Hotwire Hotel: What hotel in Tampa is this?

[bebe624]

Hi there:

I was looking for a hotel in Tampa for 1 night 01/20/05. Here is what hotwire gave me:

3 stars

Busch Gardens Area

Hotel Amentities: Suite, Pool

Price is going for $55/night. Is this the holiday Inn?

Thank you :)

[ufjoe21]

according to the lists...

Tampa (Busch Gardens)

3* Holdiday Inn Busch Gardens

Amenities: Restaurant, Pool, Fitness, Laundr

it's the only hotel we have in our lists for this area

so suite doesn't make sense.......but it doesn't make sense that we're talking about a hotel with suites......and only a pool!!!!

sounds like all the amenities aren't being listed......I hate when this happens on hotwire

I've never stayed at the Holiday Inn but tripadvisor gives it awful reviews

but with those amenities, it's anybody's guess!!!

[thereuare]

Please reply to your previous CHICAGO HOTWIRE thread with whatever you ended up doing for that stay... we'll then have a look at the above.

Thanks.

[bebe624]

I thought I posted on the site that I got the Knickerbocker Millenium for my chicago stay? I ended up using priceline instead of hotwire? Should I mention that on that thread?

[homeschoolmom]

I am not positive, but I think there are probably only 2 possibilities here. The most likely is Doubletree Suites. The other is the Embassy Suites. Still, I would prefer to take this chance rather than try to bid it on PL, though, because I'm seeing a lot of people stuck at the HI (for 3 *, I can't imagine what PL's thinking!!), and that place is the pits. Let us know what you get if you decide to stick your neck out for this!

[runNgun]

best guess is Doubletree GS as I've seen the Embassy rated 3.5* in the past with a package. If it is the DTGS you should bid for it on PL since it should come back in the $40's based on the HW info.

That Holiday Inn is managed by the parent company (InterContinental Hotels Group) so maybe that's why it get's 3*'s :)

[thereuare]

I thought I posted on the site that I got the Knickerbocker Millenium for my chicago stay? I ended up using priceline instead of hotwire? Should I mention that on that thread?

Your PRICELINE WIN was for a different set of dates (8/28-8/31) than this HOTWIRE CHICAGO thread (8/25).

[bebe624]

OK another question for those familiar with Tampa. This hotel room is for the night before my cruise leaves ... is the Busch Garden area fairly close to the port? We will not have a rental car so we will need to shuttle or cab it from our hotel to the port?

Thanks all ...

[ufjoe21]

you mean the Port of Tampa?

[thereuare]

Compare the Priceline map to the map HERE.

[bebe624]

Decided not to book hotel room. going to fly into Tampa the day of our cruise and cab it over to the port and hop on the ship. We figure the money we save with the hotel room we can drink onboard :)

Now I'm crossing my fingers the flight doesn't get delayed or anything.

[thereuare]

If it is possible to talk you out of this i will try...

If you book your own airfare before a cruise, you should do whatever it takes to arrive the day before your departure.

I have been on an early morning flight with a depature the next day... others on the flight had same day depatures. Long story short: flight terribly delayed and all those with same day depatures didn't make it to the ship. :)