Hotwire Hotel: 4* Philadelphia (City Center East) Loews

[samson7256]

I currently have a reservation at the Westin for 1 night on 6/10/06 using Starpoints. I"m tempted though to save my 10,000 pts and take a 4 star that hotwire is showing for $121 but I'm having trouble figuring out which hotel it is since the only 4 star your list is showing is the Westin but the ammenities listed for the opaque 4 star are the following and the Westin doesn't have a pool.

Restaurant(s)

Pool(s)

Fitness Center

Spa Services

High-speed Internet Access

Business Center

[samson7256]

I'm starting to think the 4* being offered is the Lowes.

Which I don't think is comparable to the Westin so I guess I'll probably just stick with my existing reservation.

[dahammer]

samson,

this is a delimma that I'm often faced with: burn off some hotel points or pay for a hotel. However, you are only looking at a 4* Hotwire product at $121. Some folks have recently been successsful using Priceline to win the Hyatt for your dates of travel at $54-56. This is not a guarantee, but if you can accept a little risk, your reward might be great and you can bank the points. :)

[samson7256]

I think you're right about the Hyatt...I noticed that someone recently got it for $70 when the Hyatt's rate was $209 which is exactly the rate they are showing for my stay of 6/10/06...but since I'm only going to be in the city for 1 night and I'd like to be centrally located, I'm not really willing to stay at Penn's Landing.

[samson7256]

Spoke to my wife and she felt like we were better off saving the points...went ahead w/ the hotwire offer and it was indeed the Lowe's hotel. Thanks to the site for making it pretty much a sure thing.