JTyler Posted February 23, 2015 Report Posted February 23, 2015 Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotwire Shows:Lake Buena Vista - Downtown Disney Hotel - 4 Stars For these dates Hotwire advertised the Retail price at $194 Discounted down to $98. 90% Recommended$22.00 Resort Fee (I think the actual fee is now up to $24/per day hotel website) -Free Internet-Resort-Restaurant(s)-Smoke Free Room-Business Center-Fitness Center-Pool(s)-Self Service Laundry The good news is this place is right next to Downtown Disney (walkable), and the base rate of $98 is good. Bad news is the resort fee and parking are a complete ripoff.It looks like this hotel's resort fee is for a mid sized swimming pool and...yeah that's it, a mid-sized swimming pool.
thereuare Posted February 24, 2015 Report Posted February 24, 2015 Welcome to BetterBidding! Thank you for sharing your results with the board. Sorry you're disappointed with the resort fee, but this is shown prior to a HOTWIRE purchase so it shouldn't come as any surprise, and while i'm not justifying the fee, i believe it does also include shuttle to the parks, internet access, bottled water, and a few additional items. I believe there may have been more amenities than you listed in your post, which would not have been seen unless you clicked the 'See all' link during the check-out process. Can you please add a reply to this thread confirming the full list of amenities associated with this property (including any accessible amenities)... you can still view this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Thanks! PS- and if you haven't yet, please read your messages. Thanks! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
JTyler Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Posted February 24, 2015 Yes, there is a longer list of Amenities. The ones I posted above are what someone would see on the second screen as they are deciding whether to take the offer or not. The full set of Amenities shown on a later screen is as follows: -Resort-Fitness Center-Business Center-Golf Nearby-Free Internet-Pool(s)-Self-service laundry-Smoke-free rooms-Restaurant(s)-Internet Access-Accessible for visually impaired-In-room accessibility-Roll-in shower-Accessible for hearing impaired-Accessible bathroom-Accessible path of travel-Accessible parking And yeah, I knew about the resort fee upfront. When I went to book it I was just thinking that for such a high fee it would be one of the hotels that had something more for the kids, like water slides etc. Sadly, no. Its just a rip off fee with little justification.
AaronJB Posted February 24, 2015 Report Posted February 24, 2015 Thank you for the follow-up. Feel free to ask the board for help or for a second opinion on what you think you may be about to receive before your next opaque hotel purchase. Enjoy your stay.
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