Hotwire Hotel: Help Identify 2* San Diego (National City)

[notimeleft]

Hi,

I am looking for 2 rooms in San Diego area for Aug 6 to Aug 9 with 6 adults. Hotwire listed this hotel in National City area as one option.

Rating: 2 star

Area: National City

Dates: 8/6 to 8/9

Room: 2

Adults: 6

Daily Rate: 69

Amenities:

compl breakfast, pool, high speed, near golf

Please help identify this hotel.

In addition, if you have any suggestion in terms of where to stay in San Diego area, I would appreciate it very much. I have been trying for sometime over PRICELINE and didn't find anything within my budget (max $85 per day per room)

Thanks for your help

[AaronJB]

Well, in terms of looking at a similar hotel to what the Hotwire listing might be, Orbitz.com has the Super 8 San Diego/South Bay for $79.66 per night and that, according to Orbitz, also offers free breakfast. If you use the coupon code 50AFFORB, then that takes $50 off the final total of each room.

If this is of interest, please click the site's link to Orbitz.com (click the Orbitz.com) to start your purchase.

[Colfax]

I don't know what that National City hotel is but National City isn't a great area of San Diego and most visitors would prefer another area if possible.

Rates are very high for your dates. Since you need two-bed rooms to accomodate six adults in two rooms I checked Hotwire, where you can stipulate "3 adults" and only be offered rooms with two beds. In the most preferred zones (Downtown, Mission Bay, La Jolla) everything is $150 or more, even at 2* level.

Since your three night stay is for Weds, Thurs, Friday nights I thought the problem might be Friday night, which is sometimes the case. But eliminating Friday night didn't improve pricing on HOTWIRE. Rates are high for all three of your nights; not just one.

There's a Motel 6 just north of Downtown San Diego and it's $73.99 on Wednesday and Thursday and $89.99 on Friday. In terms of location that's probably better for tourists than National City, for about the same price. It's walking distance to Downtown and Little Italy. But that Motel 6 is sold out of 2 bed rooms for your dates so you'd need three rooms there.

You said that you've failed on PRICELINE up to $85. What zones and quality levels have you bid?

[notimeleft]

Thank AaronJB for your suggestion and the code. I will give it a try and check out the review for super 8.

Colfax, thanks for your advice on National city. I will stay away from that area. I tried bid up to $85 dollor on 2.5*. I was hoping to get the Country Inn at Sorrento Mesa. I stayed there once through PRICELINE and liked it.

Another possibility is the Comfort Inn Suite very close to the boarder. I saw mixed reviews of the hotel. Looks like a nice hotel but isolated location and far from most of the attractions. I am also considering cut down one day in San Diego and stay one extra day in Palm Spring. Our family is on vacation in S Cal.

[Colfax]

Yes, the Country Inn in Sorrento Mesa zone is a swell hotel, but it's been very difficult to win this summer.

You might have success bidding on PRICELINE up to $85 for a 2.5* in Mission Valley or Point Loma-Sea World zones. Either of those zones would be closer to popular tourist areas than National City or a hotel near the border. Keep in mind there's no guarantee of two beds on Priceline, although I think your chances of getting two beds in those two zones is pretty good.