Liz123

Just closed out the Baltimore thread.

I ended up not using Hotwire for this hotel decision since I didn't want to end up in a bad part of Baltimore.

Hi Everyone, Any help in identifying the above hotel would be great! Amenities are: Suite Complimentary Breakfast Fitness Center Pool Business Center Laundry Facilities Hi Speed Internet Access Tennis Nearby Thanks!

I may not have been totally clear in my explanation. The hot dollars offer was for getting 1/2 our money back in hot dollars and remaining in the hotel. The refund (minus first night plus $50) offer was for checking out and going elsewhere. We weren't there long when we called, so you're right - it would have been better if they could have refunded the whole thing. However, it was late and we had no idea where else we would go (and they said they made no guarantees for relocating us). With the room change the next day, I'm very glad we stayed. The smoke smell in the room was pretty bad though, so I don't know how they're going to bring those rooms into compliance.

Thanks! No, I don't need to be in Baltimore West. I just wanted to find a hotel that has free parking, so I figured that was more likely in the outskirts. However, I'll be in the area for Johns Hopkins Hospital, so I don't want to be too far out.

Hello, I'm new to this forum and just posted a question in the Maryland section. However, I thought I would post a recent hotwire success. 3* Quincy Market-Financial District = Holiday Inn Boston at Beacon Hill $69 per night, Jan 14-17, 2009 Smoke free rooms (see comment below) Fitness center Restaurant Internet (it was free in all rooms, although a slow connection) While the room was listed as smoke free we were put into a smoking room on arrival. The front desk said they are still a smoking hotel and did not have any smoke free rooms to move us to. I called Hotwire and they called the hotel to confirm this. Apparently all hotels in Boston were supposed to go smoke free on Jan. 1, but some got an extension... this hotel was one of them. Anyway. Hotwire said they could either refund half our money in "hot dollars" to be used on hotwire within a year OR they would refund or money for our stay minus one night (since we already checked in) plus $50 extra dollars. They would help rebook, but there were no guarantees. We ended up taking 1/2 our money back. We dealt with the smoking room for one night and the hotel upgraded us to a nicer, smoke free room the next day. Liz

Hello, Here is the info from Hotwire: 2* Baltimore West - Pool, Internet $49 per night Feb. 5-7, 2009 Thank you in advance! Liz