Hotwire Hotel: 5* Holiday Inn Express - Alexandria Fort Belvoir

[ahkhan99]

Hi, I am looking for a decent hotel (3.5 to 4 stars) for in the DC area or Arlington, VA for travel between 3/8/2013 to 3/13/2012 for 2 adults and three kids (10,6 & 2 years old). Most hotels in the DC area don't have free parking, correct? Can you please help? Thanks.

[ahkhan99]

Anyone know which hotel this would be for travel on 3/8-3/13 for one room 2 adults and 3 kids? Thanks!

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding.

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[ahkhan99]

Sorry, I think this was in HOTWIRE, not PRICELINE. The area is Alexandria and Old Town area. The price is $129/night before taxes, 4 stars, amenities include Boutique Hotel, Indoor pool(s), Airport Shuttle, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool, High speed internet, etc. Not sure how to find the zone? DCA airpot is about 4.1 miles away.

Hope this helps some.

Thanks!

[thereuare]

...one room 2 adults and 3 kids?

HOTWIRE will only allow you to search for up to quad occupancy... how are you able to include 2adults/3children on your search?

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[ahkhan99]

I used 2 adults and 2 kids. But I have 3 kids. The third one is a toddler. I didnt have an option to look with 3 kids. So used what was available.

[thereuare]

The price is $129/night before taxes, 4 stars, amenities include Boutique Hotel, Indoor pool(s), Airport Shuttle, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool, High speed internet, etc.

To help we'll need to know the FULL LIST of amenities that are associated with this property.

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[ahkhan99]

4-star Hotel in Alexandria and Old Town

This Hotel features the following amenities:

Boutique Hotel

Property offers a distinctive, unique or eclectic atmosphere. Many boutique hotels are smaller, hip properties in an urban setting, or renovated hotels with historical flair.

Indoor pool(s)

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Airport Shuttle

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Smoke Free Rooms

Guest rooms at this hotel are always smoke-free.

Fitness Center

Guests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply.

Pool(s)

Property offers at least one pool area; hours and dates of operation may be seasonal.

Restaurant(s)

Property offers at least one restaurant on the premises; hours and days of operation may vary.

Business Center

Guests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply.

High-Speed Internet Access

Guestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply.

In-room accessibility

Accessible path from the room entrance to the window, the bed and the bathroom; accessible hardware and minimal resistance to open the door; accessible temperature controls and window coverings

Accessible bathroom

Raised toilet, hand-held shower and grab bars at the tub and toilet

Roll-in shower

Bathroom has a roll-in shower

[thereuare]

Please post only the amenity names (and not the descriptions) as you can see how much easier it is to read and helps minimize the chance that we'll miss an amenity when researching your trip.

4 stars Alexandria and Old Town

Boutique

Indoor Pool

Shuttle

Smoke Free

Fitness

Pool

Restaurant

Business

Hi-Speed Internet

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Roll-in Shower

The Monaco Alexandria would be my best guess for this one.

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[ahkhan99]

Thank you for your help.

[AaronJB]

Please keep us updated on what you decide and let us know if you have any questions.

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[ahkhan99]

I tried to use Hotwire to find a 3 or 4 star hotel in the DC area. I saw one for $100/night ($189 other sites) for a 3 star hotel in the Alexandria and Old Town area hotel for 2 adults 2 children for March 8th to 13th. Amenities included:

Free Parking

Free Breakfast

Free Internet

Indoor pool(s)

Fitness Center

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Accessible for the blind

Accessible for the deaf

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Accessible bathroom

Handicapped parking

Roll-in shower

List of hotel included: Springhill Suites-Alexandria Tech Center, Courtyard by Marriot-Alexandria Pentagon South, Hampton Inn-Alexandria Old Town King St. Metro, Springhill Suites by Marriott-Alexandria and Residence Inn by Marriott Alexandria Old Town.

I was hoping for the Springhill Suites by Marriott-Alexandria hotel.

So I went ahead and bid for that price. After the purchase, I got Holiday Inn Express - ALEXANDRIA FORT BELVOIR instead! After looking at the Holiday Inn hotel, I noticed that it didn't have the indoor pool as advertised on Hotwire! We really wanted the indoor pool for the kids.

Called Hotwire and they checked with Holiday Inn and indeed there was no pool, but their sister hotel next door (Springhill Suites) had them. I didn't want to go out to another hotel to the pool and it was going to be an inconvenience. Hotwire said their system needed to be updated and they could either give me a refund or give a 25% of my paid price a credit for future use. I decided to get a refund.

So now back to square one again. Need to something else now. The problem is if I tried again, I would more than likely come up with the same hotel again. The Hotwire guy said it would take 7 to 10 days to make the change to their system to update that the pool was not there.

Any recommendation?

Thanks.

[thereuare]

Please follow-up your previous Hotwire Alexandria thread with your results of that purchase, including star rating, zone, room rate per nite, dates booked, and 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.

Then click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links and reply to this thread, we'll have a look at your post above.

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Thanks.

[ahkhan99]

I haven't purchased anything yet for the previous thread yet. I am still looking for the right hotel. Thanks.

[AaronJB]

This would be a likely match for the Holiday Inn Express Alexandria. Please keep all discussion of this stay within this thread - thanks.

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

[thereuare]

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

2x

[ahkhan99]

Ending up cancelling the hotel.