Hotel Price Categories for Marion, Iowa

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 Marion, IA was performed on April 7, 2009.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 27 hotels within Marion, IA and adjacent towns forming the Cedar Rapids, IA 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.

Automated Rate Analysis for Marion, Iowa Hotels

Hotel Rate Table for Marion, Iowa

The table below shows Marion, Iowa 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 Marion, Iowa Hotels Enter your arrival and departure dates and click Update Rates. Estimated processing time : 4 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 Microtel Inn And Suites Cedar Rapids / Marion 68 na 58 na na 78 na Microtel Inn And Suites Cedar Rapids / Marion 67 61 62 -1 113 72 41

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 7, 2009 rate analysis for Marion, Iowa hotels is based on the average rates of 27 hotels within Marion, IA and adjacent towns forming the Cedar Rapids, IA 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:  $65 - Red Roof Inn Cedar Rapids, Ia
Highest Average Room Rate:  $154 - Holiday Inn Express Cedar Rapids(collins Rd), Ia

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 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA hotels is $101 and the standard deviation is $24.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $125, so Marion hotels with an average rate higher than $125 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 $83, so Marion hotels with an average rate lower than $83 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Marion hotels with average room rates greater the $83 and less that $125 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.