Hotel Price Categories for Rural Hawaii 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 Waikoloa, Big Island, HI is a small town in rural Hawaii, it's rate classification is based on 136 hotels in rural Hawaii that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Hawaii 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 Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii Hotels

Paniolo Greens at Waikoloa          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
68 1745 Waikoloa Rd
Waikoloa, Big Island, HI 96738

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$187	$227
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$139	$159

The observed low rate is 26% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 30% below the average high rate.

Aston Shores At Waikoloa          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
69-1035 Keana Place
Waikoloa, Big Island, HI 96738

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$210	$446
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$173	$395

The observed low rate is 18% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 11% below the average high rate.

Aston Waikoloa Colony Villas          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
69-555 WAIKOLOA BEACH DRIVE
Waikoloa, Big Island, HI 96738

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$234	$448
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$217	$376

The observed low rate is 7% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 16% below the average high rate.

Marriott Waikoloa Beach          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
69-275 Waikoloa Beach Drive
Waikoloa, Big Island, HI 96738-5711

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$275	$405
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$299	$409

The observed low rate is 9% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 1% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii

The table below shows Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii 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 Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii 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 Aston Waikoloa Colony Villas 341 217 234 -17 376 448 -72 Marriott Waikoloa Beach 340 299 275 24 409 405 4 Aston Shores At Waikoloa 328 173 210 -37 395 446 -51 The Fairway Villas Waikoloa Condominiums 324 na 252 na na 395 na Vista Waikoloa Condominiums 262 na 247 na na 278 na Paniolo Greens At Waikoloa 207 139 187 -48 159 227 -68

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii hotels is based on the average room rates of 136 hotels in rural Hawaii 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:  $110 - Hilo Seaside Hotel
Highest Average Room Rate:  $988 - Kona Village Resort

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 Hawaii hotels is $306 and the standard deviation is $171.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $476, so Waikoloa, Big Island hotels with an average rate higher than $476 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 $208, so Waikoloa, Big Island hotels with an average rate lower than $208 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Waikoloa, Big Island hotels with average room rates greater the $208 and less that $476 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.