Hotel Price Categories for San Jose, 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 San Jose, CA was performed on March 24, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 165 hotels within San Jose and adjacent towns forming the San Jose, 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 San Jose, California

The table below shows San Jose, 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 San Jose, 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 Hotel Valencia Santana Row 514 349 290 59 650 737 -87 The Fairmont San Jose 281 149 237 -88 279 325 -46 Hotel De Anza 271 199 187 12 363 355 8 The Hayes Mansion 256 na 139 na na 374 na Marriott San Jose 252 149 224 -75 259 280 -21 Hotel Montgomery 223 129 198 -69 189 248 -59 Crowne Plaza Hotel San Jose-downtown, Ca 210 162 179 -17 209 241 -32 The Sainte Claire, A Larkspur Hotel 206 134 187 -53 169 225 -56 Staybridge Suites San Jose, Ca 200 86 155 -69 210 245 -35 Courtyard By Marriott San Jose Airport 196 219 157 62 219 235 -16 Moorpark Hotel 176 229 162 67 260 191 69 Wyndham Hotel San Jose 172 229 143 86 229 202 27 Oakwood San Jose South 154 na 137 na na 170 na Clarion Hotel San Jose 152 120 149 -29 130 156 -26 Radisson Plaza Hotel San Jose Airport 152 81 103 -22 189 202 -13 Holiday Inn Express San Jose-umburger, Ca 150 84 111 -27 250 189 61 Fairfield Inn By Marriott Suites San Jose 146 89 118 -29 174 173 1 Towneplace Suites By Marriott San Jose/cupertino 144 81 111 -30 95 178 -83 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites San Jose International Arpt, C 140 89 119 -30 169 161 8 Arena Hotel 139 109 119 -10 159 159 0 Best Western Bristol Hotel 136 116 127 -11 139 145 -6 Radisson Hotel San Jose Airport 130 145 118 27 154 142 12 Residence Inn By Marriott San Jose South 129 144 108 36 179 150 29 Clarion Inn Silicon Valley 128 100 88 12 150 167 -17 Valley Park Hotel 127 95 92 3 131 162 -31 Holiday Inn San Jose 126 80 115 -35 99 137 -38 Santa Clara Inn 124 na 79 na na 169 na Comfort Inn San Jose 123 110 116 -6 130 130 0 Best Western Lanai Garden Inn & Suites 122 100 98 2 150 147 3 Comfort Suites Airport 119 80 119 -39 80 119 -39 Holiday Inn San Jose-silicon Valley Bl, Ca 114 127 96 31 169 133 36 Best Western Airport Plaza 108 99 99 0 120 116 4 Howard Johnson Express 100 82 94 -12 92 105 -13 San Jose-days Inn Convention Center/fairgrounds 100 89 87 2 99 113 -14 Sleep Inn Silicon Valley 100 75 93 -18 84 108 -24 Red Roof Inn San Jose, Ca 98 85 91 -6 95 105 -10 Executive Inn Airport 97 na 81 na na 113 na Vagabond Inn San Jose 97 62 64 -2 139 130 9 Executive Inn Suites - San Jose 94 79 79 0 109 109 0 La Quinta Inn San Jose Airport 89 79 89 -10 79 89 -10 Ramada Limited- San Jose Convention Center 88 84 86 -2 84 91 -7 Super 8 Motel - San Jose Airport/santa Clara 86 79 81 -2 89 90 -1 Days Inn Airport 84 79 72 7 99 97 2 Executive Inn Airport 84 69 69 0 99 99 0 San Jose-days Inn Airport/downtown 70 na 62 na na 79 na

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 San Jose, 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 San Jose, 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 San Jose, 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 San Jose, California hotels is based on the average rates of 165 hotels within San Jose and adjacent towns forming the San Jose, 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:  $49 - Economy Inn
Highest Average Room Rate:  $514 - Hotel Valencia Santana Row

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 San Jose, CA MSA hotels is $146 and the standard deviation is $54.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $200, so San Jose hotels with an average rate higher than $200 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 $98, so San Jose hotels with an average rate lower than $98 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so San Jose hotels with average room rates greater the $98 and less that $200 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.