Hotel Price Categories for Pismo Beach, 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 Pismo Beach, CA was performed on April 28, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 91 hotels within Pismo Beach, CA and adjacent towns forming the San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, 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.

Discount Rate Analysis for Pismo Beach, California Hotels

Ocean Palms Motel          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
390 Ocean View
Pismo Beach, CA 93449

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$93	$105
Rates observed on 8/21/08:	$59	$89

The observed low rate is 37% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 15% below the average high rate.

Spyglass Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2705 Spyglass Drive
Pismo Beach, CA 93449

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$212	$250
Rates observed on 8/21/08:	$143	$154

The observed low rate is 33% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 38% below the average high rate.

Pismo Lighthouse Suites          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2411 Price Street
Pismo Beach, CA 93449

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$211	$312
Rates observed on 8/21/08:	$189	$259

The observed low rate is 10% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 17% below the average high rate.

Sandcastle Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
100 Stimson Ave
Pismo Beach, CA 93449

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$181	$267
Rates observed on 8/21/08:	$179	$274

The observed low rate is 1% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 3% above the average high rate.

Blue Seal Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
230 Dolliver Street
Pismo Beach, CA 93449

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$89	$103
Rates observed on 8/21/08:	$89	$99

The observed low rate is equal to the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 4% below the average high rate.

Beachwalker Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
490 Dolliver Street
Pismo Beach, CA 93449

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$84	$166
Rates observed on 8/21/08:	$150	$150

The observed low rate is 79% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 10% below the average high rate.

Quality Inn Pismo Beach          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
230 FIVE CITIES DRIVE
Pismo Beach, CA 93449

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$92	$99
Rates observed on 8/21/08:	$95	$95

The observed low rate is 3% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 4% below the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Pismo Beach, California

The table below shows Pismo Beach, 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 Pismo Beach, California Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 8/21/08 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 Pismo Lighthouse Suites 262 189 211 -22 259 312 -53 The Cliffs Resort 262 219 217 2 319 307 12 Spyglass Inn 231 143 212 -69 154 250 -96 Sandcastle Inn 224 179 181 -2 274 267 7 Sea Venture Resort 221 277 193 84 304 249 55 Best Western Shore Cliff Lodge 206 260 193 67 289 218 71 Cottage Inn By The Sea 195 239 170 69 249 220 29 Best Western Shelter Cove Lodge 188 194 178 16 219 199 20 Sea Crest Resort 186 143 139 4 259 233 26 Oxford Suites Pismo Beach 154 139 137 2 209 170 39 Ocean Breeze Inn 138 150 106 44 210 171 39 Beachwalker Inn 125 150 84 66 150 166 -16 Ocean Palms Motel 99 59 93 -34 89 105 -16 Blue Seal Inn 96 89 89 0 99 103 -4 Quality Inn Pismo Beach 96 95 92 3 95 99 -4

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Pismo Beach, California hotels is based on the average rates of 91 hotels within Pismo Beach and adjacent towns forming the San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, 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:  $79 - Inns Of California San Simeon
Highest Average Room Rate:  $326 - La Bellasera Hotel And Suites

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 Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA hotels is $160 and the standard deviation is $60.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $220, so Pismo Beach hotels with an average rate higher than $220 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 $119, so Pismo Beach hotels with an average rate lower than $119 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Pismo Beach hotels with average room rates greater the $119 and less that $220 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.