Hotwire Hotel: 3* Paris (Champs Elysees-Trocadero) Best Western Folkestone Opera

[wiired]

Hi Everybody

I am a new user, but this forum looks absolutely great and helpful!

I am looking to stay in Paris for 2 nights: 1/18-1/20/2008 (Fri and Sat)

I did a hotwire search, and got two results that I might be interested in. Both are for 3* hotels. One is in the Champs-Elysees/Trocadero region. The other is Opera/Grand Boulevard.

Any help with ID'ing these hotels would greatly be appreciated!

1) 3* HOTEL CHAMPS ELYSEES TROCADERO

$119/night

Amenities: High Speed Internet

Trip Advisor Rating: 4.0/5.0

2) 3* HOTEL OPERA GRAND BOULEVARD

$115/night

Amenities: High Speed Internet

Thank you for your help! Also, in general what do you think of these deals?

[WillTravel]

If these are really good well-located 3* hotels, then it would be a good deal. If these are mediocre, poorly-located 3* hotels, or worse, then I think it would be a not so great deal. Most likely if you look hard enough, you can find a 3* hotel in both of those zones for the same price or less and you would know what and where it was. The 4.0/5.0 on TripAdvisor hotel does look promising.

With so little to go on, there's no way to be sure about what those hotels are. What you could do is check with Hotwire's vacation package (create a fake one), and look at the 3* hotels that come up for a package that covers those same dates. (I'd try New York-Paris for ease.)

[wiired]

Thank you for the advice... I will give it a shot!

[thereuare]

The 3* Hotel Champs Elysees Trocadero is a match for the Neva Hotel, while the 3* in the Opera-Grand Boulevard is a match for the Hotel de la Tour d'Auvergne, so that would be our best guess for each... but obviously with just the one Internet icon can't be too confident that there aren't others with the same amenities.

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.

[WillTravel]

If the Opera-Grands Boulevards one is the Tour D'auvergne, then you can book it directly for almost the same price (99 Euros per night) when taxes and fees are included for HOTWIRE :

http://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/hoteldelatourdauvergne.html

or here:

http://www.hotel-tour-auvergne-opera-paris...ervation_en.htm

[wiired]

So I made the purchase through hotwire for the 3* in the Champs-Elysee/Trocadero area. The hotel was the Best Western Folkestone Opera. $113 per night.

[thereuare]

The 3* currently showing on HOTWIRE in this zone doesn't show any amenities... do you recall if the one you purchased had a Laundry icon or didn't show any icons? (if you're unsure, you can still see the amenities (if any) associated with the hotel you bought by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top of their home page)

Thanks!

EDIT to ADD: received a PM for this user that the HOTWIRE hotel purchased did not show the Hi-Speed Internet icon... so the Best Western won is being seen without any amenities associated with it

[WillTravel]

I think this is a good hotel with a good location and good reviews, but it goes to show why Hotwire is not necessarily the best deal. You can get the same hotel for 93 Euros, including breakfast, for a double/twin room on the Best Western site for your dates. The Hotwire rate, once taxes and fees are added, comes close to 90 Euros and with no breakfast or guaranteed choice of bed type.