Hotel Price Categories for Rural Missouri 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 Poplar Bluff, MO is a small town in rural Missouri, it's rate classification is based on 238 hotels in rural Missouri that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Missouri 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 Poplar Bluff, Missouri Hotels

Pear Tree Inn Poplar Bluff          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2218 North Westwood Boulevard
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$60	$83
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$50	$72

The observed low rate is 17% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 13% below the average high rate.

Drury Inn Poplar Bluff          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2220 Westwood Boulevard North
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$76	$103
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$70	$104

The observed low rate is 8% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 1% above the average high rate.

SUPER 8 MOTEL - POPLAR BLUFF          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2831 N. Westwood Boulevard
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$52	$56
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$56	$56

The observed low rate is 8% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is equal to the average high rate.

Holiday Inn POPLAR BLUFF          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2781 N. WESTWOOD
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$79	$115
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$90	$125

The observed low rate is 14% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 9% above the average high rate.

Comfort Inn Poplar Bluff          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2582 N. Westwood Blvd
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$67	$86
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$81	$81

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

Hotel Rate Table for Poplar Bluff, Missouri

The table below shows Poplar Bluff, Missouri 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 Poplar Bluff, Missouri Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/25/08 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 Holiday Inn Poplar Bluff 97 90 79 11 125 115 10 Drury Inn Poplar Bluff 90 70 76 -6 104 103 1 Comfort Inn Poplar Bluff 76 81 67 14 81 86 -5 Pear Tree Inn Poplar Bluff 72 50 60 -10 72 83 -11 Super 8 Motel - Poplar Bluff 54 56 52 4 56 56 0

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Poplar Bluff, Missouri hotels is based on the average room rates of 238 hotels in rural Missouri 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:  $50 - Family Budget Inn Bethany
Highest Average Room Rate:  $165 - The Resort At Port Arrowhead

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 Missouri hotels is $80 and the standard deviation is $22.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $102, so Poplar Bluff hotels with an average rate higher than $102 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 $65, so Poplar Bluff hotels with an average rate lower than $65 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Poplar Bluff hotels with average room rates greater the $65 and less that $102 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.