Hotwire Hotel: 3* Oakland-Eastbay (Walnut Creek-Concord-Lafayette) Holiday Inn Concrd

[XT600]

Hotel Amenities:

Fitness Center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business Center High-speed Internet Access

Customer Reviews

3.5 last reviewed Aug 2008

(actually September 2008)

Official rate $121 and #1 in Concord at Tripadvisor.com... let's see :)

[thereuare]

Thanks for the addition to the Hotwire Hotel List.

Can you please add the dates of your stay in a reply to this thread so that we can add them to the topic title and have this win appear in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins.

It would be appreciated if you used these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your future travel purchases.

[XT600]

days of stay: 10/01/08 to 10/02/08

sorry :)

[sfchic]

I do not know why this would be rated #1 pick of any travel source - do yourself a favor - cut your loss now - this is not a 3 star establishment. It's right next to the freeway and car dealerships (double noise factor). The actual location is close to shopping and restaurants. If you decide to book again - a good option would be to choose the hotel with the tennis and golf icon - its the Hilton - a much better place.

[thereuare]

a good option would be to choose the hotel with the tennis and golf icon - its the Hilton - a much better place

For anyone following along, when there are multiple amenities do NOT base a purchase off of just two of them... make sure that all the amentieis match exactly as what appears in the Hotwire Hotel List.

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

[XT600]

@sfchic: Expedia says "Holiday Inn hotel in historic downtown Concord" historic downtown?? interesting, downtown next to highway or highway in downtown?

doesn't matter, we'll arrive late and start early, hope to get aroom with noiseproof windows and we are fine with it :)

[sfchic]

@sfchic: Expedia says "Holiday Inn hotel in historic downtown Concord" historic downtown?? interesting, downtown next to highway or highway in downtown?

doesn't matter, we'll arrive late and start early, hope to get aroom with noiseproof windows and we are fine with it :)

For those of you who are following along........... http://s14.no_screenshots_please.com/albums/a310/cai...ent=holiday.jpg

The link is an image from Google Maps of the area - In retrospect, instead of participating in a forum, it appears I should have worded my original post to be more informative than of an opinion. The Zagat review of this establishment can be enlightening. As far as definition of downtown, on Webster.com "of, relating to, or located in the lower part or business center of a city". There is shopping on the other side of the freeway and an airport one block over - so the term "downtown" seems to have become to each person's interpretation. So, I agree that it is interesting that Expedia, who has offices that include San Francisco, would deem this as downtown Concord. Downtown to me is usually restaurants, shopping, possible movie theater or park, courthouse, post office etc... and does not include car dealerships and airports. Request an interior room that should help with the reducing the noise.

[sfchic]

I do not know why this would be rated #1 pick of any travel source - do yourself a favor - cut your loss now - this is not a 3 star establishment. It's right next to the freeway and car dealerships (double noise factor). The actual location is close to shopping and restaurants. If you decide to book again - a good option would be to choose the hotel with the tennis and golf icon - its the Hilton - a much better place.

REVISION - ...good option.... the hotel that lists fitness, swimming, restaurant, business center, golf and tennis (nearby) - it is the Hilton........... Thank you moderator for pointing that out!!