Hotel Price Categories for Sacramento, California

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 Sacramento, CA was performed on March 24, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 166 hotels within Sacramento and adjacent towns forming the Sacramento, CA 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 Sacramento, California

The table below shows Sacramento, California 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 5/9/08
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 Sacramento, California Hotels                Averages calculated:  March 24, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 5/9/08 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 Le Rivage 342 207 205 2 429 479 -50 Delta King Hotel 302 99 131 -32 555 472 83 Inn And Spa At Parkside 229 179 205 -26 239 253 -14 Hyatt Regency Sacramento 225 169 217 -48 189 233 -44 Residence Inn By Marriott Sacramento At Capitol Park 215 249 178 71 249 252 -3 Amber House Bed And Breakfast Inn 210 na 191 na na 228 na Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel 193 127 192 -65 142 194 -52 Delta King Hotel 189 na 149 na na 229 na Courtyard By Marriott Sacramento Natomas 172 179 162 17 179 182 -3 Staybridge Suites Sacramento Natomas 168 137 129 8 240 208 32 Residence Inn By Marriott Sacramento-south Natomas 162 169 147 22 169 177 -8 Courtyard By Marriott Sacramento Midtown 156 179 149 30 179 164 15 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SACRAMENTO AIRPORT NATOMAS 156 154 142 12 180 169 11 Springhill Suites By Marriott Sacramento Airport Natomas 156 179 130 49 179 183 -4 Best Western Sutter House 152 108 125 -17 181 178 3 Radisson Hotel Sacramento 151 142 143 -1 142 159 -17 Host Airport Hotel 150 99 131 -32 170 169 1 Holiday Inn Sacramento-capitol Plaza,ca 149 156 138 18 194 160 34 Residence Inn By Marriott Sacramento 147 159 133 26 159 161 -2 Four Points By Sheraton Sacramento International A 145 167 129 38 233 161 72 Towneplace Suites By Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo 144 118 112 6 179 176 3 Holiday Inn Sacramento-i-80-northeast, Ca 142 126 129 -3 159 156 3 Lions Gate Hotel 142 119 97 22 119 186 -67 Fairfield Inn And Suites By Marriott Sacramento Airport Natomas 138 149 115 34 159 162 -3 Courtyard By Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo 136 118 98 20 179 174 5 Vizcaya 136 94 113 -19 159 160 -1 Holiday Inn Express Sacramento, Ca 133 100 121 -21 140 145 -5 Larkspur Landing Sacramento 133 143 119 24 179 147 32 Red Lion Hotel Sacramento 132 99 113 -14 159 152 7 The Sterling Hotel 130 94 120 -26 194 141 53 The Sterling Hotel 128 94 123 -29 164 133 31 Comfort Inn & Suites 126 110 113 -3 140 138 2 Fairfield Inn By Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo 126 119 116 3 119 135 -16 Clarion Hotel Downtown 124 140 118 22 140 131 9 Comfort Suites - Downtown 119 110 115 -5 110 123 -13 Governors Inn 114 83 101 -18 123 127 -4 Best Western Expo Inn 112 86 86 0 200 138 62 Best Western John Jay Inn 108 78 79 -1 148 137 11 Arden Acres Cottages 104 105 84 21 127 124 3 Guest Suites - Adagio 102 84 91 -7 109 114 -5 La Quinta Sacramento North 102 69 84 -15 99 120 -21 Quality Inn Sacramento 97 93 90 3 98 104 -6 Vagabond Inn Exec. Oldtown 96 94 88 6 109 105 4 La Quinta Sacramento Downtown 95 59 81 -22 89 109 -20 Ramada Limited Discovery Park 91 85 83 2 89 99 -10 Best Western Sandman Motel 88 85 80 5 109 96 13 Super 8 Motel - Sacramento 88 94 74 20 114 101 13 Vagabond Inn Sacramento Executive 84 72 66 6 105 102 3 Sacramento Ca Days Inn 82 65 72 -7 105 91 14 Quality Inn Natomas-sacramento 80 85 76 9 90 85 5 Super 8 Motel - Sacramento/state Capitol 75 65 69 -4 79 81 -2 Sacramento Travelodge Downtown 74 na 70 na na 77 na Super 8 Motel Sacramento Airport 74 68 68 0 76 80 -4 Travelodge Sacramento 70 60 63 -3 107 78 29 Econo Lodge Sacramento 69 70 63 7 80 75 5 AAA Residence Inn Sacramento 68 61 68 -7 61 68 -7 Vagabond Inn Sacramento Midtown 68 54 57 -3 80 79 1 Econo Lodge Sacramento 64 55 51 4 80 78 2 Super 8 Motel - Discover Park 62 55 55 0 75 70 5 Super 8 Motel - Sacramento/florin Rd 62 50 57 -7 61 67 -6 Vince's Motel Sacramento 62 57 59 -2 57 64 -7 Good Nite Inn Sacramento 58 49 51 -2 61 64 -3 Great Western Inn Sacramento 56 53 54 -1 55 57 -2

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 Sacramento, California 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 Sacramento, CA. 

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 Sacramento, CA.  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 Sacramento, California hotels is based on the average rates of 166 hotels within Sacramento and adjacent towns forming the Sacramento, CA 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:  $0 - Courtyard By Marriot Rancho Cordova Sacramento
Highest Average Room Rate:  $654 - 8050 Northstar

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 Sacramento, CA MSA hotels is $127 and the standard deviation is $52.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $179, so Sacramento hotels with an average rate higher than $179 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 $64, so Sacramento hotels with an average rate lower than $64 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Sacramento hotels with average room rates greater the $64 and less that $179 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.