fritzeg Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Looking at a 4.5* hotel in Waikoloa - Kohala Coast. $190 per night. Amenities: Beachfront hotel, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Self-service laundry, Internet access, Golf nearby. Gets 4.5/5 for location and 95% rating. It says the last booked got the Fairmont Orchid, but I've been watching for awhile and also gives Mauna Lani. A similar posting comes up that is 90% rating. Is one Fairmont and the other Mauna Lani? Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Please start by following-up your previous Hotwire Disneyland hotel thread with whatever you ended up doing for that trip, then reply here and we will have a look at your offer above. Please remember to follow-up your threads with your wins/decisions as you make them (even if you don't ultimately use PRICELINE / HOTWIRE, cancel the trip, book direct, etc) as this help keep the board better organized and more useful for everyone... as well as being a courtesy to anyone who took the time to help with your travel plans. Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
fritzeg Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Sorry I forgot to close that thread. Done now. Decided not to book that trip. Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 I believe there are more amenities then what you have posted above as HOTWIRE has a new interface that does not show the complete set of amenities unless you search using the EASY VIEW TAB of our BiddingHelper.com tool. If you repeat your search using our BiddingHelper.com tool... use the HOTWIRE EASY VIEW tab and then click the GREEN BUTTON next to this listing, do you see more amenities (including any accessible amenities) then what you have listed above? Using this method, below is the full list of amenities i'm seeing for the 4.5 star hotel in this zone when searching for your dates: Beachfront Smoke Free Fitness Pool Restaurant Business Laundry Hi-Speed Internet Golf Tennis Spa Childrens Activities Blind Accessible Deaf Accessible Travel Accessible Room Accessible Wheelchair Accessible Bathroom Accessible Handicapped Parking Roll-in Shower ... if this is what you're seeing, the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows would be my best guess for this one. Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
bigislander Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Are you still looking? I have been watching for three different dates right now, and on all of them, with multiple checks, the last person got Fairmont Orchid. It is showing as 100% recommended. I have been watching for a while now (a couple years), and the Mauna Lani has been the 4.5 star consistently when I have checked, and is never at a 100% rating, more like 95%. The price is slightly different depending on the more popular date I'm checking. I am not sure about the last check you did, but I am fairly confident right now it is the Fairmont Orchid. I love the Mauna Lani hotel, but the Hotwire rooms are their standard rooms at the back of the hotel, over the parking lot. I don't know what Fairmont offers, because I haven't stayed there yet. Hapuna Prince Hotwire rooms are less obviously the worst in the house re the view. I stayed there recently with Hotwire and got partial ocean view. Please let us know if you get the Fairmont, what type of view/room they give you. Link to comment
bigislander Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 After posting, I checked your exact dates (instead of mine), sorry about that. The current offering looks like Mauna Lani to me, even though it says last person booked got the Fairmont. It is 95% recommended. That figure ought not to change in 5 minutes. The hotel I found was 100% just now. The regular rate of the one on your dates is $264, and the one on my dates listed as $292. Further, if you check the comments guests have left on Hotel Condition, the one for your dates mentions updating recently. The one for my dates says needs updating, and describes a more generic resort. Also says: Good hotel but needs updating ." "gorgeous architecture and decor." Fairmont Orchid was built as a Ritz Carlton and still has the Ritz marble, brass, and generally ritzy look, whereas Mauna Lani is often criticized for its cruise ship looking architecture, but has updated rooms whereas Fairmont does not. I think (spec) that you are seeing Mauna Lani, as thereyouare said above. Link to comment
Romelle Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 You can't depend on that "...last person got..." in the Hotwire ads. Have you looked at posted results from other members on this site? Try from the heading: Calendar of Wins (where you can check your dates, but also others) Hotel Lists (list of all reported hotels) Winning bids (with discussion about the bidding) And of course there is always the possibility of getting a hotel as yet not reported. Or one from a different star level that just had its rating changed. Or one that was in a different zone, but the zone boundaries just got changed. Or ....? There aren't any guarantees, but the educated guess here has the best probability of being right. Romelle Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 7 hours ago, bigislander said: the last person got Fairmont Orchid. The "Last person got ___" information shown by HOTWIRE is relative to the last person who bought a hotel at this star rating in the zone, not necessarily the underlying hotel currently being offered. (so if you're searching the same star rating for 3 different dates, you could see 3 different hotels offered for each date, yet all of them will show the same "Last person got ___" information. Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
fritzeg Posted February 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 I realize there are no guarantees Romelle, that's why I use this site and the experiences of it's users - to get a best guess. There are three properties that have almost the same amenities but one is customer rated at 100%, one at 95% and one at 90%. Just trying to figure out which is which. And Bigislander, thanks for your input. I haven't booked yet, still looking. The prices are all over the map so I'm going to wait and see what happens. Link to comment
thereuare Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 fritzeg, I believe we have answered/identified any hotels that you have asked about... not sure if that one was the 100%, 95%, or 90% property. Is there a specific hotel that you're looking for or certain amenities that are needed for this stay? What is your maximum budget (per nite before fees/taxes) for this trip? Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
fritzeg Posted March 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Yes, I'm hoping to get the Fairmont. I have it booked on a cancellable rate right now so just trying to see if I can get it at a better rate. As for amenities just a really nice hotel on the beach. I'll keep monitoring it but as it's March/April the availability of anything is slowly disappearing. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Thank you for keeping us updated on what you decide. Please let us know if you have questions about additional listings. Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 17 hours ago, fritzeg said: I'm hoping to get the Fairmont. I have it booked on a cancellable rate right now What is your back-up rate at the Fairmont? How much would you need to save to stay at a different (but equivalent) star rated property? What rate would you be looking for to lock-in a purchase at this point in time? Please use our sister site(s) RefundableRates.com and MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate, and back-up hotel, bookings. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
fritzeg Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Sorry, it's been awhile. Not looking at a backup since my "boss" has her heart set on the Fairmont. Still looks like the Mauna Lani. But thanks for those other sister websites. They're great. Link to comment
fritzeg Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 And I should have checked out the Hotel Lists as Romelle suggested (nothing in Calendar of Wins). For 4.5* the Fairmont lists "resort" in its amenities but Mauna Lani never does. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 If you only want the Fairmont it would be appreciated if you booked thru MAPS and HOTELS.com. Let us know whatever you decide for this stay or if we can be of further help. Good luck! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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