Hotel Price Categories for Rural Georgia 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 Helen, GA is a small town in rural Georgia, it's rate classification is based on 339 hotels in rural Georgia that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Georgia 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 Helen, Georgia Hotels

Econo Lodge Helen          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
749 Brucken Strasse
Helen, GA 30545-0405

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$74	$77
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$46	$46

The observed low rate is 38% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 40% below the average high rate.

Helen-Days Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
S Main Street
Helen, GA 30545

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$91	$120
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$100	$150

The observed low rate is 10% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 25% above the average high rate.

Helen Super 8 Motel          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
8396 S. Main St.
Helen, GA 30545

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$81	$124
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$91	$123

The observed low rate is 12% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 1% below the average high rate.

Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Helan          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
877 EDELWEIs STRAsE
Helen, GA 30545

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$107	$150
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$134	$179

The observed low rate is 25% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 19% above the average high rate.

Best Western Alpine Helen          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
8220 South Main Street
Helen, GA 30545

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$87	$115
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$109	$169

The observed low rate is 25% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 47% above the average high rate.

Quality Inn Helen          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
15 Yonah Street
Helen, GA 30545

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$56	$62
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$72	$140

The observed low rate is 29% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 126% above the average high rate.

Ramada Limited          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
11 Edelweis St.
Helen, GA 30545

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$80	$84
Rates observed on 7/24/08:	$110	$110

The observed low rate is 38% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 31% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Helen, Georgia

The table below shows Helen, 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 Helen, Georgia Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/24/08 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 Alpine Crest Resort (vri) 138 na 125 na na 150 na Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Helan 128 134 107 27 179 150 29 Helen-days Inn 106 100 91 9 150 120 30 Helen Super 8 Motel 102 91 81 10 123 124 -1 Best Western Alpine Helen 101 109 87 22 169 115 54 Comfort Inn Helen 87 na 86 na na 88 na Ramada Limited 82 110 80 30 110 84 26 Econo Lodge Helen 76 46 74 -28 46 77 -31 Quality Inn Helen 59 72 56 16 140 62 78

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Helen, Georgia hotels is based on the average room rates of 339 hotels in rural Georgia 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:  $38 - Scottish Inns Milledgeville
Highest Average Room Rate:  $221 - Villas By The Sea

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 Georgia hotels is $79 and the standard deviation is $27.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $106, so Helen hotels with an average rate higher than $106 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 $59, so Helen hotels with an average rate lower than $59 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Helen hotels with average room rates greater the $59 and less that $106 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.