Hotel Price Categories for Rural Kansas 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 Garden City, KS is a small town in rural Kansas, it's rate classification is based on 150 hotels in rural Kansas that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Kansas 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 Garden City, Kansas Hotels

Best Western Red Baron Hotel          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
Junction US50 & US83 (East side)
Garden City, KS 67846

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$72	$93
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$71	$94

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

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Garden City, Ks          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2502 E. Kansas Ave.
Garden City, KS 67846

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$93	$117
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$97	$127

The observed low rate is 4% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 9% above the average high rate.

Plaza Hotel Garden City          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1911 East Kansas Avenue
Garden City, KS 67846

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$83	$102
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$95	$100

The observed low rate is 14% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 2% below the average high rate.

Best Western Wheat Lands Hotel & Conference Center          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1311 East Fulton
Garden City, KS 67846

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$70	$95
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$81	$94

The observed low rate is 16% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 1% below the average high rate.

Comfort Inn Garden City          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
2608 East Kansas Ave
Garden City, KS 67846

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$89	$150
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$105	$180

The observed low rate is 18% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 20% above the average high rate.

Clarion Inn Garden City          Info   Photos   Rate-history   Map
1911 E Kansas Ave
Garden City, KS 67846

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rate :	$90	$177
Rates observed on 7/25/08:	$108	$120

The observed low rate is 20% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 32% below the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Garden City, Kansas

The table below shows Garden City, Kansas 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 Garden City, Kansas 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 Clarion Inn Garden City 134 108 90 18 120 177 -57 Comfort Inn Garden City 120 105 89 16 180 150 30 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Garden City, Ks 105 97 93 4 127 117 10 Plaza Hotel Garden City 92 95 83 12 100 102 -2 Best Western Red Baron Hotel 82 71 72 -1 94 93 1 Best Western Wheat Lands Hotel & Conference Center 82 81 70 11 94 95 -1

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 28, 2008 rate analysis for Garden City, Kansas hotels is based on the average room rates of 150 hotels in rural Kansas 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:  $46 - Budget Host Villa Inn Hays
Highest Average Room Rate:  $120 - Comfort Inn Garden City

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 Kansas hotels is $78 and the standard deviation is $18.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $96, so Garden City hotels with an average rate higher than $96 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 $62, so Garden City hotels with an average rate lower than $62 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Garden City hotels with average room rates greater the $62 and less that $96 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.