Priceline Hotel: 4* San Francisco (Financial District-Embarcadero) Hyatt Regency

[wolfgirl]

The dates are 4/30/10-5/2/10, 2 rooms, 1 adult in each.

Hotwire has a 3* Embarcadero hotel for $79. Amenities are:

Smoke Free Rooms, Restaurant(s), Business Center , High-speed Internet Access

80% recommendation, overall satisfaction 4.0

I've used google map to look for hotels within HOTWIRE's Embarcadero area and can't see a 3*. I'd really like to stay in the Embarcadero area and am worried if I bid on Priceline that I may get bumped up to the Hilton, which to my mind is not truly in the Embarcadero/Financial district area.

[Colfax]

My best guess is Hotel Griffon. It's smokefree with a restaurant and the TripAdvisor stats match.

If you purchase please use this HOTWIRE link and let us know what you get.

[wolfgirl]

Thank you. I don't think I've stayed there before, but I've stayed at the nearby Harbor Court and love the location.

I didn't think it was the Griffon because that's listed as a 3.5* by Expedia and TripAdvisor, but I see Priceline has it as 2*. Ah...just seen Hotwire has it as 3.5* as a vacation package, and is also showing it as full that weekend (although it's not full according to the hotel's website, so I don't know what that's all about).

So I feel a bit uncertain still.

I'm torn between bidding on Priceline for 3* at Fisherman's Wharf, in the hope of getting the Tuscan Inn, or going for this. Either way, I'll post the result.

[Colfax]

Griffon is currently 2* on Priceline and 3.5* on Expedia. It's not news that a hotel can have different ratings on various websites, but a range from 2* to 3.5* is unusual.

Although Hotwire and Expedia are owned by the same company each has their own rating system, and ratings aren't always consistent between the two. Hotwire Vacation Packages use Expedia ratings, not Hotwire ratings, so the same hotel could be rated 3* in a Hotwire "Hotel Only" purchase (Hotwire rating), but 3.5* in a Hotwire "Hotel + Air" package purchase (Expedia rating).

I still think this is probably Griffon.

If you want Harbour Court you could try bidding for a 3* on PRICELINE. You wouldn't get Griffon, since it's 2*. You could get upgraded to 3.5* Club Quarters or 4* Hilton though. If you don't bid higher than $55 for a 3* I don't think an upgrade is likely. But $55 might not be enough for Harbour Court, which is $159 for your dates.

Good luck, whatever you decide.

[wolfgirl]

Thanks. I'll sleep on it.

[wolfgirl]

Using PRICELINE, got 2 rooms at the Hyatt Regency for $75 using a free rebid after an unsuccessful $72 bid.

Had previously bid up to $71 unsuccessfully for a 3* in Fisherman's Wharf.

[wolfgirl]

Thanks for your help with this. I decided to use Priceline to try to underbid the $79 for this hotel, and got the Hyatt Regency for $75, which is a perfect location for me. My friend had a preference for a boutique hotel which was why I was looking at this, but the devil on my shoulder told me to try for the Hyatt, which I've always liked.

[yellowdog]

Thank you for sharing your result with the board!

Enjoy your stay.

Yellowdog.