Hotel Price Categories for Carefree, Arizona

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 Carefree, AZ was performed on April 7, 2009.  The analysis is based on the average room rates for 292 hotels within Carefree, AZ and adjacent towns forming the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 Carefree, Arizona Hotels

The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa          Info   Rate History   Map
34631 N. Tom Darlington Drive
Carefree, AZ 85377

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$199	$1,199
Observed Rates :	$349	$1,399

The observed low rate is 75% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 17% above the average high rate.

Hotel Rate Table for Carefree, Arizona

The table below shows Carefree, Arizona 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 Carefree, Arizona 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 The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa 699 349 199 150 1,399 1199 200 Carefree Resort And Villas 360 na 161 na na 560 na

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 7, 2009 rate analysis for Carefree, Arizona hotels is based on the average rates of 292 hotels within Carefree, AZ and adjacent towns forming the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 - Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel
Highest Average Room Rate:  $474 - Hotel Valley Ho

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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA hotels is $159 and the standard deviation is $87.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe.  One standard deviation above the mean is $246, so Carefree hotels with an average rate higher than $246 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 $80, so Carefree hotels with an average rate lower than $80 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Carefree hotels with average room rates greater the $80 and less that $246 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.