Hotel Price Categories for Rural Virginia 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 South Boston, VA is a small town in rural Virginia, it's rate classification is based on 220 hotels in rural Virginia that are oustide the metropolitan areas.  The latest rate analysis for rural Virginia hotels was performed on September 09, 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 South Boston, Virginia Hotels

South Boston - Days Inn          Info   Rate History   Map
2050 Philpott Rd.
South Boston, VA 24592

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$58	$72
Observed Rates :	$45	$58

The observed low rate is 22% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 19% below the average high rate.

Holiday Inn Express South Boston, Virginia          Info   Rate History   Map
Hwy. 58 (1074 Bill Tuck Hwy.)
South Boston, VA 24592

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$106	$115
Observed Rates :	$96	$100

The observed low rate is 9% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 13% below the average high rate.

South Boston Super 8 Motel          Info   Rate History   Map
1040 Bill Tuck Highway
South Boston, VA 24592

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$52	$57
Observed Rates :	$53	$58

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

Quality Inn South Boston          Info   Rate History   Map
2001 Seymour Drive
South Boston, VA 24592

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$79	$79
Observed Rates :	$100	$110

The observed low rate is 27% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 39% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for South Boston, Virginia

The table below shows South Boston, Virginia 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 South Boston, Virginia Hotels Enter your arrival and departure dates and click Update Rates. Estimated processing time : 8 seconds    Arrival Date                   Departure Date Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31             Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31                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 South Boston, Virginia 110 96 106 -10 100 115 -15 Quality Inn South Boston 79 100 79 21 110 79 31 South Boston - Days Inn 65 45 58 -13 58 72 -14 South Boston Super 8 Motel 54 53 52 1 58 57 1

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The September 09, 2008 rate analysis for South Boston, Virginia hotels is based on the average room rates of 220 hotels in rural Virginia 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:  $48 - Chihowie Knights Inn
Highest Average Room Rate:  $164 - Holiday Inn Express Lexington

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 Virginia hotels is $90 and the standard deviation is $23.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $113, so South Boston hotels with an average rate higher than $113 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 $69, so South Boston hotels with an average rate lower than $69 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so South Boston hotels with average room rates greater the $69 and less that $113 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.