88
Ramada Limited Santa Cruz Water Street	227	230	217	13	260	237	23
Babbling Brook Inn	208	179	198	-19	219	219	0
Super 8 Motel - Santa Cruz	204	260	171	89	299	238	61
Paradise Inn By The Beach	202	na	166	na	na	238	na
Santa Cruz Beach Inn	195	na	119	na	na	271	na
Best Western All Suite Inn	188	224	143	81	313	232	81
Santa Cruz Super 8 Motel	169	179	142	37	209	196	13
Santa Cruz Riviera Travelodge	167	175	131	44	249	203	46
Santa Cruz Travelodge	157	180	138	42	240	176	64
Inn At Pasatiempo	142	113	133	-20	127	151	-24
Comfort Inn Beach/boardwalk Area	139	300	126	174	300	152	148
Comfort Inn Santa Cruz	139	180	116	64	190	162	28
Torch Lite Inn Santa Cruz	138	219	129	90	247	146	101
Guesthouse Intl Santa Cruz	134	195	118	77	230	150	80
Knights Inn Santa Cruz	131	205	113	92	209	149	60
Quality Inn Santa Cruz	126	200	116	84	250	136	114
University Inn	119	189	119	70	189	119	70
National 9 Plymouth St	116	189	98	91	189	135	54
Best Western Inn	110	152	98	54	169	123	46
Hitching Post Motel	98	161	87	74	189	109	80
Ocean Gate Inn	78	205	73	132	205	83	122

Discount Hotels Page

After updating the rate table, check to see if any new hotels are listed on the Discount Rates Page.

Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Santa Cruz, California hotels is based on the average rates of 36 hotels within Santa Cruz and adjacent towns forming the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, 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: $78 - Ocean Gate Inn
Highest Average Room Rate: $308 - West Cliff Inn

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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA hotels is $164 and the standard deviation is $57.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe. One standard deviation above the mean is $220, so Santa Cruz hotels with an average rate higher than $220 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 $121, so Santa Cruz hotels with an average rate lower than $121 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Santa Cruz hotels with average room rates greater the $121 and less that $220 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.