Hotwire Hotel: 2.5* San Francisco (Marina-Cow Hollow) Marina Inn

[lookyloo]

Boutique Hotel

Complimentary Breakfast

High-speed Internet Access

Moderators:can you move this to San Francisco Hotwire? I made a mistake in posting in the wrong forum

[Colfax]

This hotel hasn't been identified yet. Hotwire doesn't provide TripAdvisor stats and I don't find a match in Hotwire Vacation Packages, so there's not a lot to make an ID with.

Not many hotels in this zone would qualify as a Boutique. Hotel Del Sol seems like a good match though and that would be my first guess.

There are a number of old and rundown motels along Lombard street that Hotwire might rate 2.5*. Just in case this is one of those (although I don't think any of them would qualify as Boutique) this is an instance where I might just purchase one night first, to see what hotel I was getting, and then the other three nights if I liked the initial outcome.

Please use this HOTWIRE link if you purchase, and let us know what this turns out to be.

[lookyloo]

wow, I might just do that, the buy the first night thing because I'd love to stay at the Hotel Del Sol, but my "alarm" is going off because the hotel lists a Pool and Laundry which HOTWIRE does not list in the amenities. thoughts?

[Colfax]

Hotels choose which amenities they want to display on Hotwire, and most hotels don't display all their amenities. Last month I purchased a hotel that only had one icon: Highspeed Internet. The hotel also had a restaurant, continental breakfast, and business center, but they chose not to display those.

This hotel has dropped from $48 to $46 on my search now. I still don't see TripAdvisor stats though. When you click "Continue" on your own computer do you see TripAdvisor stats? If so what are they? (I'm having a computer issue where sometimes I can't view TA stats but other people can.)

[lookyloo]

where do you see TripAdvisor stats?

[Colfax]

Not all hotels display TripAdvisor stats but when they do they're on the "Review Your Hotel Details" screen that appears after you click "Continue", next to the hotel you're interested in. The TA stats are just to the right of the zone map, if they're present.

This hotel isn't displaying TA stats now though, so I dont have more input to offer. We won't know what it is until someone purchases. It's available for all four nights singly, so you have the opportunity to unmask it by purchasing one night if you want.

Splitting your purchase in two you incur two Hotwire service charges instead of one. In this case two transactions will cost about $9-10 more than one. But you eliminate the risk of winning four nights at a hotel you don't want. Sort of like a $9 insurance policy.

Please use this HOTWIRE link if you go for it.

[thereuare]

Colfax and others know this area much better than i do, but a quick search of hotels in this area which offer complimentary breakfast, the Hotel Del Sol would be a good guess.

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

Let us know what you ultimately decide or if we can be of further help.

[lookyloo]

Darn it all, and I don't blame you or anyone here, I'm going to file a claim with Hotwire because I received the Marina Inn, not a 2 1/2 star and not a Boutique hotel, in reality Trip Advisor has them listed as a 2 star dump with dozens of horrible reviews and no parking.

[lookyloo]

To follow up, let me say, I LOVE THIS SITE!!! BetterBidding has helped me so much it's unbelievable!!! Just look at the trip I have tomorrow to LA for $69/night @ The Radisson when they're selling room for $189. But I digress...I contacted Hotwire Customer Support via email. They replied in 25 minutes with a special phone number for me to call. I called, no "push this number for this and that number for that" a person answered, I told her my situation. I explained that TripAdvisor a site I trust, as well as Hotwire, has the hotel listed as a 2-star and not a "Boutique" as listed in the amenities. She fixed everything and I'll be able to book another room in San Fran tomorrow.

[Colfax]

AAARGH!

Now you understand the "Buy one night first" concept. I'm glad to hear Hotwire was flexible and refunded your money.

I'm not familiar with the Marina Inn but the TripAdvisor reviews don't sound like my idea of a Boutique either.

Hotwire is still offering the Marina Inn at $48 with a Boutique icon. You can book the same dates in Priceline's retail section (not Name Your Own Price) for $37.73/night. If you'd kept your reservation you would have been entitled to a Double the Difference refund from Hotwire of $20.54 per night, bringing the nightly rate down to about $28! But if you don't want to stay there the low rate doesn't matter.

Btw, did you purchase one night or all four? Even though you got a refund we'll still add this to Priceline Calendar of Wins, since you did win it.

If this had turned out to be Hotel Del Sol at $48 I was thinking of trying it myself some day. I owe you thanks for pulling the trigger first.

[lookyloo]

I had no problem taking one for the team on this. I only booked my 1st night to "test the waters" so to speak. I immediately contacted Hotwire and they took care of me. Hotel Del Sol would've been wonderful...maybe next time. The guy at the front desk of Hotel Del Sol did tell me that he has checked in people who've used Hotwire in the past so there is hope.

[thereuare]

Thanks for giving it a shot and letting us know the results.

Glad to hear HOTWIRE took care of the 'problem' and all was well in the end.

We'll have to have to keep an eye on this zone to see if/when the Hotel Del Sol comes up!

[Colfax]

note to theruare:

The "Lombard Street-Marina" zone in the Hotwire Hotel List is now "Marina-Cow Hollow". This looks like a name change, not a boundary change. The previously reported Heritage Marina Hotel is still in the new zone.

[thereuare]

Thanks!