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 Sterling, 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 Sterling, Colorado Hotels

Best Western Sundowner          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
Overland Trail Street
Sterling, CO 80751

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$112	$115
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$91	$121

The observed low rate is 19% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 5% above the average high rate.

Ramada Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
Interstate Highway 76 and U.S. Highway 6
Sterling, CO 80751

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$81	$81
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$85	$85

The observed low rate is 5% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 5% above the average high rate.

Super 8 Motel - Sterling          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
12883 Highway 61
Sterling, CO 80751

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$58	$59
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$65	$65

The observed low rate is 12% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 10% above the average high rate.

Comfort Inn Sterling          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2020 Leisure Lane
Sterling, CO 80751

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$95	$107
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$106	$126

The observed low rate is 12% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 18% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Sterling, Colorado

The table below shows Sterling, 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 Sterling, Colorado 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 Best Western Sundowner 114 91 112 -21 121 115 6 Comfort Inn Sterling 101 106 95 11 126 107 19 Ramada Inn 81 85 81 4 85 81 4 Super 8 Motel - Sterling 58 65 58 7 65 59 6

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Sterling, 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 Sterling 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 Sterling 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 Sterling hotels with average room rates greater the $127 and less that $388 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.