Hotwire Hotel: 3.5 star hotel in bloomington east?

[Lor20]

when looking at hotwire for a night from the 23rd to 24th of july i get a 3.5 star hotel for 95$, amenities:

Airport Shuttle

Fitness Center

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-speed Internet Access

Spa Services

tripadvisor score of 3.0 with 40+reviews and last review may 2007.

any clue which one this is? I was thinking it might be the grand lodge but when i put in 2 adults and a child it doesn't come up yet the grand lodge has 1 free child when in the room of their parents (and since we are having our daughter with us that is kind of important :-P).

the ones with 3.0 and more than 40 reviews are the

ramada inn (3.0 - 42 reviews-3 stars on tripadvisor)

the grand lodge (3.0 - 54 reviews - no star rating shown)

if it is the ramada they do have a room with only a queen bed which wouldnt work for us and it might be the better match (40+reviews, not 50+ - however the normal room rates there arent 169$ as shown).

any insight would be helpful - if i decide to book it ill keep you guys updated.

[yellowdog]

Lor20 - Welcome to BetterBidding!

The case could be that the Grand Lodge only gives rooms with a queen or king to HOTWIRE.

You have to search for a room that takes 3 persons if you want a separate bed for your daughter. You might ending up paying an additional charge if you only book for 2 and shows up with your daughter.

What would you like to do?

Henrik.

[Lor20]

the thing is the grand lodge does not have rooms that only sleep 2 people - the smallest room configuration they have is a king bed with a pullout sleeping couch so im not sure wether it is that hotel at all.

http://www.waterparkofamerica.com/pdf/glnewlayouts.pdf

so if it is that hotel it'd be fine with me, i just saw it labeled at 4 stars on the list here so i wasnt sure which one it is. (Expedia now labels it 3.5 stars though)

if itis that hotel i'd go for it - if it wasnt i'd prolly just go with priceline and a cheaper hotel seeing as i really only need a place to spend a few hours and a night but its got a greeat location close to the mall and the airport from which ill leave the next day around noon.

[yellowdog]

So maybe the HOTWIRE price for this hotel is only valid for 2 people. It happens all the time when you search on HOTWIRE that some hotels only takes 2 people/room. And some hotels only shows up when you search for 3 people.

Comparing the amenities from your dates on HOTWIRE to the boards list it looks like the Grand Lodge has been downgraded from 4* to 3.5*. But ratings, zones and hotels change all the time at HOTWIRE so this could be a diffrent hotel.

It's allways difficult to advise other what to do in a case like this. But speaking for myself, I would be pretty calm getting this hotel. But I know to little about the area to say "go for it". The problem with this area is that one can't do a vacation search to help out in the ID. Did you look at the Ramada site if they have a spa? And the ratings at TA is nothing you should rely on.

also, if you go with Priceline. They only guarantee a room for 2 adults. So you can get a room with a king or queen.

Good luck and let us know what you decide to do.

Henrik.

[thereuare]

The Grand Lodge has been downgraded to a 3.5* property so this is a match for that property and would therefore be our best guess.

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

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