Hotwire Hotel: 4* Newark (Hoboken-Jersey City) W Hotel

[Ed A]

hi guys,

i'm looking to book a room via hotwire for 1 night (fri nov 13th). the room i'm targeting is the W in hoboken, and from the description of the place i'm getting, it seems to be the right one (fitness, restaurant, business center, high speed internet, tennis nearby).

the rate im getting is $142 + tax. my question is, when you book via hotwire, how do they determine what # of beds you get? ideally i'd need a room with 2 beds, but is there any way to guarantee i'd get 2 beds? otherwise, if it's just one bed, i can get a similar rate by booking on their website. any advice is appreciated.. thanks.

[yellowdog]

Do a search for 3 adults or 2 adults 1 child and see if you get the same hotel. In this way will you get sleeping arrangements for two guests.

Please post your outcome for this stay.

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

Yellowdog.

[Ed A]

needed a room for my bday tomorrow (actually it was on monday, but im celebrating it tmw).

fitness

restaurant

business center

hi speed internet

tennis nearby

$142 + tax = $167

standard rate came out to $217 including tax

savings: 23%

i kept getting a similar hotel with no tennis icon. i didnt want to risk it, so i kept refreshing/clearing my cookies/ closing the browser until i got the one with the tennis icon. thanks betterbidding

[yellowdog]

Thank you for sharing your result with the board :)

i kept getting a similar hotel with no tennis icon. i didnt want to risk it, so i kept refreshing/clearing my cookies/ closing the browser until i got the one with the tennis icon. thanks betterbidding

Did you get the same price for the hotel without the Tennis icon? And did you search for the same # of guests?

Enjoy your stay.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.

Yellowdog.

[Ed A]

hi

when i searched for 2 or 3 guests, i wasnt getting the right hotel. i would either a) not get any hotel, or b.) get a hotel with a similar price ($143) with no tennis icon.

the one i got i searched using 1 guest only. i read that if you are a member of the hotels reward program, that sometimes they will grant you extra requests, such as a room with 2 beds instead of one. i just signed up for the starwood rewards program, so i hope that they will give me 2 beds instead of 1. otherwise, someone will have to sleep on the floor.

[AaronJB]

There is a listing coming up in this area lately w/o tennis, which hasn't been ID'd, but given the limited amount of possibilities, I'm guessing it's the W w/o tennis. I'd call ahead for two beds.

Enjoy your bday celebration. :)

[Ed A]

stayed at the W last night after winning the bid on hotwire. one minor word of warning - the room that you will most likely get is their "cozy" room (small room, 1 king bed, no views). this is fine, but after having stayed in one of their larger "wonderful" rooms in the summer, the difference in the 2 rooms is night and day. the "wonderful" room, besides having 2 beds, is also a lot bigger, and has a bigger bathroom. still, if you dont care about the size of the room, then getting the cheap rate on hotwire is a good way to go.

[yellowdog]

Ed A

Thanx for your update!

Yellowdog.