Hotel Price Categories for Catalina, Arizona

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 Catalina, AZ was performed on April 28, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 89 hotels within Catalina, AZ and adjacent towns forming the Tucson, AZ 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.

Automated Rate Analysis for Catalina, Arizona Hotels

Miraval Resort          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
5000 E. Via Estancia Miraval
Catalina, AZ 85739

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$1,079	$1,079
Rates observed on 9/6/08:	$1,427	$1,427

The observed low rate is 32% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 32% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Catalina, Arizona

The table below shows only one hotel for Catalina, Arizona, 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 Catalina, Arizona Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 9/6/08 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 Miraval Resort 1079 1,427 1079 348 1,427 1079 348

Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Catalina, Arizona hotels is based on the average rates of 89 hotels within Catalina and adjacent towns forming the Tucson, AZ 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:  $46 - Tucson Downtown/university Super 8 Motel
Highest Average Room Rate:  $406 - Lodge At Ventana Canyon

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 Tucson, AZ MSA hotels is $147 and the standard deviation is $80.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $227, so Catalina hotels with an average rate higher than $227 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 $97, so Catalina hotels with an average rate lower than $97 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Catalina hotels with average room rates greater the $97 and less that $227 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.