Hotel Price Categories for Rural Minnesota 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 Fergus Falls, MN is a small town in rural Minnesota, it's rate classification is based on 135 hotels in rural Minnesota that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Minnesota 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 Fergus Falls, Minnesota Hotels

Super 8 Motel - Fergus Falls          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2454 College Way, I-94 exit 54
Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$66	$82
Rates observed on 7/4/08:	$60	$67

The observed low rate is 9% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 18% below the average high rate.

Fergus Falls-Days Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
610 Western Avenue North
Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$53	$71
Rates observed on 7/4/08:	$56	$86

The observed low rate is 6% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 21% above the average high rate.

Best Western The Falls Inn & Suites          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
925 Western Avenue
Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$87	$114
Rates observed on 7/4/08:	$101	$152

The observed low rate is 16% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 33% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Fergus Falls, Minnesota

The table below shows Fergus Falls, Minnesota 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 Fergus Falls, Minnesota Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/4/08 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 Best Western The Falls Inn & Suites 100 101 87 14 152 114 38 Super 8 Motel - Fergus Falls 74 60 66 -6 67 82 -15 Fergus Falls-days Inn 62 56 53 3 86 71 15

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Fergus Falls, Minnesota hotels is based on the average room rates of 135 hotels in rural Minnesota 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:  $49 - Budget Host Inn Owatonna
Highest Average Room Rate:  $171 - Comfort Suites Canal Park

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 Minnesota hotels is $89 and the standard deviation is $27.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $116, so Fergus Falls hotels with an average rate higher than $116 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 $69, so Fergus Falls hotels with an average rate lower than $69 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Fergus Falls hotels with average room rates greater the $69 and less that $116 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.