Hotel Price Categories for La Mesa, 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 La Mesa, CA was performed on April 28, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 280 hotels within La Mesa, CA and adjacent towns forming the San Diego, 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.

Automated Rate Analysis for La Mesa, California Hotels

Holiday Inn SAN DIEGO - LA MESA          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
8000 PARKWAY DR.
La Mesa, CA 91942619/

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$146	$203
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$135	$171

The observed low rate is 8% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 16% below the average high rate.

San Diego-Days Inn La Mesa Suites/Sdsu          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
7475 El Cajon Blvd.
La Mesa, CA 91941

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$97	$111
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$100	$130

The observed low rate is 3% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 17% above the average high rate.

Travelodge La Mesa CA          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
7911 University Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91941

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$72	$105
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$102	$127

The observed low rate is 42% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 21% above the average high rate.

Holiday Inn Express San Diego-La Mesa (Sdsu Area),          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
9550 Murray Dr.
La Mesa, CA 91942

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$148	$222
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$229	$250

The observed low rate is 55% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 13% above the average high rate.

Rodeway Inn La Mesa          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
4210 Spring Street
La Mesa, CA 91941

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$70	$85
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$200	$210

The observed low rate is 186% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 147% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for La Mesa, California

The table below shows La Mesa, California 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 La Mesa, California Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/25/08 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 San Diego-la Mesa (sdsu Area), 185 229 148 81 250 222 28 Holiday Inn San Diego - La Mesa 174 135 146 -11 171 203 -32 San Diego-days Inn La Mesa Suites/sdsu 104 100 97 3 130 111 19 Travelodge La Mesa Ca 88 102 72 30 127 105 22 Rodeway Inn La Mesa 78 200 70 130 210 85 125

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for La Mesa, California hotels is based on the average rates of 280 hotels within La Mesa and adjacent towns forming the San Diego, 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:  $54 - Big 7 Motel
Highest Average Room Rate:  $532 - The Ivy Hotel

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 San Diego, CA MSA hotels is $179 and the standard deviation is $90.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $270, so La Mesa hotels with an average rate higher than $270 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 $117, so La Mesa hotels with an average rate lower than $117 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so La Mesa hotels with average room rates greater the $117 and less that $270 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.