Hotel Price Categories for Santa Monica, 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 Santa Monica, CA was performed on March 24, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 429 hotels within Santa Monica and adjacent towns forming the Los Angeles-Long Beach, 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 Santa Monica, California

The table below shows Santa Monica, 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 5/16/08
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 Santa Monica, California Hotels                Averages calculated:  March 24, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 5/16/08 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 Casa Del Mar 1742 595 775 -180 3,500 2709 791 Shutters On The Beach 1601 575 514 61 3,500 2688 812 The Huntley Hotel 723 255 356 -101 2,200 1090 1110 Hotel Oceana 669 395 396 -1 650 942 -292 The Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica 552 319 364 -45 619 740 -121 Viceroy Santa Monica 482 369 370 -1 599 594 5 Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel 445 361 362 -1 529 528 1 Georgian Hotel 388 275 294 -19 566 482 84 Le Merigot-a Jw Marriott Beach Hotel And Spa 376 385 376 9 385 376 9 Channel Road Inn 318 295 265 30 395 370 25 Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Hotel 312 332 289 43 379 334 45 Holiday Inn Santa Monica Beach At The Pier 284 243 254 -11 273 313 -40 The Ambrose 258 239 238 1 279 277 2 Embassy Hotel Apartments 252 225 242 -17 225 262 -37 Ocean View Hotel 226 217 192 25 309 259 50 Hotel California Santa Monica 216 198 185 13 269 246 23 Hotel Carmel 191 165 149 16 255 233 22 Santa Monica Beach Travelodge 191 244 182 62 255 200 55 Best Western Gateway Hotel Santa Monica 162 170 155 15 199 168 31 Santa Monica Pico Boulevard Travelodge 145 139 139 0 149 151 -2 Comfort Inn Santa Monica 144 128 125 3 172 164 8 Los Angeles-days Inn Santa Monica 130 131 116 15 165 145 20 Pacific Sands Motel 116 192 106 86 212 126 86 Santa Monica Motel 74 119 74 45 119 74 45

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 Santa Monica, 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 Santa Monica, 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 Santa Monica, 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 Santa Monica, California hotels is based on the average rates of 429 hotels within Santa Monica and adjacent towns forming the Los Angeles-Long Beach, 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 - Inn At Playa Del Rey
Highest Average Room Rate:  $1742 - Hotel Casa Del Mar

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 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA MSA hotels is $151 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 $231, so Santa Monica hotels with an average rate higher than $231 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 $76, so Santa Monica hotels with an average rate lower than $76 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Santa Monica hotels with average room rates greater the $76 and less that $231 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.