Hotwire Hotel: 3* Montreal (Downtown) Auberge and Hotel Montreal Espace Confort

[BigJuicyGirth]

Hotwire, $86 (CAD) per night, 3*'s, displayed amenities were: Free Breakfast, Free Internet, Smoke Free Rooms, Self Service Laundry, Kitchenette.

 

Total price for 4 nights (CAD) all-in is $433.81.

 

This was listed on Hotwire as "46% off", however the rack rates for this hotel range from (depending on the room) $59 to $85, so I can't see how this is 46% off. We'll give it a try and see how it is, but by checking out the hotel's website I'm surprised Hotwire lists it as a 3*. Some of the rooms don't even have their own washroom ('Shared bathroom')....... My fiancé's going to be pissed if we get a room without a bathroom, and I'll be in the doghouse. Guess we'll see what happens. Based on the hotel list I was thinking this was for-sure L'Appartement, but I guess there's always the chance that a new hotel not on the list will show-up. Lesson learned.

 

[BigJuicyGirth]

Oh yeah, I used the Hotwire link from BetterBidding.

[BigJuicyGirth]

So I thought about this a little more, and looked on the Hot.wire website for their star criteria. I really thought that this isn't worthy of a 3*, and doesn't compare to the brands listed, at least for North America. None of their rooms even have a Queen bed, just Double's. How's a dude supposed to get some solid action when he & she are squashed in a sardine can!

 

Then I saw that on their website you can 'Chat with an associate', so I chatted with Kent, asked him if basil burns in the oven if you put it on pizza, and said my gripe about what I just booked. He gave me a phone number, so I got on the horn and called-up Hot.wire.

 

The first agent I talked to was pretty useless, she tried to call the hotel to see if my room has a bathroom, and just got voicemail. She transferred me to someone else.

 

The supervisor was a bit less useless. I gave her my 2-cents. She called the hotel also, got someone, but they didn't speak English. So she got back on the horn with me, and said that in some other listing that hotel is 2.5*, and she agreed that I'd get no action there from my fiancé, that it isn't worthy of a 3*, and that it doesn't compare with their other 3*'s that Hot.wire offers. So she gave me a refund on my credit card...... Score.

 

Now I'll certainly be checking-out other options (Hotwire 3.5*'s or higher, and Price.line). But, now we know that the Auberge is listed as a 3* on HW, so it's not all bad I guess. 

 

And now I can get somewhere a bit nicer, get some action, and not be in the doghouse. All good.

[yellowdog]

Thanks for using the HOTWIRE links on the board.

Also thanx for the addition for this new property to the BetterBidding Hotwire Hotel List

 

I believe there may have been more amenities than you listed in your post, which would not have been seen unless you clicked the 'See all' link during the check-out process. Can you please add a reply to this thread with the amenities that are currently showing in the MY ACCOUNT link for this purchase... you can still view this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

Good to see that everything worked out well with HOTWIRE

Yellowdog.

 

PS. Please post is USD. Just change the drop down menu on the top right of HOT.WIRE page to United States and the currency dropdown to US Dollars. Then continue to search HOT.WIRE and post to the board in US Dollars so that rates are consistent and not subject to interpretation due to future currency fluctuation. Once you're ready to purchase stay on the US version of their site and simply change the drop down menu to whatever currency you'd like to use and complete your purchase.

[BigJuicyGirth]

Free Breakfast, Free Internet, Smoke Free Rooms, Self service laundry, Internet access, Kitchenette. That's it YellowDawg.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up!