Plebian Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hi, I would like to stay in the University City area of Philadelphia at the end of August (Aug. 30-31). We used Priceline a few years ago but have three travelers this time, so must use Hotwire, which is a first for me. I see the zones are a little different. I notice that the second hotel offered has spa services and the third no internet mentioned at all. Thanks for your help! Hotel 1:$97/night City Center West/University City area boutique hotel4-star 95 percent recommendedBoutique hotel, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness Center, and more • Boutique hotel• Business center• Fitness center• Internet access• Restaurant(s)• Self-service laundry• Smoke-free roomsAccessibility• Accessible for visually impaired• Accessible for hearing impaired Hotel 2:$151/night City Center West/University City area hotel4-star 100 percent recommendedFree Internet, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center and more• Business center• Fitness center• Free Internet• Restaurant(s)• Smoke-free rooms• Spa servicesAccessibility• Accessible for visually impaired• Accessible for hearing impaired Hotel 3: 3-star $204/night City Center West/University City area all-suites hotelFree breakfast, indoor pool (s), pool (s) Business Center, self-service laundryAmenities Business center Free breakfast Indoor pool(s) Pool(s) Self-service laundry Link to comment
thereuare Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I believe there are more amenities then what you have posted above as HOTWIRE has a new interface that does not show the complete set of amenities unless you click thru a few extra links. If you repeat your search using our BiddingHelper.com tool... use the HOTWIRE EASY VIEW tab and then click the GREEN BUTTON next to each of these listings, do you see more amenities then what you have listed above? Using this method, below is the full list of amenities i'm seeing for each when searching for your dates: 4* Boutique Boutique Smoke Free Fitness Restaurant Business Laundry Hi-Speed Internet Blind Accessible Deaf Accessible Travel Accessible Room Accessible Wheelchair Accessible Bathroom Accessible Handicapped Parking Roll-in Shower ... my guess here would be the Le Meridien, which i have stayed at previously. It's a very nice hotel (incidentally used to be a YMCA that was remodeled very nicely) with typical city smallish rooms... but is on the eastern end of this zone so not really that close to the University (of Pennsylvania) For the 100% recommended property this is the full amenity set i'm seeing: Free Internet Smoke Free Fitness Restaurant Business Hi-Speed Internet Spa Blind Accessible Deaf Accessible Room Accessible Bathroom Accessible Roll-in Shower ... my best guess for this one would be the Hilton Inn at Penn which gets excellent reviews, and as the name implies, would be close to the University (if that's where you need to be this trip) 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. Good luck! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Plebian Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hi, I have changed my zone slightly but it is still Philadelphia. Valley Forge/King of Prussia Zone, using Hotwire for party of 3. King of Prussia –Valley Forge2.5 Star $62/night• Free Internet• Free breakfast• Free parking• Business center• Fitness center• Accessible for visually impaired• Accessible for hearing impaired• Accessible path of travel I found this on regular Hotwire (using your links). I clicked through to where it wanted e to pay and I cannot find any further descriptions. Also, I cannot find a similar pricepoint deal using Bidding Helper/Easy View that includes free parking. Thanks for any help in identifying this property! Link to comment
yellowdog Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 I can't get the same hotel to appear when replicating your search. I have tried every possible way. Are you searching for 2 adults + 1 child or 3 adults? How many HOTWIRE customer reviews do you see for this listing? 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. Yellowdog. Link to comment
Plebian Posted August 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Yellowdog,I did two adults and one child for my search. I ran the search again just now and found two on regular Hotwire and one on Bidding Helper. So here are the details in order. Any guesses welcomed!Thank you! REGULAR HOTWIRE RESULTS1. $62/night 2.5 Star 48 percent off. Hotel profile: 102 Reviews. 90 percent recommended; booked 11x today.Amenities (when I click through): Complimentary• Free Internet• Free breakfast• Free parkingAmenities• Business center• Fitness centerAccessibility• Accessible for visually impaired• Accessible for hearing impaired• Accessible path of travel 2. King of Prussia Hotel$60/night 2.5 Star80 percent recommended; 110 total reviewsbooked 11x today33percent offComplimentary• Free breakfastAmenities• Business center• Fitness center• Self-service laundryAccessibility• Accessible for visually impaired• Accessible path of travel• In-room accessibility• Accessible bathroom• Accessible parking BIDDING HELPER3. $61/night 2.5 StarFULL AMENITIES: Free parking, Free breakfast, Free Internet, Fitness center, Business center, Internet access, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower Link to comment
AaronJB Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 The 2.5* King of Prussia for $60 has not yet been ID'd/reported to the board. A guess would be the Holiday Inn Express with a new amenity set, but it may be something else not yet reported to the board. What are the zones for the other two listings (1 and 3) in the above post? 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. Link to comment
Plebian Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 All three were King of Prussia. I think the Bidding Helper was probably a duplicate of one of the regular Hotwire offers. Link to comment
yellowdog Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 All three were King of Prussia. I think the Bidding Helper was probably a duplicate of one of the regular Hotwire offers.It doesn't look the same to me. My guess for the BiddingHelper.com offer would be Comfort Inn Valley Forge. 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. Keep us updated on your progress and let us know what you ultimately decide or if we can be of further help. Yellowdog. Link to comment
Plebian Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 We did not end up using Hot.wire for this stay. My husband got offered a large incentive of free miles to stay at a hotel on their list. Since this reservation was to be was only for one night, it was the perfect choice to use that incentive on. Link to comment
thereuare Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Thank you for closing this thread with your decision. 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. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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