RETIRED: New Zone Boundaries, Star Levels, Name Changes?

[thereuare]

Checks and Balances! :)

So i assume this original post for the San Francisco Park Hyatt is incorrect? It was reported "... i finally got a hotel in the USE zone...."

Thanks!

[BEAV]

Yep, it's in the Embarcadero zone. I just checked Hotwire's map, though, just to make sure there's been no changes that would place it in USE zone. Park Hyatt is located at the corner of Battery & Clay, which is clearly within the boundaries of the Embarcadero zone.

No doubt the confusion stems from the fact that this hotel is in Priceline's USE zone.

[LglBlonde]

I did a VP search for Key West:

The Wyndham Reach came up 3 star and with the following amenities:

Beachfront, Restaurant, Pool, Fitness, Tennis, Spa, Business.

The Wyndham Casa Marina was 3.5 star as noted above with the same amenities noted above.

[thereuare]

Thanks!

I've made the necessary changes and have added a few new properties as well.

[Steph58]

PL Disneyland zone now includes Garden Grove--anyone bidding for Disneyland should be aware of this bad move on PL's part. No hotels in Garden Grove are on BB's list so no changes are necessary in that regard. I doubt too many people had a need to bid the Garden Grove zone other than to use it as a free rebid (I believe the * level formerly went up to 2 or 2.5). But bidders should be aware when bidding now for Disneyland or Anaheim Convention Center they could get a hotel that's waaaaay far away. I predict PL is going to have a lot of upset customers if very many receive a hotel that's by Brookhurst and the 22 Fwy when they were looking for something by Disneyland, as the zone name suggests.

[thereuare]

Thank you for the warning and the update!

It's great that we have so many eyes out there :)

[WillTravel]

Hotel King in Rome, which was reported as a 3* win on this board, is now 2* according to Priceline's vacation package. Based on the poor TripAdvisor reviews, this is probably a good thing.

[TravelGuy]

In Northern Virginia, the Reston-Herndon and Centreville-Chantilly zones have both been dissolved and are now part of the Dulles Airport (IAD) zone.

[byeloe]

I believe the Wyndham harbour Island is now rated as 4*. I recently saw it on Hotwire vacations

[thereuare]

Thanks... i have now updated and made the necessary chages regarding the last two posts above.

[BEAV]

'Heads up' the 3.5* Crowne Plaza Union Square San Francisco has been upgraded to 4* per Hotwire's vacation package.

Amenities are:

Restaurant

Fitness

Hi-Speed Internet (new amenity)

Business Center

Are we seeing any sort of upgrade pattern w/Hotwire as more & more hotels add hi-speed internet?

This now makes four 4* properties in the US-East zone with Hi-Speed Internet being the only amenity icon that distinguishes the Crowne Plaza from the Grand Hyatt, Westin St Francis and Argent.

[thereuare]

That zone is getting a bit crowded!

Thanks for the heads up... the change has been noted on the Hotel List.

[epicureangirl]

I was checking on the prices for the Hyatt for various weekends, and it didn't seem to come up as an option (no 5* listing). However, in the 4.5* category there were a variety of icons coming up on different dates (yet none with the boutique symbol, so ruled the Monaco out).

Anyhow, I checked the packages in the Hotel product and it looks like they're now listing the Hyatt as a 4.5 star. This may make hotel identification a bit more difficult, especially if they periodically drop off amenities (such as the pool or boutique symbol) I might get this property mixed up with the Sheraton or Monaco.

Glad I grabbed the Hyatt when I knew what it was!

Something to watch for...

Cheers.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the update!

You know you can get your money back for this stay since you purchased a 5* and it's now a 4.5* :) <lol>

[Travelling]

Are the following different hotels under the San Deigo (Downtown and Harbor Island ) zone at 4*?

- Sheraton at Harbor Island

- Sheraton San Diego Hotel And Marina

When I try and search for information about them, the same hotel seems to some up at 1380 Harbor Island Drive?

[thereuare]

Thanks, looks as if they're one in the same, with the official name begin Sheraton Hotel and Marina, although sometimes both Pricelnie and Hotwire ammend the names slightly.

Can somebody local to the area confirm that there is only one Sheraton in this zone?

Thanks.

[Guest aldo]

The Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina is on Harbor Island- one and the same. The Sheraton Suites is also Downtown, but it's a 3 star.

[thereuare]

Thanks... deleted one of them.

[celedon]

RE: Stanhope Park Hyatt

I called they Hyatt orgainization and they said that not only is the Stanhope not one of their properties anymore but it is no longer a hotel. Sad. So close to the met museum and park.

[thereuare]

Thanks, i've noted it in the hotel list.

[bbbb]

When I pull up vacation packages for 3-13-05/3-19-05 the Hyatt Maui comes up as a 4 1/2* now.

[thereuare]

It does take a village... :)

Made the changes, thanks!

[BEAV]

I was checking on the prices for the Hyatt for various weekends, and it didn't seem to come up as an option (no 5* listing). However, in the 4.5* category there were a variety of icons coming up on different dates (yet none with the boutique symbol, so ruled the Monaco out).

Anyhow, I checked the packages in the Hotel product and it looks like they're now listing the Hyatt as a 4.5 star. This may make hotel identification a bit more difficult, especially if they periodically drop off amenities (such as the pool or boutique symbol) I might get this property mixed up with the Sheraton or Monaco.

Glad I grabbed the Hyatt when I knew what it was!

Something to watch for...

Cheers.

Forgive me, but what city are we speaking of here?

[WillTravel]

That must be Seattle.

[thereuare]

Yes, it is/was Seattle.