Hotel Price Categories for Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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 Fort Lauderdale, FL was performed on March 24, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 133 hotels within Fort Lauderdale and adjacent towns forming the Fort Lauderdale, FL 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 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The table below shows Fort Lauderdale, Florida 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 5/10/08
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 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Hotels                Averages calculated:  March 24, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 5/10/08 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 Pillars At New River Sound 607 320 437 -117 320 777 -457 Il Lugano Hotel 478 269 336 -67 329 621 -292 Marriott Harbor Beach Resort And Spa 378 269 360 -91 269 396 -127 Marriott's Fort Lauderdale Beachplace Towers 376 248 236 12 248 516 -268 Lago Mar Resort 354 275 288 -13 390 420 -30 Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel 307 127 276 -149 169 338 -169 Pelican Grand Beach Resort 300 na 250 na na 351 na Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty Six 292 232 259 -27 252 324 -72 Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel 253 186 231 -45 210 275 -65 Beachcomber Resort And Villas 233 273 145 128 273 321 -48 Riverside Hotel 233 179 208 -29 489 258 231 The Westin Fort Lauderdale 229 309 218 91 349 240 109 Residence Inn By Marriott Fort Lauderdale Weston 216 161 158 3 269 274 -5 Sheraton Yankee Trader Hotel 214 139 200 -61 159 228 -69 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ft. Lauderdale Air/sea Port 211 120 184 -64 179 238 -59 Holiday Inn Express Ft. Lauderdale-conv Ctr, Fl 204 208 192 16 259 217 42 Ocean Sky Hotel And Resort 202 99 124 -25 379 281 98 Marriott Fort Lauderdale North 201 189 177 12 229 225 4 Comfort Suites Airport & Cruise Port 200 110 172 -62 190 227 -37 Ft. Lauderdale Beach Resort 200 na 89 na na 310 na Ocean Manor Resort 194 89 121 -32 299 267 32 Inverrary Vacation Resort 192 93 136 -43 179 249 -70 Lauderdale Beachside Hotel 187 119 135 -16 159 239 -80 Courtyard By Marriott North/cypress Creek 182 229 174 55 249 189 60 Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek Ft. Lauderdale 178 229 174 55 229 182 47 Best Western Oceanside Inn 174 136 151 -15 189 197 -8 Candlewood Suites Ft. Lauderdale Air/ Seaport 174 119 151 -32 159 198 -39 Candlewood Suites Ft. Lauderdale Air/ Seaport 170 110 144 -34 159 196 -37 Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort Hotel And Suites 167 65 110 -45 149 224 -75 Waterfront Inn 166 218 140 78 218 191 27 Courtyard By Marriott Fort Lauderdale East 165 139 152 -13 139 178 -39 Fort Lauderdale Bahia Cabana 164 119 144 -25 149 185 -36 Lauderdale Beachside Hotel 162 na 137 na na 186 na Inverrary Vacation Resort 160 129 160 -31 129 160 -31 Towneplace Suites By Marriott Fort Lauderdale West 160 209 135 74 209 186 23 Kira Mar Waterfont Villas & Docks 148 189 148 41 189 148 41 La Quinta Ft Lauderdale Cypress Creek/i-95 142 115 127 -12 145 158 -13 Holiday Inn Lauderdale By The Sea-n Bch, F 139 108 130 -22 119 148 -29 Ramada Inn Ft. Lauderdale Airport 135 100 129 -29 100 141 -41 Premiere Hotel 134 55 103 -48 55 166 -111 Tropic Cay Beach Resort Hotel 134 na 129 na na 139 na Best Western Oakland Park Inn 132 108 118 -10 169 146 23 Comfort Inn Ft. Lauderdale 130 90 126 -36 120 133 -13 Wellesley Inn Fort Lauderdale-tamarac 127 79 114 -35 94 140 -46 La Quinta Inn & Suites Ft. Lauderdale Northeast 120 109 116 -7 119 123 -4 Best Western Ft. Lauderdale Inn 117 109 113 -4 109 121 -12 La Quinta Inn Ft. Lauderdale Tamarac East 115 129 105 24 149 125 24 America's Best Inns-Ft. Lauderdale Airport 112 125 97 28 229 128 101 Americas Best Inns-Ft Lauderdale 110 63 103 -40 70 117 -47 El Palacio Hotel 110 65 89 -24 106 132 -26 Princess Ann Apartments 110 95 95 0 125 125 0 Sans Souci Hotel 110 89 99 -10 119 122 -3 Fort Lauderdale-days Inn Oakland Park/interstate Highway 95 109 99 109 -10 99 109 -10 Econo Lodge Inn & Suites 108 71 102 -31 79 114 -35 Rodeway Inn & Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport/cruise Port 108 124 107 17 124 110 14 Tropi Rock Resort 108 80 96 -16 100 119 -19 Executive Airport Inn 106 86 98 -12 96 115 -19 Red Carpet Inn Fort Lauderdale 105 85 95 -10 85 115 -30 Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel And Suites 104 na 100 na na 109 na Fort Lauderdale Beach Travelodge 102 90 99 -9 90 104 -14 Fort Lauderdale-days Inn I-95/broward Blvd 100 80 87 -7 89 112 -23 Fort Lauderdale Ramada Plaza Hotel & Resort 96 95 86 9 105 105 0 Ft. Lauderdale International Airport 66 na 63 na na 70 na

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 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 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 Fort Lauderdale, FL. 

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 Fort Lauderdale, FL.  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 Fort Lauderdale, Florida hotels is based on the average rates of 133 hotels within Fort Lauderdale and adjacent towns forming the Fort Lauderdale, FL 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:  $64 - Pompano Beach-days Inn
Highest Average Room Rate:  $478 - Il Lugano Hotel

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 Fort Lauderdale, FL MSA hotels is $167 and the standard deviation is $54.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $221, so Fort Lauderdale hotels with an average rate higher than $221 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 $115, so Fort Lauderdale hotels with an average rate lower than $115 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Fort Lauderdale hotels with average room rates greater the $115 and less that $221 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.