Hotwire Hotel: Help ID 4* Venice area hotel on Hotwire

[dbdpdx]

Hotwire has a 4* Venice area hotel list for $196 per night for 6/26. Amenities include breakfast, restaurant(s) and high-speed internet. It is recommended by 90% of Hotwire users and has 4.5 stars on TripAdvisor.

For the same night I just bid $150 for 5* on Priceline and not surprisingly lost. If I can ID the Hotwire and it doesn't excite me then I'll probably add 4* to my PL re-bid.

Thanks in advance!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

The HOTWIRE hotel above matches previous reports for the Best Western Premier Sant Elena so that would be my best guess for this one.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[dbdpdx]

Thank you! This morning it appears that the same place is down to $174. Unfortunately, for us the location is a bit too out of the way and far from the cruise docks.

I think I'll revisit PRICELINE (via your link, of course).

[thereuare]

Feel free to continue this thread for your PRICELINE discussion and if that is the service you ultimately use we'll move the entire thread to that section of the board.

Let us know what you ultimately decide to do for this stay or if we can be of further help along the way.

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

[dbdpdx]

In the end, given our time frame and needs, location became the #1 factor. I booked the Boscolo Bellini through HOTWIRE for $237. I opted for the Superior room over the Deluxe hoping for a better view and to avoid some of the problems experienced by recent reviewers on TripAdvisor. It was an extra $30 but at this point I'm already in so deep with the credit card...

Revisiting Paris and Priceline tomorrow...

[thereuare]

I booked the Boscolo Bellini through HOTWIRE for $237.

Was this a 'retail' purchase where you knew the name of the hotel beforehand or an 'opaque' purchase where you didn't learn the name of the hotel received until after your purchase?

If the latter, can you please add a reply to this thread with the amenities shown before your purchase... you can still view this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

Thanks, enjoy this nite of your trip.

[dbdpdx]

Sorry I wasn't clear. It was retail as I needed the specific location given our late arrival and cruise the next day.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up / clarification.