Hotwire Hotel: 3.5* Boston (Back Bay - Copley Square) Hilton Boston Back Bay

[MarcRRT]

Need some help/advice. Need a room in Boston for two nights starting Aug 21st. I've tried Priceline with no success. I've bid up to $150 for both a 4 star and 3.5 star exhausting all my free rebids. Hotwire shows a 3.5 star for $151/night. Can this be anything but the Hilton back bay or the Sheraton? The Hilton back bay is $223/night prepaid through hotel's website. Sheraton is $239/night. Would this be a good deal? How high would I realistically need to bid to hit a 4 star in Boston downtown? Lowest 4 star is Ames at $225. Parker house is $254.

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Please provide the complete details of the HOTWIRE listing (star rating, zone, full list of amenities) and we would be happy to take a look and try to ID. What would be your desired max budget per night for this stay?

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

[MarcRRT]

3.5 star Back Bay - Copley square

Indoor pool, smoke free rooms, fitness center, restaurant, business center, high speed Internet access

I think my max would be around $160/night.

[thereuare]

In addition to the 'Indoor Pool' amenity you've listed above, does this property also show a 'Pool' amenity?

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Thanks.

[MarcRRT]

Yes. When I scroll over see all it shows indoor pool(s), smoke free rooms, fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-Speed Internet access

[thereuare]

The Sheraton or the Hilton would be the best guess for this one, but no way to tell which is more likely than the other.

Using the prices you quoted above, either would be about a $75 discount vs. a conventionally booked room which would be a pretty good deal, imo. You could try PRICELINE for a lower price, but then 1) you won't have any guess as to the hotel you may receive, 2) it may not be as well rated (4.0/5.0 TA rating for this HOTWIRE offer) as this property, and 3) if you get a different hotel than either of the above the retail price of that property may not be as high as these, thus you may get a better price but not necessarily a better 'deal' based upon the percentage discount of savings.

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Let us know what you decide and how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[MarcRRT]

Hotel is no longer listed for the dates I need.

[thereuare]

Let us know if this offer re-appears or if there are any other HOTWIRE offer(s) you're interested in.

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Let us know whatever you ultimately end up doing for this trip.

[MarcRRT]

It showed up this morning and I jumped on it. Didn't save as much as I usually do using Priceline but it's done and now I can concentrate on finding a room for the other half of our vacation in NYC. It was $152/night. Hilton Back Bay. Prepaid through hilton.com was $224/night.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you're pleased with the purchase and this property should work well for your plans.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

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Enjoy your stay.