Increasing your chances of getting the hotel you want at Hotwire

[thecrazybrazilian]

Well... maybe people have been using this for a long time and I am too dumb to realize it before, but I'm going to share it anyway: if you want to stay at a specific hotel you know is used by HOTWIRE, do your search using the hotel address. If it's available, chances are it will be the first one on your list.

[texhills]

This is interesting. I just Hotwire searched using the address of the Sheraton Old San Juan, PR, which I would like to book 12/19. The first 3.5* hotel, offered at $129 + $29.33 fees and tax, has the same amenities as the Sheraton:

Hotwire.com

3.5-star hotel in San Juan

This hotel features the following amenities:

Casino

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-speed Internet Access

Tennis Nearby

Tax and fees aren't calculated the same way as on the hotel's reservation system, but I wonder if that's indicative of anything.

Has anyone else been successful with this technique?

[thereuare]

I don't agree with it (or at least don't believe there is much use in it)...

When i first heard of this being suggested a few years ago i did a vacation search and found a hotel offered for a given set of dates (so i 'knew' it was at least available and not sold-out). I then searched HOTWIRE's "opaque" version of the site and the hotel i was trying have appear wasn't offered for the same set of dates... a different 4* hotel was offered in the zone.

So searching by address will not 'make' a hotel appear in the offerings... so i don't really see the point as you would still need a way to determine what HOTWIRE rates the hotel you're looking for and the amenities associated with it. As well, searching by address doesn't affect the offerings presented to you and i usually re-sort the results anyway (i typically sort by star rating and/or zone so that i can see if there is any savings by considering another nearby zone)

It's probably useful if you're trying to stay near a specific landmark or street location, but i don't see much use in this technique in trying to determine the name of the hotel offered.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

[royal]

Thanks for the tip I will try it