Hotel Price Categories for Washington, District of Columbia

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 Washington, DC was performed on March 24, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 437 hotels within Washington and adjacent towns forming the Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV 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 Washington, District of Columbia

The table below shows Washington, District of Columbia 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 5/17/08
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 Washington, District of Columbia Hotels                Averages calculated:  March 24, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 5/17/08 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 The Ritz-carlton Georgetown 2727 449 504 -55 5,500 4950 550 The Ritz-carlton Washington 2333 699 484 215 5,800 4182 1618 Hay Adams Hotel 1296 299 429 -130 3,000 2163 837 Park Hyatt Washington 1203 622 632 -10 2,122 1774 348 Mandarin Oriental Washington Dc 948 na 495 na na 1400 na Bridgestreet Corporate Housing Westbrook Place 945 na 90 na na 1800 na Lincoln Suites Downtown 945 na 90 na na 1800 na Oakwood At Warder-totten Mansion 945 na 90 na na 1800 na Donovan House 921 199 209 -10 1,500 1633 -133 Mandarin Oriental Washington 907 435 433 2 1,500 1381 119 Willard Inter-continental Washington 600 354 505 -151 614 694 -80 One Washington Circle Hotel 562 686 505 181 686 619 67 Sofitel Lafayette Square Washington Dc 458 355 280 75 746 635 111 Hotel Palomar Dc 447 229 329 -100 504 565 -61 The Madison, A Loews Hotel 431 270 323 -53 379 539 -160 Renaissance Mayflower Hotel 402 429 339 90 479 464 15 Jw Marriott Hotel On Pennsylvania Avenue 387 469 353 116 469 421 48 Jurys Washington Hotel 386 239 226 13 405 545 -140 The Fairmont Washington Dc 385 399 289 110 639 481 158 Hotel Monticello 384 204 224 -20 550 545 5 Hotel Monaco Washington Dc 369 229 339 -110 329 399 -70 Korman Communities-washington Dc 368 295 301 -6 295 436 -141 Marriott Washington Metro Center 352 169 301 -132 459 403 56 The Hotel Washington 352 na 145 na na 558 na Jefferson Hotel 349 na 199 na na 499 na Omni Shoreham Hotel 346 319 298 21 319 394 -75 Grand Hyatt Washington 342 429 337 92 429 346 83 Residence Inn By Marriott Washington Dc Capitol Hill 325 189 298 -109 359 352 7 Courtyard By Marriott Convention Center 324 149 288 -139 389 361 28 Renaissance Washington Dc Hotel 316 199 295 -96 199 338 -139 Marriott Washington 314 169 261 -92 409 367 42 The Latham Hotel 305 234 246 -12 359 364 -5 Washington Suites Georgetown 304 158 180 -22 454 427 27 The Quincy 303 129 159 -30 449 447 2 Hotel Madera 302 149 293 -144 179 310 -131 Henley Park Hotel 301 199 203 -4 409 399 10 The Westin Washington, Dc City Center - Opening April 1, 2007 294 170 280 -110 170 308 -138 Courtyard By Marriott Washington Dc Embassy Row 292 189 258 -69 309 325 -16 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel 291 169 248 -79 399 334 65 Courtyard By Marriott Washington Capitol Hill Navy Yard 290 139 244 -105 349 337 12 Morrison Clark Hotel 286 134 172 -38 439 400 39 The Westin Embassy Row, Washington D.c. 285 289 261 28 439 309 130 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Washington- Nat 284 170 238 -68 230 329 -99 George Washington University Inn 282 275 180 95 465 383 82 L Enfant Plaza Hotel 282 396 275 121 396 290 106 Washington Plaza Hotel And Pool 282 149 163 -14 349 401 -52 Washington Dc Citycenter Hotel 278 na 205 na na 351 na St Gregory Hotel And Suites 276 299 211 88 355 340 15 The Hotel George 276 199 274 -75 199 278 -79 Residence Inn By Marriott Thomas Circle 274 179 251 -72 319 297 22 Hotel Helix 273 149 194 -45 450 352 98 Crowne Plaza Hotel Hamilton Cp Washington, Dc 267 413 195 218 489 339 150 River Inn 264 169 159 10 375 370 5 The Westin Grand, Washington, D.c. 264 239 259 -20 239 268 -29 Residence Inn By Marriott Washington Dupont Circle 261 314 242 72 379 280 99 Holiday Inn Washington-capitol@smithsonian 260 290 205 85 400 316 84 Hotel Lombardy 258 179 194 -15 429 321 108 M Street Hotel 258 179 208 -29 419 309 110 Washington Court Hotel 251 337 249 88 337 253 84 Capital Hill Suites 249 102 207 -105 102 291 -189 The Churchill 247 224 197 27 264 297 -33 Governors House Hotel 242 169 204 -35 209 279 -70 State Plaza Hotel 240 152 188 -36 329 291 38 Savoy Suites Hotel 238 219 183 36 319 292 27 The Melrose Hotel Washington 232 339 207 132 389 256 133 Topaz Hotel 230 149 218 -69 179 241 -62 Best Western New Hampshire Suites Hotel 224 269 212 57 269 236 33 Phoenix Park Hotel Dc Cap Hill 223 189 219 -30 189 227 -38 Holiday Inn Washington-georgetown, Dc 222 114 159 -45 250 284 -34 Holiday Inn Washington-downtown, Dc 221 na 153 na na 289 na Hotel Rouge 212 269 196 73 299 229 70 Jurys Normandy Inn 212 139 163 -24 279 260 19 Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington, Dc/new York Ave 207 na 149 na na 265 na Marriott Georgetown University Conference Center 206 119 188 -69 239 223 16 Holiday Inn Washington-on The Hill 204 na 195 na na 213 na The Watergate Hotel 204 na 160 na na 248 na Red Roof Inn Washington Dc Downtown 199 200 188 12 220 210 10 Four Points By Sheraton Washington D.c. Downtown 194 115 193 -78 115 195 -80 The Windsor Inn 190 152 159 -7 189 221 -32 The Carlyle Suites Hotel 186 139 148 -9 179 225 -46 Channel Inn 182 120 152 -32 185 211 -26 Holiday Inn Washington-central (white Hous 174 115 162 -47 130 185 -55 Best Western Capitol Skyline Hotel 168 229 150 79 229 187 42 The Embassy Inn 162 143 143 0 170 180 -10 Comfort Inn Downtown/convention Center 158 130 154 -24 140 163 -23 Windsor Park Hotel 152 169 146 23 205 158 47 Braxton Hotel 148 189 123 66 229 174 55 Bloomingdale Inn 146 105 126 -21 175 166 9 Kalorama Guest House Woodley P 142 na 118 na na 167 na Connecticut Avenue Days Inn 140 89 135 -46 109 144 -35 Kalorama Guest House 137 95 118 -23 139 156 -17 Harrington Hotel 124 119 119 0 135 130 5 Super 8 Motel - Washington 100 175 92 83 175 108 67 Days Inn Gateway 99 na 99 na na 99 na Howard Johnson Express Inn 97 100 85 15 136 109 27

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 Washington, District of Columbia 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 Washington, DC. 

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 Washington, DC.  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 Washington, District of Columbia hotels is based on the average rates of 437 hotels within Washington and adjacent towns forming the Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV 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 - Best Western New Hampshire Suites Hotel
Highest Average Room Rate:  $2727 - The Ritz-carlton Georgetown

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 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV MSA hotels is $176 and the standard deviation is $92.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $268, so Washington hotels with an average rate higher than $268 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 $88, so Washington hotels with an average rate lower than $88 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Washington hotels with average room rates greater the $88 and less that $268 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.