Hotwire's $23 X-mas deal

[LoneStar]

Not sure how to link it, but I received an email tonight from Hotwire saying a "major supplier" was making rooms available for $23. There are several cities listed. I clicked on a few and it seems to be a 2-star with a kitchenette, and the dates seems to be clustered around X-mas day. Not sure what fits that description -- must be a low end extended stay property.

Probably not the deal of a lifetime, unless you happen to be travelling to one of those cities, don't yet have firm travel plans for X-mas, and are willing to accept a hotwire 2-star (given the "2 star quality level" of the hotwire 3-stars I've stayed in, it would initially give me some pause). Perhaps also acceptable for putting up out-of-town guests (who aren't too fussy)?

[WillTravel]

I wonder if that offer is related to this thread:

http://www.betterbidding.com/index.php?act...hl=extendedstay

[thereuare]

I also comented about this tonite in this HOTWIRE thread where the user's hotel was $23/nite.

[dahammer]

Hotwire charges a whopping $9.95 in taxes and fees for this $23 room bringing the "walk out" price to $32.95 If booked directly with Extended Stay using the $19.99 promotion rate, and with taxes estimated at 12%, the final cost is $22.39.

[LoneStar]

Incredible. If this is what it seems, Hotwire is simply marking up one its supplier's promos. Pretty shameful for a discounter/consolidator, but then Hotwire has never seemed to have its act completely together.

From my email, here are the cities this promo is being offered, by region

Chicago - Lisle - Naperville BOOK NOW >

Chicago - Oak Brook - Downers Grove BOOK NOW >

Chicago - Vernon Hills BOOK NOW >

Cleveland - Hopkins Intl Airport CLE BOOK NOW >

Columbus - Dublin BOOK NOW >

Dayton - Dayton South - Miamisburg BOOK NOW >

Dayton - Fairborn BOOK NOW >

Detroit - Warren - Sterling Heights BOOK NOW >

Kansas City - Independence BOOK NOW >

Peoria, Illinois BOOK NOW >

St. Louis - Lambert Intl Airport STL BOOK NOW >

Atlanta - Alpharetta BOOK NOW >

Atlanta - Kennesaw - Woodstock BOOK NOW >

Atlanta - Norcross BOOK NOW >

Birmingham - Colonnade - Inverness BOOK NOW >

Charlotte - Arrowood - Executive Park BOOK NOW >

Columbus, Georgia BOOK NOW >

Dallas - Fort Worth - Dallas North - Galleria BOOK NOW >

Dallas - Fort Worth - Lewisville BOOK NOW >

Fayetteville, North Carolina BOOK NOW >

Houston - NW Houston - Brookhollow BOOK NOW >

Jackson - Jackson North - Ridgeland BOOK NOW >

Jacksonville - SE Jacksonville BOOK NOW >

Lake Charles - Sulphur BOOK NOW >

Macon, Georgia BOOK NOW >

Nashville - Brentwood BOOK NOW >

Orlando - Altamonte Springs - Winter Park BOOK NOW >

Orlando - Universal and Sea World Area BOOK NOW >

Raleigh - Durham - Cary BOOK NOW >

Baltimore - Columbia - Jessup BOOK NOW >

Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Chesapeake BOOK NOW >

Richmond - Richmond West - Glen Allen BOOK NOW >

Williamsburg - Yorktown - Newport News/Williamsburg Intl Airport PHF BOOK NOW >

Denver - Denver North - Thornton BOOK NOW >

Los Angeles - Arcadia BOOK NOW >

Los Angeles - LA Intl Airport LAX BOOK NOW >

Los Angeles - Long Beach BOOK NOW >

Los Angeles - Torrance - Carson - Gardena BOOK NOW >

Oakland - East Bay - Walnut Creek - Concord BOOK NOW

Orange County - Costa Mesa BOOK NOW >

Sacramento - Rancho Cordova - Folsom BOOK NOW >

San Diego - Kearny Mesa - Stadium Area BOOK NOW >

San Jose - Newark - Fremont BOOK NOW >

My guess is that there's a $19.99 rate available at all of them through Extended Stay America!

FWIW, ownership of Hotwire is going to change in the next few months -- at least a little. Barry Diller is spinning off his travel websites into a company that will be called Expedia, and Hotwire will be part of this new company. I don't think Hotwire will get new management out of this, but perhaps they'll get more corporate attention.

[thereuare]

... and perhaps some Studio Plus hotels as well (i believe same ownership) and the link i provided above shows a Studio Plus at $23/nite.