Hotwire Hotel: Hotel Id + Hollywood Beach, FL

[cclaser]

Hello,

This is my first time using this board. What a great find this is! Trying to ID a 4* hotel in Hollywood Beach, FL for an upcoming trip. Ammenities are below -

3 nights at 80 per night.

Resort, Boutique, Beach near, Fitness, Pools, Dining, Internet, & golf nearby.

Other ammenities that pop-up - Spa & tennis.

4.9 trip advisor rating

Can I be pretty sure that this is the Diplomat? I want to make sure that I get this specific hotel. Thanks!

[cclaser]

Thanks in advance for your help on this one. My arrival dates are June 29 - July 2.

[audiTT]

Are any more amenities shown when you click the "See All Amenities" in the main listing? If so, does it also show Tennis and Spa? If so, it may be the Diplomat Country Club & Spa with a new "Near Beach" amenity listed. Regardless, a 4* boutique resort with that high of a Trip Advisor rating is a very safe bet, especially at that price. Good luck!

[audiTT]

UPDATE: I ran the search after you posted the dates and it looks like an unreported property. I'm seeing 4.0 from tripadvisor and $70/night given your dates. The Boutique tag makes me think it's the Diplomat Country Club, but it almost looks like The Crowne Plaza or Westin with the Boutique added in. Tough ID, but should still be a very good property. Even if it's unreported, I don't think you can go wrong for the price.

[cclaser]

No doubt it would be a nice hotel. I am trying to stay at the same place as some friends. They are booked at the diplomat. The listing is no longer up. They now have a 4* resort with - non smoking in the icon list. and a 4.0 trip advisor rating. This all changes pretty fast.

[cclaser]

Is the Crowne Plaza within walking distance of the Diplomat?

[audiTT]

Sorry, that's the one I saw for $70 above... didn't notice the No Smoking added in. According to Google Maps, it would be about a 1 mile / 20 min walk from the Crowne Plaza to the Diplomat, and a bit further from the Westin (same amenities) to the Diplomat.

[cclaser]

Thanks for the replies. I guess to be certain I should just pay full price for the diplomat. What ammenities + ratings make the diplomat more of a sure thing?

[audiTT]

Is the beach going to be your main POI? If so, the Crowne Plaza is on the way to the beach from the Diplomat, so your friends would be walking in your direction. The Diplomat has been reported with the following, so if you see these exactly then it would be a pretty safe bet:

Resort

Boutique

Restaurant

Pool

Fitness

Hi-Speed Internet

Golf

Tennis

Spa

Otherwise, both properties get very good reviews with the Diplomat being geared towards golf/spa and the Crowne Plaza geared more towards beach activities. The Diplomat might be a little more luxurious/peaceful/secluded given its Country Club designation. I'd say it all depends on what your friends activities will entail and how much time will be spent either on-property or going to-from different locations.

[thereuare]

You can also enter the address of the Diplomat into the search box at MAPS and HOTELS.com to see which hotels are closest to the Diplomat... maybe there's something within a block or two that you could book direct, if nothing appears on HOTWIRE which you can reasonably identify.

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[cclaser]

Thank you for all of the great suggestions. I had to pull the trigger on the Diplomat with our conference discount. I couldn't take the chance of entertaining and having to worry about travel to another hotel. Sorry for not posting ealier!