Hotwire Hotel: 3.5* Portland (Greater Downtown) Vintage Plaza

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Hotwire 3.5* in Portland, Oregon (Greater Downtown Portland Area) on 11/11/2004 (for one night) was:

Hotel Vintage Plaza

422 SW Broadway

Portland, Oregon 97205

(503) 228-1212

Amenities listed: restaurant, fitness center, business center

Hotwire Price: $62/night (with taxes, etc., total was $75.95)

FYI, the cheapest rate via the hotel's web site was $116/night plus taxes (with AAA discount) or $129/night plus taxes ("best available rate"). Interestingly, if you enter a reservation on the hotel's web site, but don't book it, a pop-up ad will sweeten the deal by offering you a complementary room upgrade and guaranteed 2 pm late check-out if you book via the hotel's web site. The hotel was also offering an $89/night "hot date" rate, but it had to have been booked at least 14 days in advance.

The official tourism website for Portland, Oregon is: www.travelportland.com

It routinely offers discount packages on Portland area hotels that can't be found anywhere else on the web. For example, through 2/28/2005 it is currently offering "The Portland Big Deal" package which includes a hotel room, daily continental breakfast for two, and free parking. A large number of area hotels are participating in this promotion, including the Vintage Plaza. Under this promotion, the rate for the Vintage Plaza is $125/night (weeknights) and $139/night (weekends). Considering parking at the Vintage Plaza is currently $23/night, the "big deal" may be a good deal for those who plan on parking their car at the hotel and who plan on eating a lot of

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Thank you for sharing your win and helping other identify this hotel before purchase in the future. I'm sure your tourism links will prove to be help as well to others in the area.

Enjoy your stay.