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Ames, IA Hotel Rates

Hotel Price Categories for Rural Iowa 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 Ames, IA is a small town in rural Iowa, it's rate classification is based on 200 hotels in rural Iowa that are oustide the metropolitan areas. The latest rate analysis for rural Iowa hotels was performed on April 7, 2009. The current classification breaks based on this analysis are as follows:

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

average room rate > $107
average room rate is $65 to $107
average room rate < $65

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

Discount Rate Analysis for Ames, Iowa Hotels

This analysis calculates the difference between the current rates and average rates for each hotel in Ames, Iowa. 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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Super 8 Motel - Ames Info Rate History Map
1418 S Dayton Ave
Ames, IA 50010

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$88	$94
Observed Rates :	$50	$65

The observed low rate is 43% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 31% below the average high rate.

Microtel Inn And Suites Ames Info Rate History Map
2216 SE 16th St
Ames, IA 50010

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$69	$85
Observed Rates :	$49	$77

The observed low rate is 29% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 9% below the average high rate.

Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Ames Info Rate History Map
2605 S.E. 16TH STREET
Ames, IA 50010

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$108	$112
Observed Rates :	$89	$89

The observed low rate is 18% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 21% below the average high rate.

Days Inn Ames Info Rate History Map
229 S Duff Ave
Ames, IA 50010

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$73	$82
Observed Rates :	$60	$78

The observed low rate is 18% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 5% below the average high rate.

Quality Inn & Suites Starlite Village Conference C Info Rate History Map
2601 East 13th Street
Ames, IA 50010

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$109	$137
Observed Rates :	$95	$130

The observed low rate is 13% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 5% below the average high rate.

Grandstay Residential Suites Ames Info Rate History Map
1606 South Kellogg Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$92	$152
Observed Rates :	$85	$115

The observed low rate is 8% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 24% below the average high rate.

Fairfield Inn And Suites By Marriott Ames Info Rate History Map
2137 Isaac Newton Dr. SE 16th St.
Ames, IA 50010

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$99	$123
Observed Rates :	$90	$100

The observed low rate is 9% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 19% below the average high rate.

The Hotel At Gateway Center Info Rate History Map
2100 green hills drive
Ames, IA 50014

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$100	$153
Observed Rates :	$99	$132

The observed low rate is 1% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 14% below the average high rate.

Holiday Inn Ames Conference Center, Isu Info Rate History Map
2609 UNIVERSITY BLVD
Ames, IA 50010

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$111	$137
Observed Rates :	$109	$170

The observed low rate is 2% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 24% above the average high rate.

The Hotel At Gateway Center Info Rate History Map
2100 green hills drive
Ames, IA 50014

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$100	$153
Observed Rates :	$99	$132

The observed low rate is 1% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 14% below the average high rate.

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

Hotel Rate Table for Ames, Iowa

The table below shows Ames, 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 Ames, Iowa 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
Best Western University Park Inn & Suites	132	100	101	-1	162	164	-2
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ames, Ia	126	109	112	-3	150	140	10
The Hotel At Gateway Center	126	99	100	-1	132	153	-21
Holiday Inn AMES CONFERENCE CENTER, ISU	124	109	111	-2	170	137	33
Quality Inn & Suites Starlite Village Conference Center	123	95	109	-14	130	137	-7
Grandstay Residential Suites Ames	122	85	92	-7	115	152	-37
Fairfield Inn And Suites By Marriott Ames	111	90	99	-9	100	123	-23
Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Ames	110	89	108	-19	89	112	-23
Americinn - Ames, Ia	95	79	76	3	119	114	5
Super 8 Motel - Ames	91	50	88	-38	65	94	-29
Comfort Inn Ames	89	87	88	-1	97	90	7
Heartland Inn Ames	88	na	83	na	na	92	na
Days Inn Ames	78	60	73	-13	78	82	-4
Microtel Inn And Suites Ames	77	49	69	-20	77	85	-8
Microtel Inn And Suites Ames	70	na	62	na	na	78	na

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 7, 2009 rate analysis for Ames, Iowa hotels is based on the average room rates of 200 hotels in rural Iowa 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: $44 - Chief Motel
Highest Average Room Rate: $142 - Kingsley Inn

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 April 7, 2009 analysis, the resulting mean room rate for rural Iowa hotels is $86 and the standard deviation is $21.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe. One standard deviation above the mean is $107, so Ames hotels with an average rate higher than $107 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 $65, so Ames hotels with an average rate lower than $65 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Ames hotels with average room rates greater the $65 and less that $107 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.