Hotwire Hotel: 4 star south Strip

[Grumpup]

Looking for a 4 star hotel on the strip 2/5/07-2/8/07. Found one thru Hotwire lists at $119 - retail for $175.67. Checking Expedia I found the MGM Grand lists at $175.67 per night. Is it safe to say that this is the same hotel? Let me know. We're looking for a hotel on the strip for about $120, good quality, splitting dates are not an option as the wives won't want to do it. Let me know if you can help.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

The retail price is not a good indication of the underlying hotel... what are the amenities associated with the HOTWIRE property begin offered?

How many rooms are you searching for?

[Grumpup]

We are looking for 1 room for all 3 nights. Amenities include: Resort, Fitness Center, Casino, Restaurant (s), Pool (s), Business Center, H/S Internet Access, Golf Nearby, Tennis Nearby, Spa Services.

Thanks for the help already. I rechecked and also found that TI and MGM may fit in this description and star level - however the price doesn't seem to fit as Hotwire is way lower than other sites. But that's the point of Hotwire - Right?

Thanks

[Grumpup]

Just double checked and it looks like this may be the Luxor. For that price I may as well just save the extra $30 and stay at the Excaliber. Let me know if you agree with my guess.

[thereuare]

I agree that best guess is that this is the Luxor.

However, for an extra $30 ($149 i presume) you can do better than the Excalibur (but if you decide this is the hotel you want please use the link in the previous sentence)

You can book the Aladdin for $136/nite, and for just a few dollars more than the excalibur, you can book Paris for $154/nite.

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

[Grumpup]

Honestly we were looking at sneeking our wives in. Our plan was to get a rental car from the airport and do the Hover Dam as our flight arrives at 1000am and most check-in's are not until mid afternoon. SO my buddy and I were going to check in and leave the wives in the car and then bring them in after check-in. Maybe it's just a Minnesota thing but we don't understand why an extra person espically in a double queen bed room cost $30 extra per night?!?!

Your site is already added to my fav's as I use priceline often for short stays in the Twin Cities Metro area.

Thanks

[thereuare]

I agree that $30 per nite is steep, but the hotel's position is that extra people use extra utilities (water, electricity, towels, etc) and also create additional wear and tear on the room. Agree or disagree... that's their explanation.

So given that you're looking for one room, i think the Aladdin is your best bet and i would take that over the Luxor. If you wanted to spend a bit more you could take the Paris as it's a little nicer and is only another $4.50/pp per nite, but that depends upon your budget. Thru each of the previous links, you can select a two-bedded room during the check out process.

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

[bbbb]

Las Vegas casino hotels are huge so I don't think you will need to sneek the wives in :) . But don't count on the room having two beds unless you book direct or use HOTWIRE for 4 people.

[thereuare]

Thru each of the previous links, you can select a two-bedded room during the check out process.

[Grumpup]

I signed up for all the hotel's emails and their promo's. Still getting them every few days but landed the Luxor for $99 per night Feb 5-8 2007 per room (king size beds). Booked it as it can be cancled up to 48 hrs in advance. Came with a bunch of extras and 2 for 1's in the hotel. Still looking everyday for a better deal - but this has been the best for us right now.