Priceline Hotel: 4.5* San Francisco (SOMA - Moscone Center) Intercontinental San Francisco

[hopeland]

Using BiddingHelper.com.com to hunt down another great deal in San Francisco.  I'm eyeing two 4.5 star properties in Market St.-SOMA-Moscone.  This is an example of 2 hotels with the same zone/star level/classification appearing for the same date.

 

Dates: 2/6 - 2/8

 

Here are the two:

A. FULL AMENITIES: Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access; 90% recommended; $135

B. Amenities: Pet Friendly, Indoor Pool, Fitness Center, Pool, Restaurant, Business Center, Internet Access, Spa services, Access for the visually impaired; 100% recommended; $157

 

Note that only Hotel A shows up in Hotwire Easy View.

 

Hotel B is almost definitely the Intercontinental.  Hotel A matches pretty closely with an older set of amenities reported for the Intercontinental, but they probably aren't both for the Intercontinental.

 

It looks like in Hotwire retail the Palomar is now a 4.5*, which as much as I like that property, I think it's a bit generous.  Also, Hotel Palace is also considered a 4.5*.

 

One of the reviews for Hotel A mentions the corner rooms, which I know are considered special rooms at the Palomar.

 

So, I'm guessing that Hotel A is the Palomar and Hotel B is the Intercontinental.

 

Thoughts?

[thereuare]

For the second property i believe there are more amenities showing than what you have posted, as you'll need to make a few extra clicks in order to see the complete amenity set. If this one is not appearing in the EASY VIEW of BiddingHelper.com, try the following:

Search HOTWIRE (or use the HOTWIRE tab at BiddingHelper.com) and...

• click the offer
• on the next page click the BOOK NOW link
• in the TRIP SUMMARY box click the 'See more' link at the end of the amenities

I had to search for 2adults/1child to get this second hotel to appear, but doing so, this is the amenity set i see for this 4.5* hotel:

Pet Friendly

Indoor Pool

Fitness

Pool

Restaurant

Business

Hi-Speed Internet

Spa

Blind Accessible

Deaf Accessible

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Handicapped Parking

Roll-in Shower

... if this is what you're seeing, the Intercontinental San Francisco would be my best guess for this one.

For the first property, i don't have any insight into this one given how common the amenity set is for a 4.5* hotel in this area, but i don't think it's the InterContinental.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.

Let us know what you decide and how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[hopeland]

Thanks for the insight.  Based on my other Hotwire win that I just posted, we now know that Hotel A is the Park Central Premier San Francisco, a newly rebranded version of the Westin Market St.

 

Will decide what I want to do between these two properties for this stay and will report back as soon as I know.

[AaronJB]

Thank you for keeping us updated with what you decide and let us know if you have questions on additional listings.

 

Thank you for using the board's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[hopeland]

OK, so the above deals have evaporated, so I decided to go with Price.line instead.

 

Was able to win it at $179 using Bidding.Helper.com as always.

 

This is the exact lowest price as I bid $178 just before.

 

Retail rates at the Intercontinental are $239, so decent savings there.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you were successful bidding on PRICELINE and are pleased with the hotel and deal you received.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.