Hotwire Hotel: 3* hotel Costa Mesa/Irvine Area 2/22-2/24/06

[LAX]

Looks like the boundaries are a bit different than the hotel lists, but I haven't seen these amenities:

For 2/22/06 - 2/24/06, coming up as $84.

Airport Shuttle

Complimentary Breakfast (continental or full)

Pool(s)

High-speed Internet Access (in guestrooms)

Business Center

Laundry Facilities (coin operated)

Any idea what this would be? Retail price allegedly $239, 65% savings.

[thereuare]

This hotel has not yet been identified but i'd guess the Residence Inn, Holiday Inn, and Holiday Inn Express would be among the possibilities. I also get a different "retail" price than you do when searching for the above dates, not that it is that important when researching this property.

[LAX]

Curious if you're using IE or Firefox? I recently switched to Firefox because it's much faster on my PC, but I haven't yet verified if it is causing the prices to return differently (or compares.)

[LAX]

Holiday Inn, Residence, etc. would be pushing it for a 3*. Based on my limited observations (as I am more of a PL person) would it be safe to assume that one would drop at least .5* or 1* to Hotwire's ratings? They appear to be overrated.

[thereuare]

See this thread (and the threads within it) for a discussion on HOTWIRE PRICES.

It would not be unusual to see any of the above hotels rated 3*, although many of the HI Expresses are 2.5*.