Hotel Price Categories for Billings, Montana

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 Billings, MT was performed on April 28, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 25 hotels within Billings, MT and adjacent towns forming the Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area.  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 Billings, Montana Hotels

Holiday Inn The Grand Montana-Billings          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
5500 MIDLAND RD
Billings, MT 59101

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$105	$142
Rates observed on 7/6/08:	$93	$119

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

Crowne Plaza Hotel BILLINGS          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
27 NORTH 27TH STREET
Billings, MT 59101

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$120	$175
Rates observed on 7/6/08:	$114	$139

The observed low rate is 5% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 21% below the average high rate.

Country Inn & Suites - Billings          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
231 MAIN STREET
Billings, MT 59105

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$114	$177
Rates observed on 7/6/08:	$109	$140

The observed low rate is 4% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 21% below the average high rate.

Billings Hotel and Convention Center          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1223 Mullowney Lane
Billings, MT 59101

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$91	$187
Rates observed on 7/6/08:	$89	$165

The observed low rate is 2% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 12% below the average high rate.

Boothill Inn and Suites          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
242 E Airport Road
Billings, MT 59105

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$100	$166
Rates observed on 7/6/08:	$99	$170

The observed low rate is 1% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 2% above the average high rate.

Residence Inn by Marriott Billings          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
956 South 25th Street West
Billings, MT 59102

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$122	$200
Rates observed on 7/6/08:	$149	$149

The observed low rate is 22% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 25% below the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Billings, Montana

The table below shows Billings, Montana 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 Billings, Montana Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/6/08 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 Kelly Inn & Suites 189 132 124 8 344 254 90 Residence Inn By Marriott Billings 161 149 122 27 149 200 -51 Wingate Inn - Billings 150 129 114 15 189 185 4 Crowne Plaza Hotel Billings 148 114 120 -6 139 175 -36 Country Inn & Suites - Billings 146 109 114 -5 140 177 -37 Billings Hotel And Convention Center 139 89 91 -2 165 187 -22 Springhill Suites By Marriott Billings 138 139 133 6 144 142 2 Boothill Inn And Suites 133 99 100 -1 170 166 4 C' Mon Inn Billings 129 108 102 6 190 156 34 La Quinta Inn & Suites Billings 128 114 103 11 164 153 11 Holiday Inn The Grand Montana-billings 124 93 105 -12 119 142 -23 Holiday Inn Express Billings, Mt 116 110 107 3 145 126 19 Fairfield Inn By Marriott Billings 108 106 89 17 140 126 14 Quality Inn Homestead Park 108 130 103 27 140 114 26 Best Western Ponderosa Inn 104 111 102 9 132 106 26 Comfort Inn Billings 100 115 94 21 115 105 10 Sleep Inn Billings 88 110 87 23 110 90 20 Billings-days Inn 79 93 76 17 93 82 11 Billings Inn 78 85 77 8 90 78 12 Hilltop Inn 78 85 78 7 85 78 7 Billings Super 8 Motel 76 89 69 20 99 82 17 Rimview Inn 74 71 70 1 84 79 5 Dude Rancher Lodge 66 70 58 12 85 74 11 Red Roof Inn Billings 64 65 61 4 70 67 3

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Billings, Montana hotels is based on the average rates of 25 hotels within Billings and adjacent towns forming the Billings, MT 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:  $64 - Red Roof Inn Billings
Highest Average Room Rate:  $161 - Residence Inn By Marriott Billings

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 Billings, MT MSA hotels is $109 and the standard deviation is $29.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $138, so Billings hotels with an average rate higher than $138 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 $87, so Billings hotels with an average rate lower than $87 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Billings hotels with average room rates greater the $87 and less that $138 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.