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:) Have been looking at this for the last few weeks but was waiting for my 6 weeks to pass before I claimed my 2nd Double the Difference with Hotwire. Check In date - June 5th Number of Nights - 1 Room $191.00 Taxes and fees $30.95 Wyndham.Com had a Web rate of $92.00. Went ahead and booked this at 10am this morning and just received confirmation that Hotwire will credit my card with $198.00 :)

Looks like you are doing what I did 2 months ago. I did make a reservation first with valuetrips and had no problem cancelling it at the hotel when Hotwire came through. Good Luck and hope you save a bundle!!!!!!!

I will be going to the Fl. Lauderdale area in June and I was just wondering what Thereuare's advise was on leaving a cash deposit. How much do you have to leave and did you experience any problems getting it back at the end of your stay? Do most hotels take a cash deposit? Any advise would be helpful. Thank you.

Sorry about the confusion........initially I was looking for 2 rooms (but the other party backed out). We are staying for 3 nights. Check in on June 24 Check out on June 27 Thank you so much for figuring out how they came to their number. It all makes sense now. You are quite right....I was a nervous wreck waiting for Hotwire to respond to my Double the Difference Guarantee but it worked out nicely in the end and I'm looking forward to my first trip to Fort Lauderdale and Florida. :) Many thanks again for all your help.

Well......I decided to go for the "Double the Difference Guarantee" (Sorry for my delay in posting...been under the weather this past few days). Check-in June 24 Check out June 26 Number of rooms 1 Price per night $129.00 Taxes and Fees $47.95 Total $434.95 My results - "You are entitled to a refund of $288.00. Your refund amount is based on the rates per night you found but with an extra $10.. added for an additional person. All hotwire bookings are based on double occupancy. "Not sure how they figure out the amount but I'm very happy to have saved some money-$89.48. :) Hotwire - $434.95 - 288.00 = $146.95 Valuetrips 69+69+75+23.43(tax) =$236.43 Many Thanks.

Boy, I wish I was going on a cruise, maybe one day. :)

:) ValueTrips.com sent me a reply with my rate of $75.00 for the Saturday night. I also changed my plans and booked the Thursday and Friday for a rate of $69 per night. I am very happy with the price and I know you are encouraging me to do "Double the Difference " but I'm not a gambler (that's why I don't play the lotto or go to Vegas). I know I could probably save aprox $165 for the 3 nights but I could also be left with a $400 bill for the 3 nights. For your info - I did not have to give my credit card to make the reservation as I will be checking in before 4pm that day. Thank you again for the great advise and the tip. :)

Thank you for your tip on Value Trip. I made a request for a room for the $75 rate and am waiting a reply. Also thanks for explaining the "Hotwire Double the Difference" Not sure if I will go for it as its a bit of a risk. I am happy with the $75.00 rate (we would spend $35 if we went out to breakfast that morning). You guys do a great job!!! Thanks P.S I think this hotel has free parking but am not sure (maybe more money saved there)!!!!!

Checked that out and its $75.00 per night. I don't quite understand how the Hotwire "double the difference" works. I'm new to all this. Thanks for your time.

Thanks Looks like the Embassy Suites is $140 for that night - 3.5 star "S" Amerisuites 2.5 Star "S" - customer favorite $133.00.

P.S. Looks like the Amerisuites is showing up on Hotwire for $133 per night.

Thank you both for your information. I have checked Hotwire for the same night 6/26 for $61 (looks like the Sheraton Yankee Clipper) so I would not like to bid any more than that. This seems like a good price. I feel that if I add the beach zone on priceline I may get that or the Holiday Inn (showing up on hotwire (June 24 to 27 for $56 to $60) . Holiday Inn has got some good and bad reviews. I like the Amerisuites as we have stayed in that chain before and enjoy the room (2 adults -3 kids) and the breakfast.

Thank you for the great website and all the information. I am looking to book 2 hotel rooms in Fort Lauderdale on June 26 for 1 night. I would love to get the Amerisuites Downtown 2.5 star. Checked their website -lowest price $109 (AAA Discount). Any help on this would be great, what price to start at etc. Are you aware of any other 2.5 star hotels showing up in the downtown area.