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 Saint Simons Island, 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 Saint Simons Island, Georgia Hotels

The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
100 Retreat Avenue
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$750	$750
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$500	$500

The observed low rate is 33% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 33% below the average high rate.

King And Prince Resort          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
201 Arnold Rd
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$183	$483
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$199	$524

The observed low rate is 9% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 8% above the average high rate.

St. Simons Inn by the Lighthouse          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
609 Beachview Drive
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$136	$176
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$149	$189

The observed low rate is 10% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 7% above the average high rate.

Village Inn and Pub          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
500 Mallory Street
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$157	$214
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$180	$245

The observed low rate is 15% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 14% above the average high rate.

Holiday Inn Express St. Simon's Island, Ga          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
299 Main Street
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$106	$123
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$123	$129

The observed low rate is 16% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 5% above the average high rate.

Best Western Island Inn          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
301 Main Street
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$93	$106
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$120	$141

The observed low rate is 29% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 33% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Saint Simons Island, Georgia

The table below shows Saint Simons Island, 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 Saint Simons Island, Georgia Hotels                Averages calculated:  April 28, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 7/25/08 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 Lodge At Sea Island Golf Club 750 500 750 -250 500 750 -250 King And Prince Resort 333 199 183 16 524 483 41 Village Inn and Pub 186 180 157 23 245 214 31 St. Simons Inn by the Lighthouse 156 149 136 13 189 176 13 Holiday Inn Express St. Simon's Island, Ga 114 123 106 17 129 123 6 Best Western Island Inn 100 120 93 27 141 106 35

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Saint Simons Island, 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 Saint Simons Island 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 Saint Simons Island 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 Saint Simons Island hotels with average room rates greater the $59 and less that $106 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.