Hotwire Hotel: Please Help Identify 5* The Strip South Area Hotel

[mykel67]

Search Dates: March 10-15

My search turned up three 5-star hotels in the SOUTH Strip Area, two of which do NOT list a casino as an amenity. The only 5-star South Strip hotels that do not have casinos are Vdara, Mandarin Oriental and Four Seasons. I'm pretty sure the cheaper of the two must be Vdara, both because of the price and because Vdara rooms have kitchenettes and are true suites. So am I safe in assuming the other one MUST be Mandarin Oriental or Four Seasons? I'd be thrilled with either for the price. Here are the descriptions:

OPTION A: 5-star Hotel in The Strip - South: $104 per night; 90% Recommendation by Hotwire Reviewers

This Hotel features the following amenities:

Free Parking

Free Internet

Suite

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Golf Nearby

Spa Services

Accessible for the blind

Braille or raised signage

Accessible for the deaf

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Accessible bathroom

Roll-in shower

OPTION B: 5-star Hotel in The Strip - South: $134 per night; 100% Recommendation by Hotwire Reviewers

This Hotel features the following amenities:

Accessible for the blind

Braille or raised signage

Accessible for the deaf

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Wheelchair accessible common areas

Accessible bathroom

Roll-in shower

Thanks again! (And yes, I began my search using the HOTWIRE link on this site).

[thereuare]

Best guess is that the 2nd hotel is something other than the Vdara, but as we have not yet seen a hotel reported to the board wit this amenity set, there is no way to know if it is the Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, or some other 5* property.

Given this 'other' 5* hotel gets 5.0 across the board from previous guests, and one of the criteria is 'Location', of the two i'd tend to favor the Mandarin Oriental more so than the Four Seasons since i don't consider the Four Seasons location to be 'great' given it's location at the southern most end of the strip.

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

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

[mykel67]

Hmm... that's a good point about the location. Still, I would be surprised if it's Mandarin Oriental since there haven't been any other reports of people getting that hotel on Hotwire. I did find one post from someone who did get Four Seasons, so I'm more inclined to think it might be that.

I hope to make a decision on our plans by tomorrow or Saturday at the latest. I will report back if I do go for this Hotwire deal.

Thanks!

[AaronJB]

New hotels are reported to the board often.

Thank you for keeping us updated and please let us know if you have additional questions.

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

[mykel67]

The rate has gone up to $150 per night since I last checked.

If I decided to book this trip, what do you think of purchasing just one night, then if the revealed hotel is acceptable, perhaps I could go back and book four more nights? If it's showing as available for all 5 nights, is there any risk to breaking it down this way? I can't remember if Hotwire is like Priceline, where after the bid is accepted you have sometimes have the option of adding extra nights at the same rate.

Thanks again.

[thereuare]

Better then making sure that the hotel shows for all 5 nites, better to see if it appears for the one solo nite and then again for the other 4 nites, since this is how you'd actually be making the purchase. There is always a chance that after the first purchase the hotel disappears when looking for the remaining nites, but by searching HOTWIRE for the actual split dates that you would be purchasing, you lessen the chance of this happening.

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

[mykel67]

So we got 25cm of snow here yesterday, and I guess that inspired me to book a beach resort holiday instead of Las Vegas. Thank you for your help with this inquiry anyway. Judging from another recent posting it looks like it was for Mandarin Oriental -- what a great deal!

[AaronJB]

So we got 25cm of snow here yesterday, and I guess that inspired me to book a beach resort holiday instead of Las Vegas. Thank you for your help with this inquiry anyway. Judging from another recent posting it looks like it was for Mandarin Oriental -- what a great deal!

Did you book via HOTWIRE or PRICELINE? It would be greatly appreciated if you could post the details of your purchase as a separate thread in the appropriate forum - thanks.

Enjoy your stay.

[mykel67]

No, I did not book through HOTWIRE or PRICELINE. The best price I found for the resort we wanted was a package rate through Delta Vacations.

[thereuare]

Thanks for closing this thread with your decision.

Have a great trip and enjoy the warm weather.

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