Hotel Price Categories for Rural Florida 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 Miami, FL is a small town in rural Florida, it's rate classification is based on 308 hotels in rural Florida that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Florida hotels was performed on March 24, 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.

Hotel Rate Table for Miami, Florida

The table below shows Miami, 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 Miami, 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 Mandarin Oriental, Miami 2284 1,329 317 1012 1,329 4250 -2921 The Blue At Doral 634 na 335 na na 932 na The Blue At Doral 630 525 259 266 1,250 1000 250 Grove Isle Club And Resort 621 574 383 191 624 859 -235 Hotel Inter-Continental Miami - At Miami Center 500 494 411 83 814 588 226 Jw Marriott Hotel Miami 492 199 382 -183 449 601 -152 Marriott Villas At Doral 352 328 230 98 400 474 -74 Sofitel Miami 328 145 190 -45 432 466 -34 The Mutiny Hotel 298 170 195 -25 499 402 97 Inter-continental Miami Airport West 294 200 188 12 294 401 -107 Marriott Doral Golf Resort And Spa 294 149 294 -145 149 294 -145 Aladdin Hotel 288 149 158 -9 419 419 0 Nikki Beach Coconut Grove 280 na 155 na na 404 na Fortune House 278 109 197 -88 619 360 259 The Leslie Hotel 273 na 81 na na 465 na Marriott Miami Dadeland 271 349 266 83 349 276 73 Courtyard By Marriott Miami Dadeland 262 179 218 -39 179 305 -126 Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel And Marina 260 359 240 119 459 280 179 Hyatt Regency Miami 244 169 228 -59 169 260 -91 Courtyard By Marriott Miami Downtown 241 269 227 42 269 255 14 Hyatt Summerfield Miami 239 189 204 -15 229 274 -45 Wyndham Miami Airport 236 179 217 -38 229 254 -25 Marriott Miami Airport 234 223 210 13 363 257 106 Residence Inn By Marriott Miami Airport 225 179 163 16 399 287 112 Crowne Plaza Hotel MIAMI KENDALL 221 281 183 98 371 259 112 Crowne Plaza Hotel Miami-int'l Arpt (lejuene Ctr) 200 227 186 41 289 214 75 Courtyard By Marriott Miami Airport South 196 259 173 86 289 220 69 Staybridge Suites Miami-airport West, Fl 194 198 173 25 249 214 35 Courtyard By Marriott Miami Airport West 190 209 179 30 219 202 17 Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel 188 109 166 -57 109 211 -102 Comfort Suites Miami 183 142 174 -32 142 192 -50 Holiday Inn Marina Park-port Of Miami, Fl 182 178 153 25 229 210 19 Holiday Inn Miami-airport West, Fl 180 198 175 23 251 184 67 Riande Continental Bayside Hotel 176 63 159 -96 119 192 -73 Miami International Airport 168 165 167 -2 165 169 -4 Amerisuites Miami Airport West 166 na 149 na na 182 na Clarion Collection Las Palmas Hotel & Suites 162 199 141 58 219 184 35 Springhill Suites By Marriott Miami Airport South 161 209 161 48 209 161 48 La Quinta Miami Airport West Inn And Suite 158 161 139 22 191 177 14 Airport Regency Hotel 154 90 114 -24 225 195 30 Candlewood Suites Miami Airport West, Fl 152 140 138 2 200 165 35 Amerisuites Miami Kendall 151 150 147 3 150 155 -5 Fairfield Inn By Marriott Miami West 150 163 141 22 163 160 3 Brickell Avenue Inn 145 112 140 -28 149 150 -1 La Quinta Inn Miami Airport East 142 135 123 12 135 162 -27 Ramada Limited South Miami/dadeland 141 259 137 122 259 145 114 Towneplace Suites By Marriott Miami Lakes 140 159 120 39 189 160 29 Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Miami (kendall), 138 122 126 -4 165 149 16 Four Ambassadors Suites Hotel 138 109 130 -21 129 147 -18 Towneplace Suites By Marriott Miami Airport West 138 169 115 54 199 161 38 River Park Hotel And Suites 136 74 103 -29 129 170 -41 Best Western Miami Airport West Inn & Suites 133 123 132 -9 123 134 -11 Baymont Inn & Suites Miami Airport West 130 99 115 -16 99 144 -45 Best Miami Hotel 129 79 92 -13 139 166 -27 Floridian Hotel Cutler Ridge 128 na 92 na na 164 na La Quinta Miami Airport 124 131 109 22 161 139 22 Miami International Airport Days Inn Hotel 122 109 118 -9 112 125 -13 Red Roof Inn Miami Airport 122 135 117 18 135 128 7 Quality Inn South-kendall 110 91 106 -15 91 114 -23 Travel Inn Civic Center Hotel 103 na 87 na na 119 na Americas Best Inns-Miami 101 na 94 na na 108 na El Palacio Boutique Hotel And Suites 98 76 79 -3 89 118 -29 Miami Days Inn Westland Mall 84 87 82 5 87 86 1 Bays Inn Midtown Miami 80 60 74 -14 70 86 -16

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 Miami, 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 Miami, 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 Miami, 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 Miami, Florida hotels is based on the average room rates of 308 hotels in rural Florida 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:  $0 - Best Western Apalach Inn
Highest Average Room Rate:  $1618 - Commodore Inn The Grove

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 March 24, 2008 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for rural Florida hotels is $188 and the standard deviation is $125.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $313, so Miami hotels with an average rate higher than $313 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 $94, so Miami hotels with an average rate lower than $94 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Miami hotels with average room rates greater the $94 and less that $313 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.