Hotwire Hotel: 4* San Juan (Condado) La Concha Renaissance

[cort43202]

I'm looking for help identifying the following hotel for a stay 3/7/15.  It's listed as a 4 star with a rate of $360 and is available for $194.  I'm looking in the Condado area.  I've stayed at the Marriott Stellaris previously and would love to stay there again but am afraid of bidding and getting the Sheraton Convention Center.

 

Amenities

    Casino
    Business Center
    Self service laundry
    Internet access
    Tennis Nearby
    Spa Services

Accessibility

    Accessible for the blind
    Accessible for the deaf
    Accessible path of travel

 

Thank you for your help.

[yellowdog]

Is this for a one night stay only?

I can't get the same hotel to appear on my standard search for 2 adults. How many rooms/adults/children did you search for? Can you please run a new search and confirm that you still can see this hotel on your search.

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Yellowdog.

[cort43202]

My search was for 4 rooms and 2 people per room for 3/7/15.  I did the search as you stated then filtered for Condado.  I got one to come up for $194 and the amenities are:

 

FULL AMENITIES: Casino, Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Tennis Nearby, Spa Services, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower

 

Thanks for your help.

[yellowdog]

This is a match for previous reports of Marriott San Juan Resort and Stellaris Casino so that would be my best guess.

Keep us updated on your progress and let us know what you ultimately decide or if we can be of further help.

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Yellowdog.

[cort43202]

I was trying to book this for three rooms but I ran into a problem in that two of the rooms were for 2 nights and the other was for one night.  I called the Hotwire number to see if there was a way to book it this way but the only way it could be done was to run the search two separate ways and that brought up different amenities for the 1 night stay.  Since all of us wanted to stay at the same hotel, I wasn't able to book this.

 

If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them, otherwise, thanks for your help.

[thereuare]

My search was for 4 rooms and 2 people per room for 3/7/15.

I was trying to book this for three rooms but I ran into a problem in that two of the rooms were for 2 nights and the other was for one night.

Exactly what set(s) of dates do you need and how many rooms for each set of dates?

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[cort43202]

March 6 & 7 (two nights) for two rooms, 2 adults in each room

March 7 (one night) for one room, 2 adults

San Juan, PR - Condado Area

4 Star rating (I think that's what I searched)

 

Thanks

[thereuare]

Is everyone staying at the same hotel a must have or a want? (if unable to get the same hotel on two separate purchases will everyone book thru conventional booking channels??)

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[cort43202]

Staying at the same hotel is a must and as you say, if we can't get the same hotel through Hotwire on two separate purchases, we'll book conventionally.  If I remember correctly the Hilton Condado is $249 so that is most likely where we'll wind up if this doesn't work out.

[thereuare]

So what i was thinking...

Book 3 rooms for Mar 6-8, which would be 6 rooms nites (vs. 5 rooms nites if you were to book 2rooms/2nites and 1room/1nite)

HOTWIRE currently has a 4* hotel in the Condado zone (with a 4.5/5.0 TA rating) for $180/nite.

$180 x 6room nites = $1080

$250 x 5room nites = $1250

The HOTWIRE offer has the following amenities:

Free Internet

Resort

Near Beach

Casino

Smoke Free

Fitness

Pool

Restaurant

Business

Laundry

Hi-Speed Internet

Deaf Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Handicapped Parking

... best guess for this one would be the La Concha. (and should it not be this property, with the 4.5/5.0 TA rating it would be higher rated than the Hilton)

Your thoughts?

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[cort43202]

Great idea.  That's why you're running the website.

 

I'll check with the others and see if they agree.

 

I'll update what we decide.

 

Thanks again.

[thereuare]

Glad you like the suggestion :)

Let us know what the group decides and how it goes or if we can be of further help.

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[cort43202]

After all this, we've decided to book 3 rooms for two nights as you suggested.  Could you give me your best guess what hotel this is based on the amenities.  I did the search through BB and then clicked on the Hotwire tab.  It sounds like the La Concha as you mentioned previously but a couple of the amenities are listed differently this time.

 

FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Resort, Near Beach, Casino, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking

 

March 6 & 7 - San Juan Condado - 6 adults

 

Thank you for your help.  Hopefully this is the last time.

[thereuare]

Yes, this one would appear to be the La Concha and that would be my best guess.

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Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[cort43202]

Finally got around to booking this using the BetterBidding Helper and got each room for $178/night not including resort fee of $10/person/night and taxes.  As you said based on the full amenities, it wound up being the La Concha.

 

Thanks for all your help, I appreciate it.

 

[cort43202]

I do have one additional question.  When booking this, the hotwire site said that taxes/fees/resort fees may be collected by the hotel and when I got my confirmation email, there was a charge for tax recovery but there was a statement that the resort fee would be collected by the hotel.  This doesn't make any sense because when I look at the total cost for booking on Hotwire vs La Concha's site it seems like they are "double" charging for the resort fee.

 

Hotwire - $178/night and $61 tax and fees/night and the statement that they would collect $10/person in resort fees at the hotel

La Concha - $299/night and $93 tax and resort fee/night 

 

I would expect the La Concha tax and resort charge to be higher because of the tax % being applied to a higher rate.  At 15% tax rate (not sure what San Juan charges, just making a guess) the difference in tax between $178 and $299 is $20.

 

It seems to me that through Hotwire, I've been charged the full tax and fees and shouldn't have to pay any additional at the hotel but I'm not sure how to prove that or that I am correct.

 

Your thoughts?

[thereuare]

The HOTWIRE amount is for taxes and fees, which includes their booking fee.

The resort fee will still need to be paid directly to the hotel.

[cort43202]

Thanks for the reply. 

 

It appears that I've still saved 36% vs if I had booked directly with the hotel.