Hotwire Hotel: 4* St Petersburg (Beach-Treasure Island) Tradewind

[dina_cpa]

I was trying to get 2 rooms on the beach for the Clearwater/St. Petersburg beach area. I first tried on Priceline as follows: I bid a 4* for St. Petersburg Beach starting at $150 going up to $225 (5 free re-bids)with no luck. I then tried to bid a 3* in Clearwater Beach starting at $150 up to $200 (added St. Pete Beach and then 2 more free re-bids) with no luck.

I then went to Hotwire and accepted a 4* in St. Pete Beach for $227 with the followings amenities:

Beachfront

Restaurant(s)

Pool(s)

Spa Services

Tennis Nearby

Business Center

The hotel was the Tradewind Island Grand.

(There was a 3* for $196 on the beach, but we opted for the 4* which was $227.)

I was not sure what the 4* was before accepting, since I had not seen it in the postings or hotel list for Hotwire with those amenities. Hope this helps someone in the future!

Thanks for a great website!

Dina

[dina_cpa]

I just searched the hotel's web-site. They have some rooms available for $219.00 per night, so I have submitted a Double Difference Guarante refund.

I looked at several on-line travel websites and they are showing no availability or only 1 room available. However, the hotel's own website is showing availability for 2 rooms, so I should be able to get the refund I assume.

Dina

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Thank you for sharing your results with the rest of the board.

Let us know how your Double the Difference claim goes.

[dina_cpa]

I received a response from Hotwire and they have refunded $96 back to our credit card for the Double Difference.

Normally we would not pay anywhere near $227 a night for a hotel, but there was not much availability for hotels on the beach in Clearwater/St. Petersburg for Memorial Day Weekend! Even the Holiday Inns and Travelodges were asking $250 to $329+ per night.