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Bluffton, SC Hotel Rates

Hotel Price Categories for Rural South Carolina 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 Bluffton, SC is a small town in rural South Carolina, it's rate classification is based on 167 hotels in rural South Carolina that are oustide the metropolitan areas. The latest rate analysis for rural South Carolina 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 > $192
average room rate is $77 to $192
average room rate < $77

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

Automated Rate Analysis for Bluffton, South Carolina Hotels

This analysis calculates the difference between the current rates and average rates for each hotel in Bluffton, South Carolina. 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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Candlewood Suites Bluffton-hilton Head Info Rate History Map
5 YOUNG CLYDE COURT
Bluffton, SC 29909

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$98	$149
Observed Rates :	$76	$129

The observed low rate is 22% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 13% below the average high rate.

Comfort Suites Bluffton Info Rate History Map
23 Towne Drive
Bluffton, SC 29910

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$100	$110
Observed Rates :	$85	$85

The observed low rate is 15% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 23% below the average high rate.

Fairfield Inn By Marriott Sun City/hilton Head Info Rate History Map
105 Okatie Center Blvd. N
Bluffton, SC 29910

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$101	$105
Observed Rates :	$89	$99

The observed low rate is 12% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 6% below the average high rate.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Bluffton @ Hilt Info Rate History Map
35 BLUFFTON RD
Bluffton, SC 29910

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$109	$149
Observed Rates :	$103	$120

The observed low rate is 6% below the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 19% below the average high rate.

Suburban Extended Stay Hilton Head Info Rate History Map
1376 Fording Island Road
Bluffton, SC 29910

Rate Analysis	Low	High
Running Average Rates :	$58	$92
Observed Rates :	$60	$100

The observed low rate is 3% above the average low rate.
The observed high rate is 9% above the average high rate.

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

Hotel Rate Table for Bluffton, South Carolina

The table below shows Bluffton, South Carolina 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 Bluffton, South Carolina 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
Inn At Palmetto Bluff	1148	na	729	na	na	1567	na
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Bluffton @ Hilton Head, Sc	129	103	109	-6	120	149	-29
Candlewood Suites Bluffton-hilton Head	124	76	98	-22	129	149	-20
Candlewood Suites Bluffton-hilton Head	118	na	98	na	na	139	na
Comfort Suites Bluffton	105	85	100	-15	85	110	-25
Fairfield Inn By Marriott Sun City/hilton Head	103	89	101	-12	99	105	-6
Suburban Extended Stay Hilton Head	75	60	58	2	100	92	8

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Hotel Rate Analysis and Classification Details

The April 7, 2009 rate analysis for Bluffton, South Carolina hotels is based on the average room rates of 167 hotels in rural South Carolina 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: $38 - Americas Best Inns Laurens
Highest Average Room Rate: $392 - Captains Walk Villas

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 South Carolina hotels is $117 and the standard deviation is $76.

Hotels with average rates greater than one standard deviation above the mean are categorized as deluxe. One standard deviation above the mean is $192, so Bluffton hotels with an average rate higher than $192 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 $77, so Bluffton hotels with an average rate lower than $77 are classified as budget hotels (green ) on the map.

Everything in between is categorized as moderate priced hotels, so Bluffton hotels with average room rates greater the $77 and less that $192 are classified as moderate priced hotels ( cyan ) on the map.