Hotel Price Categories for Birmingham, Alabama

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 Birmingham, AL was performed on March 24, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 85 hotels within Birmingham and adjacent towns forming the Birmingham, AL 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.

Hotel Rate Table for Birmingham, Alabama

The table below shows Birmingham, Alabama hotels listed from the highest average rate to the lowest average rate.  The hotels are color coded according to the Hotel Price Categories described above.  The table shows the high and low rates recorded for each hotel.  It also shows the annual average high and low rates for comparison.  The "Low Dif" and "High Dif" columns show the difference between the posted current rates and the annual average rates.  The table may be sorted by clicking the column headers.

Initial rates captured at       :  12:00 AM on 5/17/08
Annual averages calculated  :  March 24, 2008

Update Rates

Click the "Update Rates" button to begin the hotel rate search.  The search routine will simultaneously search multiple hotel reservation systems through Interactive Hotel Solutions to find the lowest current rates.  Each hotel record will be highlighted as it is updated.  The average time to access the rates for each hotel is around two seconds.  You may stop the search at any time with the "Stop" button and resume the search again with the "Resume" button. 

Compare Rates

To compare rates between hotels, click the column headers to sort by the average rates, low rates, or high rates.

Identify Low Rates

See the difference between the current posted rates and average rates to identify hotels with below average rates.  Negative values indicate below average rates.  Click the "Low Dif" and "High Dif" column headers to sort the values and see the lowest differences. 

Click the average rate values (Ave Rate column) to see rate trend graphs for each hotel.  See how the current rates compare to the rate history for each hotel.  Consider that large differences in the high rates may indicate limited availability of the more expensive rooms, and low rates may simply indicate an opening in low rate rooms.  Rates may also vary with seasons and change for special events. 

Go to the Discount Rates Page for an automated analysis of below average rates.

Get Hotel Information & Reserve Rooms

Click on the hotel names to access the information pages for the hotels.  Use the "Reservation Dates" selection box at the top of the hotel information page to set your required dates and number of occupants.

Interactive Rate Table for Birmingham, Alabama Hotels                Averages calculated:  March 24, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 5/17/08 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 The Wynfrey Hotel 224 220 186 34 260 261 -1 Marriott Birmingham 198 130 190 -60 190 206 -16 Courtyard By Marriott Birmingham Downtown At Uab 194 184 166 18 184 222 -38 Sheraton Birmingham 173 139 171 -32 139 175 -36 Residence Inn By Marriott Birmingham Inverness 170 99 145 -46 199 194 5 Residence Inn By Marriott Birmingham Homewood 166 134 148 -14 154 184 -30 Courtyard By Marriott Birmingham South Colonnade 162 124 146 -22 149 179 -30 Holiday Inn Birmingham-airport, Al 161 110 137 -27 149 185 -36 Birmingham Southwest Drury Inn & Suites 152 115 129 -14 168 175 -7 Hotel Highland At Five Points 145 95 132 -37 134 158 -24 Springhill Suites Birmingham Colonnade 145 139 141 -2 149 149 0 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Birmingham/moun 142 105 130 -25 120 155 -35 Drury Inn And Suites Birmingham 134 115 115 0 160 154 6 Fairfield Inn By Marriott Inverness 129 99 96 3 129 162 -33 La Quinta Inn & Suites Birmingham Hoover/riverchase 128 84 109 -25 114 148 -34 La Quinta Inn & Suites Birmingham Homewood 122 89 113 -24 113 132 -19 The Redmont Hotel 120 129 107 22 129 134 -5 Comfort Inn Birmingham 118 100 97 3 180 140 40 Best Western Carlton Suites 114 109 98 11 129 131 -2 Comfort Inn & Suites 114 95 100 -5 141 127 14 Wingate Inn - Birmingham 110 89 109 -20 89 112 -23 Cobb Lane Bed And Breakfast 109 89 99 -10 119 119 0 Park Inn Birmingham Airport 108 70 101 -31 90 115 -25 Days Inn Birmingham Al 102 65 85 -20 130 120 10 Sun Suites of Birmingham 102 60 94 -34 70 110 -40 Candlewood Suites Birmingham, Al 97 70 80 -10 110 114 -4 Medical Center Inn 96 89 87 2 89 104 -15 Alta Vista Hotel And Conference Center 94 73 92 -19 80 97 -17 La Quinta Inn Birmingham 92 79 81 -2 99 102 -3 Quality Inn Birmingham 89 75 89 -14 75 89 -14 Baymont Inn & Suites Birmingham/vestavia 88 75 85 -10 80 90 -10 Comfort Inn Birmingham 83 83 76 7 92 90 2 Best Western Mountain Brook 82 93 72 21 93 93 0 Econo Lodge Oxmoor 82 51 54 -3 110 110 0 Oxmoor Inn Birmingham Homewood 80 na 69 na na 92 na Riverchase Inn 76 67 67 0 84 84 0 Birmingham - Days Inn South/hoover 72 55 67 -12 80 78 2 Howard Johnson Inn 71 56 67 -11 56 75 -19 Americas Best Inns-Birmingham 68 49 51 -2 85 86 -1 Knights Inn Birmingham Civic Center/uab 48 50 47 3 50 50 0

Discount Hotels Page

After updating the rate table to get the lowest up-to-the-minute rates, go to the Discount Rates Page to see hotels with below average rates.  You may adjust the "Percent Below Average" value to query hotels for the discount level you specify.

Hotel Locator Map

The Hotel Locator Map will open in the space occupied by the introduction box at the top of this page.  Click the static map or click the "Launch Interactive Map" button to open the map.

The Hotel Locator Map shows the location of hotels in Birmingham, Alabama and adjacent areas.  It allows you to zoom in, zoom out, center, and select hotels for identification.  The map includes an interactive list of hotels that works with the map.  As you zoom in on your area of interest, the list of hotels on the sidebar will adjust to match the hotels you see on the map.  This feature allows you to focus the list of hotels for a specific area of Birmingham, AL. 

The hotel markers on the map are colored and numbered to match the hotel list.   The colors indicate the price range categories calculated for the hotels in Birmingham, AL.  If you are interested in only one price range, use the price category check boxes beneath the hotel list to turn off the price ranges you don't need.

For screens set to 1024 x 768 or greater, sort buttons are available on the map interface to sort the hotel list by name, by high rates, or by low rates.  When sorting the hotels by high or low rates, the hotels will remain grouped in the three price categories and each category will be sorted separately.  In addition to sorting the hotels by high or low rates, you may turn hotel rate ranges on or off by using the price category check boxes beneath the hotel list.

After you have focused the hotel list, set the dates for your reservation with the Reservation Dates selection box on the left side of the map. Set the dates for your stay, the number of adults, and the number of children, then click the Update Rates button at the top of the map's hotel list to begin the hotel rate search.  The search routine will step through each hotel and search multiple hotel reservation systems through Interactive Hotel Solutions to find the lowest current rates.

The current rates and the annual average rates are presented for comparison.  The current rates are presented in bold text and the average rates are displayed in small text  ( low | high )  above the current rates.  Compare the current high and low rates to their average values to identify below average rates. 

Hotel rate trend pages showing the rate history of each hotel are linked to the average rate numbers.

The links under each hotel provide access to the hotel information and rate pages.  The rate links will generate rate pages for the number of occupants and dates that you set in the Reservation Dates selection box.  Hotel rooms may be booked through the rate pages.

Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The March 24, 2008 rate analysis for Birmingham, Alabama hotels is based on the average rates of 85 hotels within Birmingham and adjacent towns forming the Birmingham, AL 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:  $48 - Knights Inn Birmingham Civic Center/uab
Highest Average Room Rate:  $386 - Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort And Spa

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 March 24, 2008 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for Birmingham, AL MSA hotels is $111 and the standard deviation is $33.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $143, so Birmingham hotels with an average rate higher than $143 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 $79, so Birmingham hotels with an average rate lower than $79 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Birmingham hotels with average room rates greater the $79 and less that $143 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.