Hotwire Hotel: 3.5* DC (Alexandria-Old Town) Crowne Plaza

[B4toyou]

Any idea what hotel this is:

4 Star Alexandria $115

Boutique Hotel

Fitness Center

Restaurant

Business Center

High Speed Internet

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding :)

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Yellowdog.

[B4toyou]

Ooops, sorry about that. This weekend 9/11 to 9/12.

I just refreshed my HOTWIRE request and now it is showing for $109.

[thereuare]

I'm not certain of the hotel above (i have my suspicions but it may be a moot point)...

If you're interested in the Hotel Monaco, change your search to 2adults/2children and a new 4* hotel appears in this zone with the amenities above plus a Pool icon (Boutique, Restaurant, Pool, Fitness, Internet, Business) for the same price. If you then click the CONTINUE button and look at the ensuing page, this offering has a 4.5/5.0 Tripadvisor rating... all of this information points to this offering (with the POOL icon when searching for 2a/2c) being the Hotel Monaco and that would be my best guess for this one.

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[B4toyou]

I tried that and got the results you said....interesting! The Monaco would be great, but if I say there will be kids, will they automatically assign a room with 2 beds? I would prefer a room with a king bed if at all possible.

The one without the pool icon... do you think that is the Lorien Hotel?

[AaronJB]

If you select 2 adults and 2 children, you may be given a room with two beds, but you can always request a room with one bed (although there is no guarantee exactly what bed type that may be.) Availability at the hotel for the dates, hotel policies and other factors determine what bed type you may be able to get.

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[thereuare]

Assuming you're age appropriate, I would give a 'story' at check-in along the lines of "this was supposed to be a family vacation but at the last minute a relative agreed to watch our kids, our first trip without them in 'x' years, so it would be appreciated if you could give us a nice room with a King bed". (if you're older then having kids who need minding after you can come up with a different story... you get the idea)

I'm really sure not of the 'other' Boutique property... the Lorien is one possibility, as is the Morrison... or it could even be a slightly different amenity combination and other data for the Monaco; but purchasing as indicated above i think gives the best odds at targeting this property.

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[B4toyou]

Well, I ended up waiting and then losing the offer for the "boutique" hotel.

I will start another thread about my next question.

[B4toyou]

I am being offered 3.5* in Alexandria for 9/11-9/12 for $69, is this the Crowne Plaza?

Shuttle

Fitness Center

Restaurant

High Speed Internet

Tennis

[AaronJB]

This would be a possible match for the Crowne Plaza.

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[B4toyou]

Thank you, that is what I thought.

[B4toyou]

Just to follow up: I did accept the 3.5* offer for $69 and it was indeed the Crowne Plaza. I am happy with my deal, but I am a little sorry I let the deal for the Hotel Monaco go :) Thus the saying.... You snooze, you lose!!

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Sorry you weren't able to get the Monaco, but nice rate for the CP.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's HOTWIRE link.

Enjoy your stay.