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Albert Lea, MN Hotel Rates

Hotel Price Categories for Rural Minnesota 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 Albert Lea, MN is a small town in rural Minnesota, it's rate classification is based on 180 hotels in rural Minnesota that are oustide the metropolitan areas. The latest rate analysis for rural Minnesota hotels was performed on September 09, 2008. The current classification breaks based on this analysis are as follows:

Deluxe Hotels (Magenta) :
Moderate Hotels (Cyan) :
Budget Hotels (Green) :

average room rate > $121
average room rate is $72 to $121
average room rate < $72

See Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details below for a detailed explanation of the classification price breaks.

Automated Rate Analysis for Albert Lea, Minnesota Hotels

This analysis calculates the difference between the current rates and average rates for each hotel in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Enter your arrival and departure dates and click "Update Rates" to analyze the rates for specific dates. The hotels are listed in order starting with the best difference first. Up to ten hotels may be listed. The first five hotels show the best difference in the low rates, while the last five are the best of the high or low rates. For further discretion, view the rate graphs for each hotel through the "Rate History" links.

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Holiday Inn Express Albert Lea, Mn Info Rate History Map
821 Plaza Street
Albert Lea, MN 56007

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$81	$145
Observed Rates :	$72	$140

The observed low rate is 11% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 3% below the average high rate.

Americinn - Albert Lea, Mn Info Rate History Map
811 E. Plaza St
Albert Lea, MN 56007

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$87	$147
Observed Rates :	$85	$150

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

Ramada Inn Albert Lea Info Rate History Map
2306 East Main Street
Albert Lea, MN 56007

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$72	$72
Observed Rates :	$72	$72

The observed low rate is equal to the average low rate.
The observed high rate is equal to the average high rate.

Comfort Inn Albert Lea Info Rate History Map
810 Happy Trails Ln
Albert Lea, MN 56007

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$83	$84
Observed Rates :	$85	$85

The observed low rate is 2% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 1% above the average high rate.

Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Albert Lea Info Rate History Map
2214 EAST MAIN STREET
Albert Lea, MN 56007

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$82	$133
Observed Rates :	$103	$144

The observed low rate is 26% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 8% above the average high rate.

Super 8 Motel - Albert Lea Info Rate History Map
2019 East Main Street
Albert Lea, MN 56007

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$51	$72
Observed Rates :	$92	$98

The observed low rate is 80% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 36% above the average high rate.

For more analysis results, see the Discount Rates Page after you have updated the rate table.

Hotel Rate Table for Albert Lea, Minnesota

The table below shows Albert Lea, Minnesota 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 your arrival and departure dates and click "Update Rates" to get rates for specific dates. Click on the hotel names to see all avaiable room rates and make reservations.

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Interactive Rate Table for Albert Lea, Minnesota Hotels
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   Arrival Date                   Departure Date




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
Americinn - Albert Lea, Mn	117	85	87	-2	150	147	3
Holiday Inn Express Albert Lea, Mn	113	72	81	-9	140	145	-5
Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Albert Lea	108	103	82	21	144	133	11
Comfort Inn Albert Lea	84	85	83	2	85	84	1
Ramada Inn Albert Lea	72	72	72	0	72	72	0
Super 8 Motel - Albert Lea	62	92	51	41	98	72	26

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The September 09, 2008 rate analysis for Albert Lea, Minnesota hotels is based on the average room rates of 180 hotels in rural Minnesota 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: $50 - Super 8 Motel - Hallock
Highest Average Room Rate: $174 - St. James Hotel

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 September 09, 2008 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for rural Minnesota hotels is $94 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 $121, so Albert Lea hotels with an average rate higher than $121 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 $72, so Albert Lea hotels with an average rate lower than $72 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Albert Lea hotels with average room rates greater the $72 and less that $121 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.