Hotel Price Categories for Rural Nebraska 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 Ogallala, NE is a small town in rural Nebraska, it's rate classification is based on 109 hotels in rural Nebraska that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Nebraska 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 Ogallala, Nebraska Hotels

Ogallala Super 8 Motel          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
500 E. A South
Ogallala, NE 69153

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$60	$76
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$50	$75

The observed low rate is 17% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 1% below the average high rate.

Econo Lodge Ogallala          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
108 Prospector Dr.
Ogallala, NE 69153

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$50	$57
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$49	$60

The observed low rate is 2% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 5% above the average high rate.

Ogallala-Days Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
601 Stagecoach Trail
Ogallala, NE 69153

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$66	$76
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$71	$89

The observed low rate is 8% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 17% above the average high rate.

Comfort Inn Ogallala          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
110 Pony Expres Rd.
Ogallala, NE 69153

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$62	$92
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$72	$105

The observed low rate is 16% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 14% above the average high rate.

Holiday Inn Express Ogallala, Ne          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
501 Stage Coach Drive
Ogallala, NE 69153

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$78	$99
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$94	$125

The observed low rate is 21% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 26% above the average high rate.

Best Western Stagecoach Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
201 Stagecoach Trail
Ogallala, NE 69153

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$58	$86
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$90	$111

The observed low rate is 55% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 29% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Ogallala, Nebraska

The table below shows Ogallala, Nebraska 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 Ogallala, Nebraska Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/24/08 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 Express Ogallala, Ne 88 94 78 16 125 99 26 Comfort Inn Ogallala 77 72 62 10 105 92 13 Best Western Stagecoach Inn 72 90 58 32 111 86 25 Ogallala-days Inn 71 71 66 5 89 76 13 Ogallala Super 8 Motel 68 50 60 -10 75 76 -1 Econo Lodge Ogallala 54 49 50 -1 60 57 3

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Ogallala, Nebraska hotels is based on the average room rates of 109 hotels in rural Nebraska 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:  $46 - Econo Lodge Beatrice
Highest Average Room Rate:  $120 - Norfolk Lodge & Suites Clarion Collection

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 Nebraska hotels is $77 and the standard deviation is $17.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $94, so Ogallala hotels with an average rate higher than $94 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 $61, so Ogallala hotels with an average rate lower than $61 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Ogallala hotels with average room rates greater the $61 and less that $94 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.