Hotel Price Categories for Buford, Georgia

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 Buford, GA was performed on April 28, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 458 hotels within Buford, GA and adjacent towns forming the Atlanta, GA 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.

Automated Rate Analysis for Buford, Georgia Hotels

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Buford-Mall Of Ga, Ga          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
3550 Horizon pkwy
Buford, GA 30518

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$102	$124
Rates observed on 7/5/08:	$90	$119

The observed low rate is 12% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 4% below the average high rate.

Country Inns And Suites Buford          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1395 MALL OF GEORGIA BLVD
Buford, GA 30519

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$106	$128
Rates observed on 7/5/08:	$95	$104

The observed low rate is 10% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 19% below the average high rate.

Wingate by Wyndham - Atlanta Buford          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1355 Mall of Georgia Blvd.
Buford, GA 30519

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$112	$132
Rates observed on 7/5/08:	$114	$119

The observed low rate is 2% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 10% below the average high rate.

Comfort Inn & Suites          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
Interstate 985 & Friendship
Buford, GA 30518

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$91	$134
Rates observed on 7/5/08:	$95	$105

The observed low rate is 4% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 22% below the average high rate.

Springhill Suites By Marriott Atlanta Buford          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
3250 Buford Drive
Buford, GA 30519

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$129	$137
Rates observed on 7/5/08:	$135	$139

The observed low rate is 5% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 1% above the average high rate.

Emerald Pointe Resort & Conference Center          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
7000 Holiday Road
Buford, GA 30518

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$170	$511
Rates observed on 7/5/08:	$209	$599

The observed low rate is 23% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 17% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Buford, Georgia

The table below shows Buford, Georgia 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 Buford, Georgia Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/5/08 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 Emerald Pointe Resort & Conference Center 340 209 170 39 599 511 88 Springhill Suites By Marriott Atlanta Buford 133 135 129 6 139 137 2 Wingate Inn - Atlanta Buford 122 114 112 2 119 132 -13 Country Inns And Suites Buford 117 95 106 -11 104 128 -24 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Buford-mall Of Ga, Ga 113 90 102 -12 119 124 -5 Comfort Inn & Suites 112 95 91 4 105 134 -29

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Buford, Georgia hotels is based on the average rates of 458 hotels within Buford and adjacent towns forming the Atlanta, GA 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:  $42 - Budget Host Inn Cartersville
Highest Average Room Rate:  $227 - Marriott Suites Atlanta Midtown

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 April 28, 2008 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for Atlanta, GA MSA hotels is $103 and the standard deviation is $40.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $142, so Buford hotels with an average rate higher than $142 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 $72, so Buford hotels with an average rate lower than $72 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Buford hotels with average room rates greater the $72 and less that $142 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.