Hotwire Hotel: HELP! Need to ID 4* Midtown Central

[betsybug]

I'm not having much luck with Priceline for a NYC stay 6/14-17, so I went to Hotwire and found this mystery hotel. I can't find any 4* with a Spa, but no pool. AAA book and Travelocity can't help because they don't have SPA info. Help me ID it quick so I can decide today.

4* Midtown Central $125

Amentities: restaurant, fitness center, business

center, spa

I thought maybe the Sheraton Manhattan, but it has pool. The only spa hotels I've seen come up on Hotwire boards are in different areas - Westin Times Square and LeParker Meridien.

[betsybug]

I guess no one else can figure this out either given the high number of you who have viewed this post. I checked all the Hotwire package hotels for these dates and none are 4* and the only one with a spa is almost surely the 4.5* Le Parker Meridien, which is on the package this weekend.

So can we draw any Hotwire conclusions from this? such as:

1) Sometimes Hotwire makes a mistake in the star rating or

amentities list;

2) Hotwire has added a new 4* hotel to Midtown Central

that none of our research can identify; or

3) Hotwire's identified package hotels don't match the non-package

annonymous hotels they offer on the same dates.

I'm not willing to take the chance on it given Hotwire's sometimes inflated star ratings, but I hope someone else will buy this hotel soon and tell us what it is.

[thereuare]

So can we draw any Hotwire conclusions from this? such as:

1) Sometimes Hotwire makes a mistake in the star rating or

amentities list;

2) Hotwire has added a new 4* hotel to Midtown Central

that none of our research can identify; or

3) Hotwire's identified package hotels don't match the non-package

annonymous hotels they offer on the same dates.

Not all hotels that participate in the "Hotel" product participate in the "Package" product.

So if i interpret your list correctly, #3 is your WINNER!

I have seen one example so far where the amenities of the hotel product didn't match the package product, so although possible, i don't believe that thinking that Hotwire has made a mistake is a good bet.

I did try searching on Expedia and Orbitz to help with this, but 'Spa' is a fairly vague term and it is hard to determine exactly what is required for Hotwire to show this icon, so it wasn't much help.

[betsybug]

I think I figured it out. The hotel is the New York Hilton a/k/a Hilton Towers. I just got back and saw an ad by the elevator for "Spa Services". Hilton doesn't have Hi-Speed Internet in all rooms so that is why Hotwire probably is not listing that amenity.

Priceline beat Hotwire for the Hilton for my dates.

Hotwire $125 Priceline $93