Hotel Price Categories for Rural Colorado Hotels

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. 

Since Durango, CO is a small town in rural Colorado, it's rate classification is based on 333 hotels in rural Colorado that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Colorado hotels was performed on April 28, 2008.  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 Durango, Colorado Hotels

Cascade Village          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
50827 HWY 550 North
Durango, CO 81310

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$184	$282
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$95	$151

The observed low rate is 48% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 46% below the average high rate.

Ramada Limited-Durango          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
3030 N. Main Ave.
Durango, CO 81301

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$90	$107
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$65	$113

The observed low rate is 28% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 6% above the average high rate.

Durango Travelodge          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2970 Main Ave.
Durango, CO 81301

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$78	$103
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$85	$119

The observed low rate is 9% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 16% above the average high rate.

Historic Strater Hotel          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
699 Main Ave
Durango, CO 81301

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$145	$174
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$175	$175

The observed low rate is 21% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 1% above the average high rate.

Residence Inn By Marriott Durango          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
21691 US Highway 160 West
Durango, CO 81301

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$146	$192
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$179	$199

The observed low rate is 23% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 4% above the average high rate.

Holiday Inn Durango, Co          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
800 Camino Del Rio
Durango, CO 81301

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$114	$128
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$144	$164

The observed low rate is 26% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 28% above the average high rate.

Holiday Inn Durango, Co          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
800 Camino Del Rio
Durango, CO 81301

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$114	$128
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$144	$164

The observed low rate is 26% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 28% above the average high rate.

Iron Horse Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
5800 North Main Avenue
Durango, CO 81301

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$84	$108
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$109	$139

The observed low rate is 30% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 29% above the average high rate.

Best Western Rio Grande Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
400 East Second Avenue
Durango, CO 81301

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$120	$131
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$161	$170

The observed low rate is 34% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 30% above the average high rate.

Tamarron Resort          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
40292 Highway 550 North
Durango, CO 81301

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$129	$129
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$169	$169

The observed low rate is 31% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 31% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Durango, Colorado

The table below shows Durango, Colorado 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 Durango, Colorado Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/24/08 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 Cascade Village 233 95 184 -89 151 282 -131 Residence Inn By Marriott Durango 169 179 146 33 199 192 7 Historic Strater Hotel 160 175 145 30 175 174 1 Tamarron Resort 129 169 129 40 169 129 40 Best Western Rio Grande Inn 126 161 120 41 170 131 39 Best Western Durango Inn And Suites 124 151 102 49 252 147 105 Quality Inn & Suites 123 na 120 na na 126 na Holiday Inn Durango, Co 121 144 114 30 164 128 36 Jarvis Suite Hotel 116 na 87 na na 146 na Best Western Mountain Shadows 110 146 104 42 146 116 30 Wyndham Durango 102 na 94 na na 111 na Ramada Limited-durango 98 65 90 -25 113 107 6 Iron Horse Inn 96 109 84 25 139 108 31 Durango Travelodge 90 85 78 7 119 103 16 Durango/purgatory Super 8 Motel 74 106 71 35 106 78 28

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Durango, Colorado hotels is based on the average room rates of 333 hotels in rural Colorado oustide the metropolitan areas.  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:  $44 - Passport Inn Lamar
Highest Average Room Rate:  $999 - The River Club

The graph on the right shows the typical shape of a rate distribution for a wide range of room rates.  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 rural Colorado hotels is $209 and the standard deviation is $179.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $388, so Durango hotels with an average rate higher than $388 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 $127, so Durango hotels with an average rate lower than $127 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Durango hotels with average room rates greater the $127 and less that $388 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.