Hotwire Hotel: Help identifying 4* North Strip

[Chris12]

Just noticed that my travel dates at the beginning of March went down from like $189 to $99! Not completely sure which property this would be, ammenities are:

Casino, Pool, Business Centre, Golf Nearby, Spa Services, Fitness Centre, Restaurants, High-speed Internet Access, Tennis Nearby

From what I can tell on your website it may be one of a possible few different hotels? This seems to be an amazing price compared to everything else I have seen for early March!!

[thereuare]

Please include the actual dates of your stay and we'll have a look.

Thanks.

[Chris12]

Sorry.... dates are Thursday March 1st to Sunday March 4th....

[thereuare]

This is a match for the Aladdin so that would be our best guess.

Please use this HOTWIRE link to begin any purchases you make.

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[Chris12]

Thanks for the help! Still trying to decide what our best option is.... right now there are no prices even close to this, most are well over double.... We have a cancellable reservation at the Bellagio right now, but saving this much moiney is quite appealing. My only concern is booking a non-refundable reservation so soon... it is still over 3 months away... are there any issues with this? I understand March is a very busy month and there won't be many opportunities for great deals... what is your opinion? Thanks!

[dahammer]

you should only book this if your plans are firm as HOTWIRE or Priceline reservations are non refundable. You don't list your Bellagio rate, so only you can decide whether the savings available through HOTWIRE are worth the risk of not being 100% sure of the final result.

[thereuare]

I agree that it depends upon your rate at the Bellagio (which we're an affiliate of... please use our link(s) for any future reservations) and if you need/want the 'comforts' that come with a 5* hotel.

Given this stay includes weekend nites, and it's currenlty nearly half of anything else you're seeing, i'd probably look to lock it in if your plans are firm.

Please use this HOTWIRE link if you do move forward with it.

Let us know what you decide or if we can be of further help.

[YourSofaKingdom]

I'm not sure if you've decided what to do yet, but I just wanted to throw my two cents in. My best guess is that this hotel is Paris, not Aladdin. I've been searching dates close to yours (March 7 through March 12), and came across the $99/night rate on Hotwire last night. It had never shown up before (the 4* North Strip I was shown before was probably Treasure Island since it was a 'customer favorite'), so I was quite shocked to see that rate, especially since TI had been about $260 a night and the 4* South Strip (likely Luxor for my dates) was fluctuating between $200 and $230 a night.

Looking at the pricing information Hotwire displays, it shows a 64% savings for my dates ($99 a night as opposed to the 'retail' rate of $276.20). Paris' site displays an average of $272 a night, close to $276.20. Aladdin, meanwhile, is an average of $399 a night. Looking at your dates, Hotwire indicates a savings of 51%, with $203.33 listed as the going rate. Paris' site displays an average nightly rate of $202.33 for your dates, very close to $203.33. Aladdin's average rate for those nights is $259. Doing a little more digging, Expedia (Hotwire's partner) offers Paris for exact matches of $276.20 a night for my dates and $203.33 for yours. So if I had to guess, Paris would be my bet. Therefore I think that if you're wanting to stay in Paris and willing to spend $99 a night plus tax to do it, you should book this. But only if your dates are firm, and if you're willing to take a slight risk in assuming that it is indeed Paris.

And yes, there is the possibility that you might find a better rate between now and March. For instance, with my plane tickets, after searching everywhere for a couple of weeks I finally found an itinerary I liked at a price I liked, so I booked our tickets. The very next day, they went down $10 each. I've since quit looking at airfare, and had to simply remind myself that I made the decision to buy them at a certain price and I can't do anything about it now, so there's no use in torturing myself. If you just keep your reservation at the Bellagio, sure, you should keep looking for rates to see if you find one you like better. With the Hotwire reservation, you can't do that. If you like the rate, book it, look around for 24 hours to see if you can find a better rate (you likely won't), and then just sit back and be happy that the hotel portion of your trip is taken care of.

[Chris12]

Thanks again for all the advice and help!! We're still undecided as to what we are doing. Our rate at the Bellagio is 199$/night, so this is half the price. Our dates are definate and will not be changing. I really doubt many better deals will come up between now and then.... so we just have to decide if we want to go for it or not!!!

[thereuare]

The amenities above did not match what has previously been reported for the Paris, but upon further investigation the amenities for the Paris have changed and now are the same as the Aladdin... so i'd say that either is a possibility.

I'd caution against using the 'retail price' as an indication as this Hotwire Retail Prices explains.

Let us know what you decide to do.

[YourSofaKingdom]

Yeah, I had read that thread, but having seen the prices for Aladdin for those nights as opposed to Paris' (particularly for my dates, where Aladdin is $399 every night), I was a little skeptical that it'd be Aladdin. I still am, though I know the point of HOTWIRE is to get a lower rate than you would otherwise. Having seen that Paris' amenities were now being reported to be the same as Aladdin's, I figured Paris might be more likely. Looking at vacation packages for my dates, Aladdin was $1008 for two people. Flights are $456 for two people. That's a difference of $552, which is close to what five nights at this 4* property cost. So I'm back at square one. I realize the package prices don't necessarily have much to do with the individual component prices, but I'm shocked at how low the rate is for the Aladdin package. Almost everywhere else, Aladdin is $2000+ for those five nights. Considering that I could get the hotel and airfare for two for half of that, that's a pretty incredible deal. Therefore I'd now be more inclined to believe this could be Aladdin.

So yeah, I'm back at square one. I would say Aladdin's a pretty good bet, but I still think Paris is too. So if you're willing to stay at either of those, this might be a good way to get a great rate. I'd love to be able to book this for my trip, but our plans are ever-changing (more and more people keep getting added to our trip), so I'm not sure it'd be wise. Let us know how things turn out though. :)

[Chris12]

So looks like the deal is gone now. We decided to wait for right now and stick with our Bellagio reservations.... maybe something else will come up closer to the date, we'll see....either way we're fine with Bellagio as well...