Hotwire Hotel: 4* San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) Sheraton Hotel and Marina

[wingnut]

During the last couple of days, I have found a four star hotel in San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) for $113 or $114 on July 11 for one night. But after I attempt to complete the transaction, I have repeatedly (three times) received the following message :) :

"We're sorry, but the itinerary you selected is no longer available. Your card has not been charged. We apologize for the inconvenience.

You may retry your search by modifying your date, neighborhood or select another hotel within a different star category and we will search all other hotels to find the best available hot-RateSM.

Note that this price is not guaranteed until the purchase is complete. Hotwire Customer Care Associates will not be able to assist you with this problem. 111"

In my haste to close the deal, I have not written down or printed off the amenities, except that it has an airport shuttle.

Seems like Hotline is baiting me (no switch going on here because there is no charged to my credit card). Despite Hotline's warning that no one will help me with this problem, are they accountable for an error that has prevented me from making this transaction three times? Is anyone else experiencing the same problem? Any suggestions about how I should proceed would be appreciated.

[thereuare]

How about a follow-up to your Hotwire Hawaii thread... have you finalized any plans for that stay?

(please follow-up by replying to that thread)

[thereuare]

This occaisionally happens when there is a stale quote cached in the system.

You can contact Hotwire to express your frustration, but they are not obligated to honor the offering.

[wingnut]

Thank you. I'll remember to post my Hotwire result or whatever method I select for booking our SD hotel for 7-11-06. It may be a while, however, since I am going to wait for a bargain.

[dahammer]

you may want to monitor rates as well as read the following thread: will prices go up or down? :)

[wingnut]

Thanks, that is a helpful thread.

[wingnut]

Per you advise, I have made backup reservations: the Days Inn Near SeaWorld and the Airport (via the "Support Page" http://www.betterbidding.com/show.php/auto...m/page/support) which I can cancel in the event I find the bargain I hope for on Hotwire.

[wingnut]

Paydirt! :) The *4 San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) for $113 I've had been attempting to buy via Hotwire, but wasn't able to because I kept getting the "We're sorry, but the itinerary you selected is no longer available" error message, finally became available this morning. I used SavingsBarn.

The property is the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina at 1380 Harbor Island Drive with the following amenities:

Airport Shuttle

Restaurant(s)

Pool(s)

Fitness Center

Tennis Nearby

Business Center

The Hotwire price was $113 for a total with tax of $131.85

[wingnut]

BTW, that was for July 11 for one night.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see your persistence pay off.

Thank you for using the links at SavingsBarn.com to begin your purchase... enjoy your stay.