Hotwire Hotel: 3* Philadelphia (City Center East - Old City) Four Points

[squrty]

Trying to identify one or both of these hotels. Dates of stay, 1 night 12/23-12/24

4* Center City West/University City ($77 a night)

Would prefer the 4* but don't want to risk getting the Hilton Inn at Penn

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

In-Room Accessibility

Accessible for the Deaf

Accessible Bathroom

3* Center City East/Old City ($59 a night)

Free Internet

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Accessible for the Blind

Accessible for the Deaf

Accessible Path of Travel

In-Room Accessibility

Accessible Bathroom

Roll-in Shower

Thanks in Advance!

[thereuare]

Best guess for the 4* would be the Westin while my best guess for the 3* would be the Four Points Philadelphia City Center.

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

[squrty]

How sure are we about it being the Westin? Is there any chance it could be the Hiltons at Penn still?

Also, what should I do if I we have 4 people and need 2 beds? Can we have them change the room by calling in? The price increases significantly if we bid for 3 persons and 4 and so on. I was hoping to bid for 2 persons then call in to change to a room with 2 beds.

Also, the 3 star says they are still collecting reviews for tripadvisor. I'm afraid it might be a new hotel??? I would be happy with the Four Points Sheraton, maybe I should just go with that, it seems less risky.

Any suggestions? I need to book by tomorrow.

[thereuare]

We can't see the hotel names either, but the Westin has been seen with this amenity set in the past and therefore is my best guess for this one (while the Hilton Inn at Penn has never been seen with this amenity set).

The hotel is only required to provide accommodations for the number of guests you include in your search. While you can call the hotel you win and request a room with two beds, the hotel may not be able, or willing, to honor your request (or there could be an additional fee involved).

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[squrty]

Sorry, one more question. I'm leaning towards the 3 star. Is it a good likelyhood that it is indeed the Four Points Sheraton? I'm not sure why it would say that they are still collecting reviews when on tripadvisor it clearly has a 3 star with many reviews.

[thereuare]

It's not uncommon for HOTWIRE to show reviews/percent recommendation from previous guests for one search and then revert to a 'still gathering' message for the same hotel on the next search. However, there is no correlation between the 'percent recommended by previous HOTWIRE guests' and Tripadvisor, so don't try to cross-reference the two ratings.

The amenities above would be a new amenity set for the Four Points so i have less confidence in this guess vs. the guess for the Westin, but that is my guess for this one (and HOTWIRE is down at the moment so i'm not able to do any additional searches/checks).

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[squrty]

HOTWIRE website is back up. I've decided to bid on the 3 star hotel since we need two double beds. I called the Westin and they are unable to touch any reservations made by 3rd party sites. Period. Is there anyway that you can help me do additional searches / checks once more on the 3* to try to get a better guess as to which hotel it might be. The girls and I would love the Four Point Sheraton but don't want to get stuck with a Holiday Inn. THANKS!

Jamie

[AaronJB]

The 3* hasn't been ID'd/reported to the board, but my guess would be a new amenity set for the Four Points, as well.

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[squrty]

I took a chance and it worked! It was indeed the Four Points Sheraton. $59 for 2 people or $62 for 4 people. Thank you both so much for your help. I guess this is a new amenity set that you guys can add to your list. Might need your help in booking a hotel in NJ as well. =)

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Nice to see it worked out well for you and that you received the hotel you were hoping for.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and helping us update the Hotiwre Hotel List with the new amenity set for this property.

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Enjoy your stay.