Hotel Price Categories for Thomson, 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 Thomson, GA was performed on April 28, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 69 hotels within Thomson, GA and adjacent towns forming the Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC 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.

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Hotel Rate Table for Thomson, Georgia

The table below shows Thomson, 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 Thomson, 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 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Thomson-us78, Ga 132 81 128 -47 90 136 -46 Best Western White Columns Inn 92 73 78 -5 142 107 35 Thomson-days Inn 90 53 82 -29 53 98 -45 Econo Lodge Thomson 86 54 80 -26 70 93 -23 Scottish Inns Thomson 68 49 62 -13 57 73 -16

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Thomson, Georgia hotels is based on the average rates of 69 hotels within Thomson and adjacent towns forming the Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC 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:  $32 - Red Carpet Inn Augusta
Highest Average Room Rate:  $162 - Holiday Inn Augusta West I-20

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 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA hotels is $96 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 $123, so Thomson hotels with an average rate higher than $123 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 $64, so Thomson hotels with an average rate lower than $64 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Thomson hotels with average room rates greater the $64 and less that $123 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.