Hotwire Hotel: Help ID Condado Dec 21-22

[cheffip]

I am looking for a nice hotel for one night post-cruise in December. Your HOTWIRE link turned up a promising Condado property for $133 (Cdn). The only amenities listed are Accessible deaf, Accessible bathroom and Handicapped parking. Not much to go on but it does have a Hotwire 95% approval rating so that might help. Also the scratched out price is $212 which is an exact match for Hotwire's regular price for the Ciqala though the Conrad and la Concha are $210 each so not much difference. Any advice would be appreciated.

[thereuare]

Please change the drop down menu on the top right of HOTWIRE's page to United States and the currency dropdown to US Dollars. Then continue to search HOTWIRE and post to the board in US Dollars so that rates are consistent and not subject to interpretation due to future currency fluctuation. Once you're ready to purchase stay on the US version of their site and simply change the drop down menu to whatever currency you'd like to use and complete your purchase.

Using the method above what is the room rate per nite in US Dollars?

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[cheffip]

Price is $126 USD, scratched out price is $219. No change in amenities.

[thereuare]

I don't have a guess for this property, but...

Try searching HOTWIRE for 2adults/2children and a different 4* hotel shows up in this zone for just about the same price with:

Blind Accessible

Deaf Accessible

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Handicapped Parking

Roll-in Shower

... this property also gets 4.5/5.0 and 5.0/5.0 across the board for all the criteria that HOTWIRE asks previous guests to rate. My guess for this one is the Marriott San Juan Resort and Stellaris Casino (and although the price is similar i think it's a DIFFERENT property then the 4* above when searching for 2adults/0children)... does this work for your needs?

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[cheffip]

Thanks for pointing out this option. One other thing I find interesting: Hotwire's cost summary points out that the 2 adults 0 children option also charges the resort fee which is so common in in PR. Your 2/2 option makes no reference to it. Do you think that is an oversight by Hotwire or that the property won't charge the resort fee?

[thereuare]

Do you think that is an oversight by Hotwire or that the property won't charge the resort fee?

If the hotel you receive does charge a resort fee i imagine they would charge it to you as well... whether you could try and get them, or HOTWIRE, to waive it since it's wasn't listed at the time of purchase i couldn't speculate how that would play out. As well, while the Marriott has been seen with this amenity set in the past and is the basis for my guess, this could also be some property other than the Marriott which doesn't charge a resort fee.

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

[cheffip]

Thanks for your help. One other idea for the same dates: a 4* resort property is showing in Isla Verde which some people prefer to Condado. Rate is $135. Amenities are: Resort, Beachfront, Pool(s), Casino, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Laundry, High Speed, Tennis Nearby, Spa, Accessible Blind, Accessible Deaf, Accessible path, In-room Accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in Shower. I think it has to be either the Intercontinental or ESJ Hotel and Casino. No reference to golf which is an amenity for ESJ but the scratched out price of $179 matches ESJ's price in Hotwire's revealed standard rate hotel list rather than the InterContinental's $245. Any thoughts on that one?

[thereuare]

Does the Isla Verde property have a Travel Accessible amenity as well?

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[cheffip]

It's worded as Accessible path of travel. Also it has a 90% Hotwire approval rating. Someone on Cruise Critic just got the Intercontinental for the same price on Hotwire ($135) but different dates.

[thereuare]

The InterContinental has previously been seen with this amenity set so that would be my best guess for this one.

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[cheffip]

For now we have a reservation at La Concha that we can and will cancel if a really appealing HOTWIRE or PRICELINE deal shows up closer to our departure date. Thanks very much for your help.

[AaronJB]

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

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[cheffip]

We cancelled the trip so no hotel feedback to report.

[thereuare]

Thank you for closing this thread with your decision.

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