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Looks like a great deal.. i wish i would have started lower! Although I think the Friday and Saturday would have driven the price up some.. Nice find

$143 was a winning bid for the Venetian. Pretty happy with that price it seems like its sort of a busy weekend in Vegas and all of the 5* Hotwire properties were higher than that. Thanks for the help betterbidding!

The other couple going with us received the same email last night regarding the "amenity change", so we decided to rebook. I used Priceline and got a room at the Venetian we ended up paying a little over $100 more over the three nights but I feel pretty good about it still. The HOTWIRE cancellation email I received noted we'd get a refund within 1-2 billing cycles which I thought was a bit too long.... but I guess I'm sort of at their mercy. I'll post my priceline win in the Priceline forum. Thanks!

Yeah- its really a conundrum... Because I called the reservation line at TheHotel @ Mandalay and they still have me in the suite, and when I told the woman my story she said "but its an all suite hotel" and then I relayed the story from the other poster. She did eventually say it might have been possible, but that rooms are assigned at check in, and she was still showing me in a suite. Was just curious if anyone else had this issue. Thanks for listening :) I'll let you know what happens, as of now I think i'm going to try to stick it out.. and maybe try the $20 trick, and at best try to get something else comped if i get bumped.

This is the email I received... just for an fyi We are contacting you about your upcoming stay at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay. Hotwire itinerary xxxxxxxx. We regret that the hotel is not able to offer the Suite that was listed on our site. We do periodically review our hotel partners' amenities to show the most accurate and up-to-date information, and we recently changed our site to reflect the current offerings of THEhotel at Mandalay Bay. As such, we would like to offer you the option of either cancelling the reservation for a full refund, or keeping the reservation and receiving 25% of your entire stay in HotDollars. HotDollars can be used for any hotel, flight, or Hotwire hot Rate rental car booking on Hotwire. Each HotDollar is equivalent to one U.S. dollar and is available for one year from the date of issuance.

These are the amenities- Resort Suite Casino Fitness Center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business Center High-Speed Internet Access Golf Nearby Tennis Nearby Spa Services Hotwire is providing me the option to cancel, if I keep the reservation they will give me 25% of what I paid for this trip in "hotdollars" for a future stay. I was wondering if anyone had a similar experience and was able to keep the suite. For the price I could have gotten a "regular room" through the MGM players club for a lower cost at other properties. Thanks in advance for the advice

A month or so ago I won TheHotel at Mandalay Bay for $112 for the weekend of 10/6. At the time I thought it was a great win. Unfortunately, I recently received an email from Hotwire indicating that my "room category" was no longer available. Based on a few other posts, it appears TheHotel was taking Hotwire guests who won Suites (one of the amenties listed, among the others frequently shared on the board) and sticking them in some sort of "deluxe room" which was smaller and was more akin to the Mandalay's regular sized rooms. I believe hotwire has now changed the amenities for TheHotel, but i'm not sure. I'm interested to know if anyone ran into this problem when they went to check in, and if they were still able to get the Suite?

I'm having a similar issue at TheHotel, I booked some time ago for October 6 and just received an email today indicating that "my room type was no longer available". It appears as though I've been downgraded to this "deluxe room". Do you think it would help to contact Mandalay directly to see if they can guarantee the suite? Or should I just take the refund and look elsewhere? Pretty bummed, as we have another couple already staying at Mandalay and now we might be at different properties...