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Sorry, the rating of the hotel should be 3.5 star, so I hope that admin can change the thread title to reflect this. I cannot seem to do so myself. Thanks.

One data point on secret deal from Hot.wire to share. Check in date: 28 July 2014 Check out date: 29 July 2014 Name of hotel: Hilton Downtown Miami Price: $78 FULL AMENITIES: Pet friendly, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Tennis Nearby, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower

Amenities: Indoor or Outdoor Pool, Fitness Center, Business Center

Data point to share. After monitoring the prices, I noticed that the price of the 4* hotel on Priceline.express deals page on BiddingHelper.com was $73 and booked it. It turned out to be the Hyatt Regency. I hope this information is useful to others.

Thanks, thereuare. I am looking for some confirmation from someone on the accuracy of the possible hotels before I check on google their locations. After that, I will decide which one to book. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Thanks.

Hi, I would be grateful if anyone can help identify or confirm the below hotels based on the dates of stay. The amenities were obtained from biddinghelper's Priceline express deals. I have another post on the Hotwire forum. Sorry for posting in both forums as I need to gather more information before I decide how to proceed. Thanks. ---- Check in date: 23 July 2014 Check out date: 28 July 2014 Hotel 1 (4 star) Downtown Miami Price: $74 per night GUARANTEED AMENITIES: Indoor or Outdoor Pool, Fitness Center, Business Center Possible: Could be Hyatt Regency, Intercontinental, JW Marriott Marquis Miami, J.W. Marriott Hotel Miami or Conrad Miami based on a comparison with the amenities on Priceline’s non-opaque hotels and Betterbidding’s Priceline hotel list. Cannot narrow down the possible hotels because guaranteed amenities provided are too generic. However, I am inclined to guess it is the Hyatt Regency or Intercontinental because the price is close to that of a 4 star downtown hotel in the Hotwire easy view tab. Hotel 2 (3 star) Downtown Miami Price: $79 per night GUARANTEED AMENITIES: Indoor or Outdoor Pool, Restaurant, Fitness Center, Free Internet, Free Breakfast, Business Center Possible: Marriott Hotel Beaux Arts Miami or Springhill Suites Miami Airport East/Medical Center based on a comparison with the amenities on Priceline’s non-opaque hotels. If yes, why is the Springhill Suites classified in downtown Miami? Hotel 3 (3.5 star) Downtown Miami Price: $104 per night GUARANTEED AMENITIES: Indoor or Outdoor Pool, Restaurant, Fitness Center, Free Internet, Business Center Possible: Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel And Marina, Hotel Urbano or Fortune House Hotel Luxury Apartments based on a comparison with the amenities on Priceline’s non-opaque hotels. Bettingbidding’s Priceline hotel list also has the same amenities for the Marriott. ====

Thanks, Aaron. Please find below some more hotels. The amenities were obtained from biddinghelper's Hotwire Easy View. I would be grateful if someone could confirm whether the possible hotels are correct. Thanks. === Check in date: 23 July 2014 Check out date: 28 July 2014 Hotel 4 (4 star) Downtown Miami Price: $78 per night FULL AMENITIES: Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access Possible: Hyatt Regency or InterContinental (amenities on Betterbidding’s Hotwire hotel list seem closest to the listed amenities) Hotel 5 (3 star) Downtown Miami Price: $107 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Boutique Hotel, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Self service laundry, Spa Services Possible: B2 Miami (because of the words boutique, spa and smoke free on Betterbidding’s Hotwire hotel list) Hotel 6 (4.5 star) Downtown Miami Price: $117 per night FULL AMENITIES: Pet friendly, Boutique Hotel, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Golf Nearby, Tennis Nearby, Spa Services, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower Possible: Epic (because of the word boutique on Betterbidding’s Hotwire hotel list) Hotel 7 (3 star) Downtown Miami Price: $107 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower Possible: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Brickell or Holiday Inn Port of Miami (amenities on Betterbidding’s Hotwire hotel list seem similar to listed amenities) ==== Questions: When the amenities on Hotwire easy view or Priceline express deals say there is internet access, does it mean complimentary access in the room? Also, how safe are the areas surrounding the above possible hotels? Thanks.

Hi, I would be grateful if anyone can help identify or confirm the below hotels based on the dates of stay. The amenities were obtained from biddinghelper's Hotwire Easy View. Sorry I have to post here as the hotwire hotel list for Miami does not seem to be as informative as the lists for some other cities. Thanks. -------- Check in date: 23 July 2014 Check out date: 28 July 2014 Hotel 1 (3.5 star) Downtown Miami Price: $86 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Pet friendly, Boutique Hotel, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Internet access, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower Hotel 2 (3 star) Miami Beach Price: $106 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Parking, Free Internet, Self service laundry Hotel 3 (3 star) South Beach - Oceanfront Collins Price: $117 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Breakfast, Free Internet, Boutique Hotel, Near Beach, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Internet access, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Roll-in shower Possible hotel: South Seas Hotel ------

Thanks. Will try the cookies, although I am willing to give them up for free in-room internet access. Anyway, regarding restaurants, are there any all-you-can-eat sushi or Korean places nearby?

Sorry, did not indicate in the previous post. It is 3.5*.

I did some checks using the Bidding.Helper and found the following hotel under the Priceline.Express Deals section: North Michigan Ave - River North Area Rated 8.0 out of 10 (or higher) Business Centre, Fitness Centre Price: $112 per night I checked the Price.line forum and guessed it could be the Doubletree Chicago Magnificent Mile. I went ahead to book the room and it turned out my guess was correct. Thanks to Admin/Aaron for the advice again. Please let me know whether I should also report this in the Priceline section. Also, do Hilton Hhonors gold members enjoy benefits such as complimentary in-room Internet for such bookings? Thanks.

Check in date: 2 May 2014 Check out date: 4 May 2014 Hotel 1 (4 star) Chicago Loop - Theater District Price: $155 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Pet friendly, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Internet access, Golf Nearby, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower Possible: Crown Plaza Metro (seems to be the only one on Hotwire Hotel List with Golf) Hotel 2 (3.5 star) Downtown - Millennium Park - Grant Park Price: $169 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Roll-in shower Possible: Silversmith Hotel Hotel 3 (4 star) Magnificent Mile Area - River North Price: $150 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Pet friendly, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access Possible: Western River North Hotel 4 (2 star) Magnificent Mile North - Water Tower Price: $135 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Pet friendly, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Internet access, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking Possible: Red Roof Inn Chicago Downturn Hotel 5 (3 star) McCormick Place - South Loop - Soldier Field Price: $126 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Parking, Free Internet, Boutique Hotel, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Internet access, Spa Services, Accessible for the blind, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower Possible: Chicago South Loop Hotel Hello, Aaron and Admin, many thanks for your advice again. I have updated the above list with the possible hotels using Hotwire Hotel List. I hope you don't mind this. I will assess whether to go ahead with Hot.wire or Price.line next. Thanks.

Thank you, Admin and Aaron for the advice. Will look at Hotwire Hotel List.

Hello, I would appreciate some help in identifying the below Chicago hotels on Hotwire so that I can make a decision whether to book through Hotwire or Priceline bidding. I obtained the information from the Hotwire Easy View tab on betterbidding.com. Many thanks. ==== Check in date: 2 May 2014 Check out date: 4 May 2014 Hotel 1 (4 star) Chicago Loop - Theater District Price: $155 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Pet friendly, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Internet access, Golf Nearby, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower Hotel 2 (3.5 star) Downtown - Millennium Park - Grant Park Price: $169 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Roll-in shower Hotel 3 (4 star) Magnificent Mile Area - River North Price: $150 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Pet friendly, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access Hotel 4 (2 star) Magnificent Mile North - Water Tower Price: $135 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Pet friendly, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Internet access, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking Hotel 5 (3 star) McCormick Place - South Loop - Soldier Field Price: $126 per night FULL AMENITIES: Free Parking, Free Internet, Boutique Hotel, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Internet access, Spa Services, Accessible for the blind, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower ===

Dear all, thanks for all the help and sorry for the late reply. We decided not to take the risk of booking any of the HOTWIRE hotels after some discussion. Perhaps, next time, we may consider the hotwire hotels. Once again, many thanks for the advice.

Hello, as mentioned on the other thread, I am also looking at Houston Galleria hotels due to cost reasons. Thus, I would appreciate some help in identifying the below hotels in the Galleria area. I obtained the information from biddinghelper.com or Hotwire. Hopefully, I have not done anything wrong. Thanks. == Check in date: 11 Oct 2013 Check out date: 17 Oct 2013 2 adults 1 room ==== Hotel 1 (from biddinghelper.com) Houston Galleria area hotel Price: US$44 per night, US$99 other sites Star rating: 2 star Amenities: Free Parking Free Breakfast Free Internet Pet friendly Self service laundry ---- Hotel 2 (from biddinghelper.com) Houston Galleria area hotel Price: US$76 per night, US$111 other sites Star rating: 2.5 star Amenities: Free Parking Free Breakfast Fitness Center Pool(s) Business Center Self service laundry ---- Hotel 3 (from biddinghelper.com) Houston Galleria area hotel Price: US$94 per night, US$189 other sites Star rating: 3 star Amenities: Free Breakfast Free Internet Fitness Center Pool(s) Business Center Accessible for the blind Accessible for the deaf Accessible path of travel In-room accessibility Accessible bathroom Handicapped parking Roll-in shower ----

Thanks for all the help. We have decided to look at hotels in the Galleria area as they are priced lower.

Thanks. The list of amenities I see is what I posted in the first post. Also, the price has now changed to US$127.

Done (see my my SF hotel) thread. Thanks.

Thanks. Finally decided not to take up the offer.

Hello, I would appreciate some help in identifying the below hotel. Thanks. == Top-rated hotel giving you free parking Downtown Houston Price: US$121 per night (US$199 standard price) Star rating: 3 star Check in date: 11 Oct 2013 Check out date: 17 Oct 2013 Amenities: Free Parking Free Breakfast Fitness Center Indoor Pool(s) Pool(s) Business Center Self service laundry

Thanks to all for the advice to a newbie. Here are the details. Hopefully, I have provided all the required information. === 2-star Hotel in Japantown - Civic Center North Price: US$84 per night (US$209 other sites) Star rating: 2 star Check in date: 7 Sep 2013 Check out date: 13 Sep 2013 This Hotel features the following amenities: Free Breakfast <amenity names only please... not descriptions> Free Internet <amenity names only please... not descriptions> High-Speed Internet Access Guestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply.

Hi, would be grateful if anyone can identify the hotel on <dead link removed>. Thanks and cheers.