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San Marcos, TX Hotel Rates

Hotel Price Categories for San Marcos, Texas

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 San Marcos, TX was performed on April 7, 2009. The analysis is based on the average room rates for 159 hotels within San Marcos, TX and adjacent towns forming the Austin-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current classification breaks based on this analysis are as follows:

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

average room rate > $175
average room rate is $92 to $175
average room rate < $92

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

Discount Rate Analysis for San Marcos, Texas Hotels

This analysis calculates the difference between the current rates and average rates for each hotel in San Marcos, Texas. 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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Red Roof Inn San Marcos Info Rate History Map
817 IH 35 North
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$72	$77
Observed Rates :	$50	$75

The observed low rate is 31% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 3% below the average high rate.

Ramada Limited San Marcos Info Rate History Map
1701 IH-35 North Exit 206
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$85	$93
Observed Rates :	$70	$80

The observed low rate is 18% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 14% below the average high rate.

Comfort Inn San Marcos Info Rate History Map
1611 I-35 N.
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$94	$98
Observed Rates :	$80	$95

The observed low rate is 15% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 3% below the average high rate.

Best Western San Marcos Info Rate History Map
917 I-H 35 North
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$82	$98
Observed Rates :	$71	$80

The observed low rate is 13% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 18% below the average high rate.

Econo Lodge Marcos Info Rate History Map
811 S. Guadalupe St.
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$63	$66
Observed Rates :	$60	$60

The observed low rate is 5% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 9% below the average high rate.

Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, San Marcos, Tx Info Rate History Map
1560 IH 35 SOUTH
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$85	$150
Observed Rates :	$89	$114

The observed low rate is 5% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 24% below the average high rate.

Baymont Inn And Suites San Marcos Info Rate History Map
4210 IH-35 South
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$82	$103
Observed Rates :	$80	$85

The observed low rate is 2% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 17% below the average high rate.

Rodeway Inn San Marcos Info Rate History Map
1635 Aquarena Springs Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$60	$63
Observed Rates :	$60	$60

The observed low rate is equal to the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 5% below the average high rate.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites San Marcos, Tx Info Rate History Map
108 IH 35 North
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$114	$145
Observed Rates :	$119	$139

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

Super 8 Motel - San Marcos Info Rate History Map
1429 North I-35
San Marcos, TX 78666

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$80	$80
Observed Rates :	$80	$80

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

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

Hotel Rate Table for San Marcos, Texas

The table below shows San Marcos, Texas 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 San Marcos, Texas 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
Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel, Spa And Conferenc	152	159	149	10	159	156	3
Comfort Suites San Marcos	136	140	132	8	150	140	10
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites San Marcos, Tx	130	119	114	5	139	145	-6
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, San Marcos, Tx	118	89	85	4	114	150	-36
Hampton Inn & Suites San Marcos, Tx	117	129	112	17	129	122	7
La Quinta Inn San Marcos	111	119	103	16	129	119	10
Comfort Inn San Marcos	96	80	94	-14	95	98	-3
Baymont Inn And Suites San Marcos	92	80	82	-2	85	103	-18
Best Western San Marcos	90	71	82	-11	80	98	-18
Ramada Limited San Marcos	89	70	85	-15	80	93	-13
Super 8 Motel - San Marcos	80	80	80	0	80	80	0
Howard Johnson San Marcos	74	70	73	-3	80	76	4
Red Roof Inn San Marcos	74	50	72	-22	75	77	-2
San Marcos-days Inn	74	80	73	7	80	76	4
Knights Inn San Marcos	69	79	66	13	79	72	7
Econo Lodge Marcos	64	60	63	-3	60	66	-6
Rodeway Inn San Marcos	62	60	60	0	60	63	-3

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 7, 2009 rate analysis for San Marcos, Texas hotels is based on the average rates of 159 hotels within San Marcos, TX and adjacent towns forming the Austin-San Marcos, TX 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: $55 - Red Roof Inn Austin North
Highest Average Room Rate: $249 - Hilton Austin

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 7, 2009 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA hotels is $130 and the standard deviation is $45.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe. One standard deviation above the mean is $175, so San Marcos hotels with an average rate higher than $175 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 $92, so San Marcos hotels with an average rate lower than $92 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so San Marcos hotels with average room rates greater the $92 and less that $175 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.