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Des Moines, IA Hotel Rates

Hotel Price Categories for Des Moines, 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 Des Moines, IA was performed on April 7, 2009. The analysis is based on the average room rates for 69 hotels within Des Moines, IA and adjacent towns forming the Des Moines, IA 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 > $143
average room rate is $87 to $143
average room rate < $87

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

Discount Rate Analysis for Des Moines, Iowa Hotels

This analysis calculates the difference between the current rates and average rates for each hotel in Des Moines, 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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Rodeway Inn Des Moines Info Rate History Map
5020 N.E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50313

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$80	$143
Observed Rates :	$45	$60

The observed low rate is 44% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 58% below the average high rate.

Marriott Des Moines Info Rate History Map
700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$153	$198
Observed Rates :	$89	$169

The observed low rate is 42% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 15% below the average high rate.

Candlewood Suites Des Moines, Ia Info Rate History Map
7625 Office Plaza Drive North
Des Moines, IA 50266

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$101	$122
Observed Rates :	$70	$110

The observed low rate is 31% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 10% below the average high rate.

Hampton Inn Des Moines-airport Info Rate History Map
5001 Fleur Drive
Des Moines, IA 50321

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$114	$116
Observed Rates :	$84	$89

The observed low rate is 26% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 23% below the average high rate.

Quality Inn & Suites Event Center Info Rate History Map
929 3rd Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$123	$123
Observed Rates :	$95	$100

The observed low rate is 23% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 19% below the average high rate.

Radisson Hotel Des Moines Airport Info Rate History Map
6800 FLEUR DRIVE
Des Moines, IA 50321

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$121	$209
Observed Rates :	$98	$98

The observed low rate is 19% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 53% below the average high rate.

The Suites Of 800 Locust Hotel Info Rate History Map
800 West Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$194	$376
Observed Rates :	$149	$205

The observed low rate is 23% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 45% below the average high rate.

Hotel Ft. Des Moines Info Rate History Map
1000 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$110	$168
Observed Rates :	$89	$109

The observed low rate is 19% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 35% below the average high rate.

Heartland Inn Des Moines West Info Rate History Map
11414 Forest Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50325

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$84	$136
Observed Rates :	$79	$92

The observed low rate is 6% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 32% below the average high rate.

Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel Info Rate History Map
401 Locust St.
Des Moines, IA 50309

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$118	$229
Observed Rates :	$109	$159

The observed low rate is 8% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 31% below the average high rate.

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Hotel Rate Table for Des Moines, Iowa

The table below shows Des Moines, 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 Des Moines, 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
The Suites Of 800 Locust Hotel	285	149	194	-45	205	376	-171
Marriott Des Moines	176	89	153	-64	169	198	-29
Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel	174	109	118	-9	159	229	-70
Radisson Hotel Des Moines Airport	165	98	121	-23	98	209	-111
Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines-on The River	147	120	142	-22	899	152	747
Best Western Des Moines Airport Hotel	143	150	102	48	187	184	3
Heartland Inn Airport	142	77	87	-10	200	196	4
Hotel Ft. Des Moines	139	89	110	-21	109	168	-59
Chase Suite Hotel Des Moines	134	109	117	-8	109	150	-41
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Des Moines-northwest	134	110	114	-4	170	155	15
Baymont Inn and Suites Des Moines	125	72	83	-11	159	167	-8
Quality Inn & Suites Event Center	123	95	123	-28	100	123	-23
Holiday Inn Des Moines Downtown-mercy Camp	118	103	107	-4	145	129	16
Holiday Inn Des Moines-airport/conf Center	116	125	111	14	125	122	3
Hampton Inn Des Moines-airport	115	84	114	-30	89	116	-27
Candlewood Suites Des Moines, Ia	112	70	101	-31	110	122	-12
Rodeway Inn Des Moines	112	45	80	-35	60	143	-83
Baymont Inn & Suites Des Moines Airport	110	89	90	-1	139	131	8
Heartland Inn Des Moines West	110	79	84	-5	92	136	-44
Fairfield Inn & Suites Des Moines Airport	108	99	87	12	99	129	-30
Comfort Inn Des Moines	102	80	93	-13	116	112	4
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines, Iowa	97	90	94	-4	100	100	0
La Quinta Inn Des Moines/west-clive	88	79	73	6	79	103	-24
Super 8 Motel - Des Moines/airport	87	80	78	2	80	96	-16
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	79	75	65	10	115	93	22
Quality Inn & Suites	74	60	71	-11	70	76	-6
Red Roof Inn & Suites Des Moines	74	62	74	-12	69	74	-5
Des Moines-days Inn Merle Hay	70	51	62	-11	70	79	-9
Travelodge Des Moines	65	60	58	2	70	72	-2
Ramada Des Moines	62	139	58	81	139	66	73

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 7, 2009 rate analysis for Des Moines, Iowa hotels is based on the average rates of 69 hotels within Des Moines, IA and adjacent towns forming the Des Moines, 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: $62 - Ramada Des Moines
Highest Average Room Rate: $176 - Marriott Des Moines

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 Des Moines, IA MSA hotels is $112 and the standard deviation is $31.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe. One standard deviation above the mean is $143, so Des Moines hotels with an average rate higher than $143 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 $87, so Des Moines hotels with an average rate lower than $87 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Des Moines hotels with average room rates greater the $87 and less that $143 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.