tiffychar

Just booked on Hotwire for May 26th - June 5th a 4* in Kensington/Knightsbridge/Chelsea for $185. Unfortuantely it is the K West Hotel which I have stayed at before, I believe through Hotwire as well. It is a nice and trendy hotel, but in a very dodgy area: Shepard's Bush which is actually quite far from the area that it is listed in. There is free internet in the lobby, but cocktails at the bar are $25 and the area is just so bad! Disappointing :-(.

I just purchased a 3.5 star hotel in London (The Financial District) and thought I was going to get a good deal as I usually do on Hotwire...but, no, not this time. The hotel is the Thistle Barbican and on Expedia is it listed at $114 a night. I paid $232, plus tax, so $299 :) . It is really a 3 star hotel and it is a 10 minute walk to the tube station. Trumped by Hotwire!