Hotwire Hotel: 3.5* in San Juan PR 12/22-12/23

[camscuba]

I am looking at a 3.5 * hotel in San Juan, PR dates 12/22-12/23 2010

3 rooms, 6 adults

with anemities: casino, fitness center, pool, restraunt, business center and high speed internet for $113 +

Is this likely the Sheraton Old San Juan?

Are the rooms likely to be kings? or doubles (2 beds)? Is there any way to specify? I'd need doubles.

THANKS

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding :)

Do you also see a Tennis icon for this property?

Are the rooms likely to be kings? or doubles (2 beds)? Is there any way to specify? I'd need doubles.

No, you can't specify that before you book the rooms. You need to deal with this when you know the hotels name. Can you manage without doubles?

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Yellowdog.

[thereuare]

I'd need doubles.

Do you need more than double occupancy in each room OR because each person in the room would like their own bed?

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[camscuba]

Yes, Tennis is nearby

As for the doubles, there 2 same sex, non-couple rooms in our group.

1st room is for 2- 53 year old women

2nd room is for brothers 23 and 25 year old

3rd room is for a married couple

THANKS so very much

[thereuare]

You won't be able to choose the bed type when using PRICELINE or HOTWIRE. However, by increasing the occupancy with HOTWIRE, you can at least ensure separate sleeping accommodations in the room... this usually means 2 separate beds, but it could be one bed plus a rollaway, sofabed, etc.

If you change your HOTWIRE search to 3rooms/6adults/6children what appears to be the same 3.5* hotel as above is appearing for $129/nite. While a few dollars more than your search above, this would ensure separate places to sleep for each person in the room.

I'll also point out on this search that there is a 4* hotel for $126/nite which has not yet been identified or reported to the board, but it does get high marks from previous HOTWIRE customers (100% recommended and 4.5 or 5.0 ratings across the board for the criteria that HOTWIRE asks for feedback on)

Lastly, if you change your search to 3rooms/12adults a 4* hotel appears for $139/nite with:

Resort, Beachfront, Casino, Restaurant, Pool, Hi-Speed Interent, Business, Laundry, Tennis, Spa

(you'll need to click CONTINUE next to this offering, then the 'See all' link above the icons to see the complete list

This one is a match for the Inter-Continental that this would be my best guess for this one. For the most part all of the hotels in San Juan typically get a mixed reviews as it's an expensive hotel market and the service levels are often not up to expectations for the prices paid (it's not that service is 'bad' per se, but more so cultural differences with San Juan being more on "island time" where 'right away, mon' means "i'll get to it, no worries", as opposed to "i'm going to drop everything and take care of this for you immediately" (the latter what many expect for the hotel priece they're often paying) Anyway, i mention the above as while the InterContinental has its flaws just like many of the other hotels, it is often one of the best rated in the area, and has a great pool and beach area.

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Let us know what you decide and how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[camscuba]

We're not going to book for a few more weeks. I'll use the HOTWIRE link and keep you informed.

THANKS

[camscuba]

Date 12/22-12/23

I found a 3.5 star hotel with the following anemities: casino, fitness, pool, restaurant, business center and high speed internet (I looked in show all and no other anemities were listed and no was provided about a resort fee)

6 adults and 6 children with price of $89.00 (I need 3 rooms, 2 beds per room)

Do you think that this is the Sheraton Old San Juan ? Marriott San Isla Verde? Or other??

THANKS so very much

[thereuare]

This matches previous reports for the Courtyard by Isla Verde so that would be my best guess for this one.

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