Hotwire Hotel: Hotwire 5* Kapalua Bay $255

[sydog1]

Hello,

I've been monitoring 5 star hotels in Kapalua for a couple of weeks now. The cheapest I've seen them for is $220 and the most expensive has been $255. Do you think that the prices I've seen have been for the same hotel? Also, I only know of 2 hotels that are of 5-star quality in the Kapalua area... Kapalua Bay and Ritz-Carlton. Do you think it's one of these 2 hotels?

Thanks

SyDog1

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

What are the date(s) of your stay? Are you seeing the same amenities each time you search?

Hotwire does fluctuate their prices from search-to-search in order to make their hotels more opaque (so that users don't 'know' the $100 hotel is Property1 and the $108 hotel is Property2)

I highly doubt that the Ritz Carlton participates with Hotwire, and remember that your idea of a 5* hotel and Hotwire's idea of a 5* hotel may be two very different thngs. If you list the dates and amenities we'll try to help further.

[sydog1]

The dates are from Aug 23- Aug 30.

The amenities are

Resort

Beachfront

Restaurant

Pool

Fitness Center

Business Center

Golf Nearby

Tennis Nearby

Spa Services

[cheezhead]

I put your dates in hotwire's vacation package and the 5* Kapalua Bay Hotel comes up with different ammenities: Resort, Beachfront, Rest, Pool, Fitness, Business, Golf, Tennis

[sydog1]

You are correct, I put too many resorts in by accident. Any clues to what hotel this might be? Like I said, there aren't too many "5-star" hotels in Kapalua. Also, which price do you think they Hyatt might be with the same dates?

[thereuare]

Since this is an extended stay which could offer very big savings if it's a 'true' 5* hotel, you could book the first nite of your stay, if you're happy with the hotel then book the remaining nites; if not, make alternate plans.

This works out especially well if you're arriving late in the on the date of your arrival and if you have a car (or the zone is small enough that cab costs won't be prohibitive if you need to change hotels after the first nite)

I just looked at the Vacation Packages and actually the amenites are the same as you describe (the Spa icon is only shown when you click "Hotel Details and Photos"), so i would say that your chances are very good that this is the Kapalua Bay Hotel. The above strategy may still be a good approach if your still a little nervous (still no guarantees as you could always get a different hotel on your subsequent purchase, but at least not so much riding on that first purchase when it is more of an unknown)