thanks for the assistance. Decided not to go with HOTWIRE for those prices. On a side note, has the value that Hotwire provides decreased in recent years? To be honest I don't use or check Hotwire thatttt often (maybe a few times a year) - but over the last couple years I have not found much value in Hotwire rates. The few times I have actually used and completed transactions with Hotwire, it was because the attractive prices warranted "risking" Hotwire (especially with the great help of BetterBidding). And those experiences were great! But they were also like 5 years ago. I haven't found prices low enough to warrant using/trying Hotwire recently - and this is on a variety of cities (this year alone: Nashville, Charleston, Madrid, Fort Lauderdale).