Hotwire Hotel: 3.5* Seattle (Downtown-Pike Place) Red Lion

[travelAlot]

I suppose I could've have waited but I knew this was the Red Lion and my Entertainment Book $10 coupon knocks the rate down to $75 in Priceline/night equivalent. Had bid repeatedly on Priceline up to $73/night and also saw the Red Lion rate disappear in favor of the Crowne Plaza at $92/night and then reappear; Red Lion is more desirable as CP is a few more blocks and toward the highway. Perhaps this will go down some, say to the $65-70 range but I was concerned that holiday weekend demand might eventually cause it to spike after staying steady or slightly higher. Kind of surprised there was no "give" within 10-15% of the $79 Hotwire rate on PL.

Current pre-paid published rate (via RedLion.com and travel sites like Expedia) is $212/night; EasyClickTravel has a prepaid $153 rate.

Used BB HOTWIRE link to initiate Hotwire, then linked via the Entertainment rebate beginning page so the result is a win-win for us both. ;-)

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Looks like you researched this one well and glad to see you received the hotel you were expecting. Can you please add the amenities shown before your purchase to this thread, you can still view these by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

Thank you for clicking thru our link before going to the Entertainment Book page :)

Enjoy your stay.

[travelAlot]

Here are the ammenities (sorry I forgot as I usually stick with PRICELINE and haven't done a HOTWIRE purchase in awhile):

Non-Smoking, Fitness Center, Restaurant, Hi-Speed Internet, Golf Nearby

The above were displayed in exactly that order, and if I remember right, were displayed in that orderon VP.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up!

[travelAlot]

FYI (not sure if this is the right place to post) but the Red Lion was just rightfully reclassified by Hotwire as a 3-star just as it is rated on Priceline. I received a Hotwire customer service email explaining this and also creditng me with hot dollars. I did a quick Seattle search and the Red Lion comes up now as a 3-star with the same above amenities. The ironic and good thing is that I preferred the Red Lion over the Crowne Plaza based on location (closer to where I want to be and away from freeway) and amenities (including refrigerator, late-night dining on premises).

[thereuare]

Thanks for the update.. we've edited the Hotwire Hotel List accordingly.