Hotel Price Categories for Rural Montana 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 Lolo, MT is a small town in rural Montana, it's rate classification is based on 153 hotels in rural Montana that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Montana hotels was performed on September 09, 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 Lolo, Montana Hotels

Hotel Rate Table for Lolo, Montana

The table below shows only one hotel for Lolo, Montana, but other nearby hotels may be found by using the interactive map.

The hotel record is 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.  The "High Dif" column shows the difference between the current high rate and the average high rate.  Enter dates in the "Reservation Dates" form above and click "Update Rates" for the most current rates.  Click on the hotel name to see all available room rates and make reservations. 

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Interactive Rate Table for Lolo, Montana Hotels Enter your arrival and departure dates and click Update Rates. Estimated processing time : 2 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 Lolo-days Inn Missoula South/blue Mountain 83 96 75 21 96 91 5

Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The September 09, 2008 rate analysis for Lolo, Montana hotels is based on the average room rates of 153 hotels in rural Montana 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:  $56 - Super 8 Motel - Glendive
Highest Average Room Rate:  $260 - Rainbow Ranch Lodge

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 September 09, 2008 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for rural Montana hotels is $113 and the standard deviation is $39.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $152, so Lolo hotels with an average rate higher than $152 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 $84, so Lolo hotels with an average rate lower than $84 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Lolo hotels with average room rates greater the $84 and less that $152 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.