Hotwire Hotel: 4* DC (White House-Capitol Hill) Captial Hilton

[swdke]

I need a room in Washington DC from May 7 to May 9, 2011. Prefer 4*, else 3.5-3* Looking to pay $90 per night + tax, or less. Prefer to say near Smithsonian Museums, which I assume might be the White House-Downtown, or Capital Hill areas. Or is there a better suggestion for best area near Smithsonian?

I do see on Hotwire a 4* hotel being offered for $89 in the White House Downtown-Capital Hill area that I am tempted to buy, but wish I knew which hotel it might be. Ammenities listed for this hotel are:

Fitness Center

Restaurant

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Spa Services.

The Tripadvisor customer rating is stated to be "3.5 out 5" which made me skeptical about this hotel. I guess I'd prefer a brand name hotel, and if this is such, I'd be interested in bidding. After reviewing on these boards, I am thinking this hote might be the Capital Hilton which would be fine with me. Based on above information, could it another hotel?

To add: I did bid via Priceline for 4* category up to $89 for the White House Downtown, Capital Hill area, but bid was rejected. I guess I was surprised as I was figuring that I'd get the 4* hotel being offered on Hotwire once I bidded up to $89. Either Priceline is not matching, or maybe the 4* Hotwire offer at $89 is not the same as a Priceline 4*?

Any advice for what this hotel might be, or on bidding? I do have time between now and May 7, not sure if I should bid now, or wait? Thanks for any help and recommendations.

[swdke]

Okay, I decided to go ahead and go for the HOTWIRE offer, and for the $89 rate, the "secret" hotel was the Capital Hilton, which was what I was hoping for. I a happy.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Terrific result for this property, and glad to hear that you were able to get the hotel you were hoping for.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay

[abillmann]

Last week I booked the EXACT same hotel for the EXACT same dates through Hotwire but paid $95. Actually, the rate is now listed at $85. I know this because of the "New Lower Rates in Washington D.C." email that Hotwire sent yesterday.

Thanks for rubbing it in guys, especially when I'm a Hotwire Express member!

[puck71]

I just jumped on this offer too. Same hotel, but for 5/6-5/9, $85 a night. Seems like a pretty sweet deal to me!

[thereuare]

puck71,

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

Can you please post your win to the board as a NEW TOPIC so that others will be aware of your win when searching the topic titles on the board and in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins. Please include the star rating, city, zone, room rate, dates and amenities shown before your purchase... you can still view all of this by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

THANKS! Enjoy your stay.