Hotel Price Categories for Rural Idaho 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 Ketchum, ID is a small town in rural Idaho, it's rate classification is based on 101 hotels in rural Idaho that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Idaho hotels was performed on April 7, 2009.  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.

Discount Rate Analysis for Ketchum, Idaho Hotels

Hotel Rate Table for Ketchum, Idaho

The table below shows Ketchum, Idaho 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 your arrival and departure dates and click "Update Rates" to get rates for specific dates.  Click on the hotel names to see all avaiable room rates and make reservations. 

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Interactive Rate Table for Ketchum, Idaho Hotels Enter your arrival and departure dates and click Update Rates. Estimated processing time : 34 seconds    Arrival Date                   Departure Date Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31             Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31                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 Harriman Thome By Resortquest 648 580 580 0 700 716 -16 Snowrun By Resortquest 574 171 574 -403 171 574 -403 Trail Creek By Resortquest 387 387 335 52 407 439 -32 Bridgepoint By Resortquest 344 218 335 -117 228 353 -125 Greyhawk By Resortquest 340 203 330 -127 203 349 -146 Snowstar By Resortquest 340 208 238 -30 418 441 -23 Sun Valley Ketchum - River Run 320 298 292 6 397 347 50 Sun Valley Warm Springs 300 374 200 174 374 400 -26 Trail View West By Resortquest 262 137 257 -120 137 268 -131 Christophe By Resortquest 258 116 166 -50 116 350 -234 Krystal Villa By Resortquest 252 157 249 -92 167 255 -88 Sun Valley Elkhorn 252 271 252 19 271 252 19 Horizon Four By Resortquest 233 212 174 38 300 292 8 Sun Valley Neighborhood 230 na 230 na na 230 na Best Western Kentwood Lodge 164 163 137 26 214 192 22 Best Western Tyrolean Lodge 140 125 114 11 189 166 23 Clarion Inn Ketchum 139 160 130 30 160 148 12

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 7, 2009 rate analysis for Ketchum, Idaho hotels is based on the average room rates of 101 hotels in rural Idaho 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:  $52 - Lewiston Inn & Suites
Highest Average Room Rate:  $387 - Trail Creek By Resortquest

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 7, 2009 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for rural Idaho hotels is $148 and the standard deviation is $80.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $228, so Ketchum hotels with an average rate higher than $228 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 $100, so Ketchum hotels with an average rate lower than $100 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Ketchum hotels with average room rates greater the $100 and less that $228 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.