Hotel Price Categories for Louisville, Kentucky

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 Louisville, KY was performed on March 24, 2008.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 105 hotels within Louisville and adjacent towns forming the Louisville, KY-IN 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.

Hotel Rate Table for Louisville, Kentucky

The table below shows Louisville, Kentucky hotels listed from the highest average rate to the lowest average rate.  The hotels are color coded according to the Hotel Price Categories described above.  The table shows the high and low rates recorded for each hotel.  It also shows the annual average high and low rates for comparison.  The "Low Dif" and "High Dif" columns show the difference between the posted current rates and the annual average rates.  The table may be sorted by clicking the column headers.

Initial rates captured at       :  12:00 AM on 5/17/08
Annual averages calculated  :  March 24, 2008

Update Rates

Click the "Update Rates" button to begin the hotel rate search.  The search routine will simultaneously search multiple hotel reservation systems through Interactive Hotel Solutions to find the lowest current rates.  Each hotel record will be highlighted as it is updated.  The average time to access the rates for each hotel is around two seconds.  You may stop the search at any time with the "Stop" button and resume the search again with the "Resume" button. 

Compare Rates

To compare rates between hotels, click the column headers to sort by the average rates, low rates, or high rates.

Identify Low Rates

See the difference between the current posted rates and average rates to identify hotels with below average rates.  Negative values indicate below average rates.  Click the "Low Dif" and "High Dif" column headers to sort the values and see the lowest differences. 

Click the average rate values (Ave Rate column) to see rate trend graphs for each hotel.  See how the current rates compare to the rate history for each hotel.  Consider that large differences in the high rates may indicate limited availability of the more expensive rooms, and low rates may simply indicate an opening in low rate rooms.  Rates may also vary with seasons and change for special events. 

Go to the Discount Rates Page for an automated analysis of below average rates.

Get Hotel Information & Reserve Rooms

Click on the hotel names to access the information pages for the hotels.  Use the "Reservation Dates" selection box at the top of the hotel information page to set your required dates and number of occupants.

Interactive Rate Table for Louisville, Kentucky Hotels                Averages calculated:  March 24, 2008        Rates captured:  12:00 AM on 5/17/08 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 Marriott Louisville Downtown 352 309 309 0 309 394 -85 21c Museum Hotel 258 159 185 -26 199 330 -131 The Brown Hotel 226 159 188 -29 259 263 -4 Springhill Suites Louisville Airport 190 93 185 -92 139 194 -55 Residence Inn By Marriott Louisville Northeast 186 93 153 -60 190 218 -28 Ramada Limited & Suites Airport/fair/expo Center 184 73 181 -108 73 187 -114 Courtyard By Marriott Louisville Downtown 172 101 141 -40 169 204 -35 Residence Inn By Marriott Louisville Downtown 168 144 154 -10 180 181 -1 Galt House Hotel And Suites 165 195 149 46 225 181 44 Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Louisville Airport North 164 115 152 -37 115 177 -62 Courtyard By Marriott Louisville Airport 162 144 142 2 144 182 -38 Marriott Louisville East 160 170 144 26 170 175 -5 Candlewood Suites Louisville-east, Ky 156 91 132 -41 125 179 -54 Holiday Inn Louisville-southwest, Ky 154 139 136 3 159 171 -12 Residence Inn By Marriott Louisville Airport 154 101 122 -21 189 187 2 Value Place Brookridge 152 90 138 -48 115 167 -52 Courtyard By Marriott Louisville East 151 99 132 -33 134 170 -36 Courtyard By Marriott Louisville Northeast 151 86 134 -48 120 168 -48 Springhill Suites Louisville Downtown 151 170 143 27 170 159 11 Holiday Inn Louisville-i-65 S-airport Ky 150 84 139 -55 110 160 -50 La Quinta Inn And Suites Louisville 148 120 130 -10 130 167 -37 Quality Inn & Suites Airport 148 94 100 -6 178 195 -17 Sleep Inn Louisville 146 80 135 -55 80 156 -76 Fairfield Inn & Suites Louisville Downtown 145 160 131 29 160 159 1 Super 8 Motel - Louisville 145 63 124 -61 151 166 -15 Holiday Inn Louisville-i-264-apt Area E,ky 140 85 122 -37 110 157 -47 Drury Inn And Suites Louisville 139 95 119 -24 150 159 -9 Holiday Inn Louisville-i-64 East, Ky 136 86 113 -27 105 158 -53 Super 8 Motel - Louisville/expo Center Area 136 63 123 -60 65 148 -83 Comfort Suites Airport 134 110 106 4 110 163 -53 Days Inn And Suites Southwest 130 360 118 242 500 141 359 Econo Lodge Louisville 130 66 126 -60 70 133 -63 Louisville-east, Ky 130 99 118 -19 149 142 7 Sleep Inn Louisville 130 85 125 -40 85 135 -50 The Executive West 130 122 117 5 139 142 -3 Springhill Suites By Marriott Louisville Hurstbourne 128 73 118 -45 73 138 -65 Value Place Louisville Cp 128 90 120 -30 115 137 -22 Holiday Inn Express Louisville I-265 East, Ky 127 103 115 -12 160 139 21 Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Louisville East 119 399 85 314 400 153 247 Comfort Suites Louisville 118 85 113 -28 85 124 -39 Holiday Inn Louisville-dwtn, Ky 118 122 97 25 150 138 12 Staybridge Suites Louisville-east, Ky 117 101 105 -4 130 129 1 Best Western Envoy Inn & Suites 116 48 82 -34 80 150 -70 Residence Inn By Marriott Louisville Hurstbourne Forum 116 79 88 -9 139 143 -4 Candlewood Suites Louisville 110 130 100 30 130 120 10 Signature Inn Louisville South 110 na 103 na na 117 na Wingate Inn Louisville 110 99 98 1 109 122 -13 Downtown Inn Louisville 109 na 107 na na 111 na Howard Johnson Express Inn/airport 107 65 102 -37 65 112 -47 Rodeway Inn Louisville 106 53 98 -45 53 113 -60 The Executive Inn 103 79 103 -24 79 103 -24 Best Western Dixie Inn 100 80 85 -5 106 115 -9 Jameson Inn Louisville East 96 90 87 3 90 104 -14 Baymont Inn & Suites Louisville East 91 325 86 239 350 96 254 Louisville Airport Super 8 Motel 88 60 83 -23 70 93 -23 Quality Inn & Suites 86 60 71 -11 130 102 28 Days Inn Airport/fair & Expo Center - Louisville 82 280 80 200 280 83 197 Brownsboro Inn/louisville East 80 86 62 24 125 99 26 Breckinridge Inn 76 54 73 -19 60 80 -20 Days Inn - Hurstbourne 71 225 71 154 250 71 179 Best Western Airport East 63 58 63 -5 81 63 18 Louisville-days Inn Central/univ/expo 62 70 62 8 70 62 8 Red Roof Inn Louisville Southeast 62 90 61 29 100 64 36 Red Roof Inn Louisville East 60 80 58 22 90 63 27 Ramada Inn Zorn 58 79 58 21 79 58 21 Red Roof Inn Louisville Airport 58 55 54 1 65 61 4 Red Carpet Inn Louisville 44 45 39 6 50 50 0

Discount Hotels Page

After updating the rate table to get the lowest up-to-the-minute rates, go to the Discount Rates Page to see hotels with below average rates.  You may adjust the "Percent Below Average" value to query hotels for the discount level you specify.

Hotel Locator Map

The Hotel Locator Map will open in the space occupied by the introduction box at the top of this page.  Click the static map or click the "Launch Interactive Map" button to open the map.

The Hotel Locator Map shows the location of hotels in Louisville, Kentucky and adjacent areas.  It allows you to zoom in, zoom out, center, and select hotels for identification.  The map includes an interactive list of hotels that works with the map.  As you zoom in on your area of interest, the list of hotels on the sidebar will adjust to match the hotels you see on the map.  This feature allows you to focus the list of hotels for a specific area of Louisville, KY. 

The hotel markers on the map are colored and numbered to match the hotel list.   The colors indicate the price range categories calculated for the hotels in Louisville, KY.  If you are interested in only one price range, use the price category check boxes beneath the hotel list to turn off the price ranges you don't need.

For screens set to 1024 x 768 or greater, sort buttons are available on the map interface to sort the hotel list by name, by high rates, or by low rates.  When sorting the hotels by high or low rates, the hotels will remain grouped in the three price categories and each category will be sorted separately.  In addition to sorting the hotels by high or low rates, you may turn hotel rate ranges on or off by using the price category check boxes beneath the hotel list.

After you have focused the hotel list, set the dates for your reservation with the Reservation Dates selection box on the left side of the map. Set the dates for your stay, the number of adults, and the number of children, then click the Update Rates button at the top of the map's hotel list to begin the hotel rate search.  The search routine will step through each hotel and search multiple hotel reservation systems through Interactive Hotel Solutions to find the lowest current rates.

The current rates and the annual average rates are presented for comparison.  The current rates are presented in bold text and the average rates are displayed in small text  ( low | high )  above the current rates.  Compare the current high and low rates to their average values to identify below average rates. 

Hotel rate trend pages showing the rate history of each hotel are linked to the average rate numbers.

The links under each hotel provide access to the hotel information and rate pages.  The rate links will generate rate pages for the number of occupants and dates that you set in the Reservation Dates selection box.  Hotel rooms may be booked through the rate pages.

Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The March 24, 2008 rate analysis for Louisville, Kentucky hotels is based on the average rates of 105 hotels within Louisville and adjacent towns forming the Louisville, KY-IN 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:  $0 - Holiday Inn Express Corydon, In
Highest Average Room Rate:  $352 - Marriott Louisville Downtown

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 March 24, 2008 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for Louisville, KY-IN MSA hotels is $112 and the standard deviation is $39.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $151, so Louisville hotels with an average rate higher than $151 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 $56, so Louisville hotels with an average rate lower than $56 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Louisville hotels with average room rates greater the $56 and less that $151 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.