Amenities listed: Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Golf nearby. 95% of reviewers approved of the hotel.
Amenities listed include: Boutique hotel; Indoor Pool(s); Pool(s); Business center; Restaurant; Internet access; Pet friendly. While I got a great deal, I would never call a Westin a "boutique hotel."
Got the Park Lane Hotel, a 4.5 star hotel, for the good price of $151/night. Amenities listed are Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access. Rare to find a 4.5 star hotel with self service laundry. Address is listed as 36 Central Park South, but entrance looks like it's on 58th Street (the other side of the building from Central Park South/59th Street).
I just purchased a room on Hotwire at what was listed as a four star hotel in the Dupont Circle-Embassy Row area. Based on the amenities, I thought it might be the Palomar. I was quite surprised when it turned out to be the Westin Georgetown (formerly the Westin Grand), because that hotel had always previously been listed in the Kennedy Center-Geo. Washington University area. I guess Hotwire shifted the maps a little to keep people guessing. It's kind of ironic, especially because the hotel now is know as the Westin Georgetown, to help distinguish it from the other Westin in DC at 14th and M NW. Amenities remain the same:
Smoke Free Rooms
Fitness Center
Pool(s)
Restaurant(s)
Business Center
High-Speed Internet Access
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Just booked a one night stay for later this month for $80 plus tax/fees, and got this four star hotel:
St Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites
2033 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 530-3600
Amenities are:
Restaurant(s)
Fitness Center
Business Center
I don't recall seeing this one in the listing for DC, so hopefully it can be added.
Just booked the Capital Hilton (note, it is NOT the Capital Hill Hilton!). It was listed as a 4* hotel with restaurant, fitness, business center, high speed internet, and spa for amenities. Paid $115 for a one night stay.
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Booked the Sheraton Pasadena at 303 East Cordova Street, Pasadena, CA 91101, and it is now a 3 star hotel again. Amenities:
Smoke Free Rooms Fitness Center Pool(s)
Restaurant(s) Business Center Laundry Facilities
High-speed Internet Access Tennis Nearby
Got the Latham Hotel for $129 for one night 2/22-2/23. It's a nice hotel - I'm surprised it was ever listed as a three star property, as it is significantly nicer than the Holiday Inn in Georgetown, which is also rated three stars but is kind of dumpy.
Amenities:
Boutique Hotel
Business Center
High-speed Internet Access
The hotel does have a pool, but according to the hotel's website it is open seasonally, so that may be why it is not listed as an amenity. The hotel website also notes a fitness center, so I'm surprised that was not listed as an amenity (I did not check it out myself). Lastly, there is a restaurant in the hotel, but Citronelle is very high-end and only open for dinner five nights a week, which is why it is not listed as an amenity.
Paid $46 for Chase Suite Hotel Rockville. Amenities are: Pool and Business Center. Pool is outdoors, so not available for winter use.
Address is:
1380 Piccard Drive,
Rockville, MD, 20850
Just booked a one night stay in Rockville for $53, and got the 3.5* Hilton Washington DC Rockville Executive Meeting Center. Amenities: Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-speed Internet Access. Tennis and Golf, as shown in the master list, were not listed - but perhaps that's because it is winter?
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Just booked my hotel for tonight (12/29), and got the Sheraton Rockville in the King Farm development. 3.5 star hotel for $54 plus tax/fees. Amenities are: Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-speed Internet Access
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I booked a hotel in DC for last night, 12/28, and got the Melrose Hotel. Please note it is now assigned 3.5 stars. I don't know why it was downgraded - I have stayed there before and think it is closer to a 4 star.
Amenities: Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-speed Internet Access
I paid $89 plus tax/fees for one night.
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Just booked a 2.5* "boutique" hotel in Georgetown for Tuesday, July 28th, for one night, and it is:
Savoy Suites Hotel
2505 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC, 20007
Amenities listed:
Boutique
Hotel Fitness Center
Restaurant(s)
Business Center
High-speed Internet Access
I'm curious to see how a 2.5* hotel could possibly be a "boutique" hotel.
Fourstarbidder (weren't any cheap four star hotels available this time!)
Just booked a 3* hotel in Georgetown, and got the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center at 3800 Reservoir Rd. NW. Amenities were:
Restaurant
Fitness Center
High-speed Internet Access
Non-smoking rooms
Just booked the Melrose Hotel for a one night stay, and can confirm the amenities listed on the master list:
Fitness Center
Restaurant(s)
Business Center
High-speed Internet Access
Got it for $94 plus tax/fees. Yesterday it was listed for something like $179 plus tax/fees - even more than some 4.5 star hotels in DC. So waiting a day to book was well worth it.
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No, the room disappeared when I checked HOTWIRE again yesterday. C'est la vie...
I am trying to book a one night stay in DC for next Tuesday, 5/12, and the only thing even decently priced is a 2.5* hotel in Georgetown with these amenities:
Boutique hotel
Fitness center
Restaurant
Business Center
High-speed Internet access
Does anyone have any ideas which hotel this might be? I find the whole idea of a 2.5* hotel being a boutique hotel kind of ridiculous, but for one night I'm willing to try it.
Thank you,
Four Star Bidder
Catching up on some old Hotwire emails. Booked a 4* hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from 4/26-28 in the Santa Fe Plaza Area, and got the Inn & Spa at Loretto for $126/night. Total for two nights including taxes/fees was $290.94.
Amenities listed were:
Fitness Center
Pool(s)
Restaurant(s)
Business Center
Laundry Facilities
Spa Services
I don't know why "Laundry Facilities" is listed as an amenity. Very few, if any, hotels of the Loretto's caliber will have a guest laundry facility, and the Loretto did not have on either (as I suspected). They do offer a laundry service (I think done off-site), but who knows how much that would cost, so I found a laundromat not too far away and did my laundry myself.
I should also note that the Loretto charges a $12/day resort fee. They listed specifically what the fee covered, and I felt they were worthwhile amenities: 24-hour business center with three Internet terminals/computers, and a printer; free New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, in the lobby each day, while supplies last; and other amenities that I forget.
Parking at the hotel is by valet only, for $18/day. There was overnight parking on streets nearby, so I did not use the hotel valet service, preferring to save money. But if you don't want to move the car or feed a meter at 8am, you might choose to use the valet. There are also some municipal parking lots not too far from the Loretto, but I do not think they allow overnight parking.
Overall I enjoyed my stay at the Loretto.
Four Star Bidder
As a followup to my original post, I should note that the Intercontinental charges a valet fee (car parking) of $32/day. I didn't see any street parking near the hotel, so I paid the fee plus a tip for the valets.
Four Star Bidder
Just now going through some old Hotwire emails and posting here. Back in early March (3/5-3/6) I booked one night at a 3.5* hotel in the White House-Capitol Hill area, and it was the Washington Court Hotel at 525 New Jersey Ave. NW. Amenities listed were:
Boutique Hotel
Fitness Center
Business Center
High-speed Internet Access
Golf Nearby
Tennis Nearby
I do not consider the Washington Court Hotel to be a boutique hotel based on my stay there. It's a perfectly nice hotel, but there is nothing unique, special, or offbeat about it. It probably caters to visitors to Capitol Hill. Also, there is no golf and tennis nearby. There probably is some within 2-3 miles, but as for within 10 blocks of the hotel, forget about it.
Some of the hallway windows on upper floors offer great views of the Capitol dome.
I paid $99 plus taxes/fees, total of $118.17.
Four Star Bidder
Arrived today in Los Angeles, and for $123/night plus taxes/fees, I booked the Los Angeles InterContinental from April 15-23. A great price for a great hotel chain (this is my first stay in the LA InterContinental, but I've enjoyed their hotels elsewhere).
Amenities listed were: Fitness Center, Pool, Restaurant, Business Center, High-speed Internet Access, Golf Nearby, Tennis Nearby
4* DC (Georgetown) Westin Georgetown
in Hotwire Hotels - Washington, DC
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Accessible amenities: Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower.
Regular amenities: Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Golf nearby