Hotwire Hotel: 5* Miami (South Beach - Oceanfront Collins) The James Royal Palm

[jdvmd]

Moderators,

Please delete my other thread as I didn't include enough information in the title.

Need help in identifying a 5* property in Miami for a one-night stay next week. Coming in at $241 for two adults. Date: Jan. 18-19, 2013.

Thinking this is The Setai as I crossreferenced with Hotwire's vacation packages.

Plan to book immediately using your HOTWIRE links.

5-star Hotel in South Beach - Oceanfront Collins

This Hotel features the following amenities:

Resort

Beachfront Property

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Spa Services

Accessible for the blind

Accessible for the deaf

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Accessible bathroom

Handicapped parking

Roll-in shower

[jdvmd]

Ended up being the James Royal Palm, 1545 Collins Avenue.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Nice win for this recently renovated property and thank you for letting us know about the change in star rating and amenity set for this HOTWIRE property so that we can update the site's Hotwire Hotel List.

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

Enjoy your stay.

[jdvmd]

AaronJB, since winning the James, I have been surprised to learn that this is considered a 4.5 on HOTWIRE's vacation package. Do I have any recourse with them?

[AaronJB]

The vacation package side of the service was (and I think still is) powered by Expedia, which is a different service with (in some cases) different star ratings. You could call HOTWIRE and see what they say.

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

[dunit627]

Hi All,

I'm new to the forum, however, I recently searched for a stay in South Beach for 3/21-3/25 and received an offer to stay at a 5* Miami (South Beach - Oceanfront Collins) deal for $266 p/night. Is it safe to say that the hotel will be The James Royal Palm? I appreciate the help you may be able to give to me.

Take care!

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding.

Please start a new thread for your stay with the details of the listing (zone, star rating, price before taxes and fees in USD$ and complete list of amenities) and we would be happy to take a look and try to ID the listing.

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

[dunit627]

Thanks, AaronJB! I went ahead with the booking after some research and am happy to say that the hotel was the James Royal Palm as jdvdm posted below. I am pleasantly surprised and look forward to the trip. I credit betterbidding.com for this find and look forward to being part betterbidding.com in the future.

Cheers!

[thereuare]

dunit627,

Glad to see you received the hotel you were hoping for.

Can you please add 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.

In your post please include the star rating, city, zone, hotel name, room rate per nite, dates of your stay and amenities shown before your purchase... you can still view all of this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

Thanks!

PS- if you haven't yet, please read your messages.

[jdvmd]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to report that we had an exceptional stay at the James Royal Palm. Beautiful place. Service is impeccable. Even saw Owen Wilson in the exercise room.

[AaronJB]

Thank you for the follow-up review and glad to hear that you had a great stay at this property. :)