Hotwire Hotel: 4.5* New York City (Financial District - Wall Street) Gild Hall

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I'm disappointed with my win.

 

I did HOURS of research and I purposely picked a 4.5 boutique hotel thinking that I would get W Hotel Downtown.

 

There were only two 4.5 options listed for Financial District - Wall Street on betterbidding.com and these were W Hotel Downtown and Andaz Wall Street.

 

]I picked the cheaper option and "boutique" so I assumed that I would get W Downtown.

 

And Gild Hall was not listed as a boutique hotel or 4.5 so I thought that wouldn't even be an option. 

 

It did say that "the last person got the "Gild Hall - A Thompson Hotel" but I thought they were grouping the 4 listings with the 4.5.

 

I'm guessing that Gild Hall was recently upgraded to 4.5? - Hotwire does list it as 4.5 now but i was basing it off betterbidding's list.

 

I used BiddingHelper.com and these were the listed amenities:

 

FULL AMENITIES: Boutique hotel, Fitness center, Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access.

 

It was listed as "Financial District - Wall Street Area Boutique Hotel" with 4.5 stars and 95% recommendation.

 

Although it was listed $167 on RateDrop.com, it was listed as $174 on HOTWIRE.com.

 

Obviously I picked the slightly cheaper option but taxes/fees were the same price.

[AaronJB]

Sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the result.

 

As noted on the list, it only includes what has been reported to the board - this appears to have been a recent star rating change (changes happen all the time.) 

 

Still, while not the W, this would seem to be a real positive as the Gild Hall gets much better reviews overall on tripadvisor (#40 in NYC) vs the W (#189). Gild Hall has consistently gotten excellent reviews since it opened. The two hotels are around 0.5mi from each other, so not a whole lot of difference.

 

Lastly, the cheapest 4.5* in this zone I'm seeing for these dates this evening is $201.

 

Thank you for letting us know about the change in HOTWIRE listing so that we can update the site's Hotwire Hotel List.

 

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

 

Enjoy your stay.

[thereuare]

I did HOURS of research and I purposely picked a 4.5 boutique hotel thinking that I would get W Hotel Downtown

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FULL AMENITIES: Boutique hotel, Fitness center, Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access.

Sorry you didn't receive the hotel you were hoping for, but note that the W Hotel Downtown has never been seen with this exact amenity set before, so that could have been the first clue that this may have been a different property.

Feel free to ask the board for help before your next opaque purchase as we can often confirm (or negate) what you think you may be about to purchase, or at least a second set of eyes to mention any other possibilities we may see.

I will add that a short walk from your hotel is this pizza place i recommend if you're looking for lunch or a casual dinner one nite (it's a restaurant... not a slice shop):

Adrienne's Pizzabar

54 Stone Street

... everything i have had here has been good, but focus on the 'grandma pie' which is what they are most well known for, which is reasonably priced (by NYC standards) for the quality of ingredients, although drinks are pricey (just as they are throughout NYC)

Thank you for sharing your results and using the HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your purchase.

Enjoy your stay.