Hotwire Hotel: 3* San Francisco (Fishermans Wharf) Holiday Inn Fishermans Wharf

[missinAZ]

I will be traveling to San Francisco in July with several girl friends (all in our 40's). We will not be renting a car so would like to stay in an area that is close to a lot of restaurants, shopping, etc. We will also be touring Napa Valley and have been told we would be picked up at the Ferry Building. I wondering what areas to bid on when looking for a hotel on PRICELINE.

Thanks for any advice you can throw my way.

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding! :)

First, please let us know your dates of travel (so we can research availability), budget per night and how many rooms you require (as well as desired star rating.)

Please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchase.

[missinAZ]

We will be traveling July 9-12 and will need 2 rooms. Would love 4 Stars (or 3 1/2 if 4 is not available) for under $100. Is that realistic?

Thanks.

[AaronJB]

If you are requiring two beds in each room, then using PRICELINE would be an issue, as the service does not guarantee 2 beds - it only guarantees double occupancy (1 bed). HOTWIRE would be the better option, as the service allows you to indicate how many are in each room. Unfortunately, prices are on the high side for these dates. How many adults are going to be in each room?

Please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchase.

[Gallus50]

As far as good areas to choose, USE, USW/Nob Hill, Embarcadero/FD and SOMA are all pretty central and walkable. I don't care for SOMA - find it noisy and a little close to sketchy areas. Tenderloin borders both USE/USW - be careful where you walk and you'll be fine. I don't recommend FW unless you really want to be in tourist central. It's a bit removed, though you can travel by cable car and F Market trains. (Long wait for cable cars in summer.) Personally, I don't like Civic Center or Japantown or Lombard Street/Marina. Hope this helps.

[missinAZ]

There will be 2 or 3 adults in each room. Still waiting for confirmation from one of the girls.

[thereuare]

PRICELINE only guarantees double occupancy, which could mean you receive a room with only one bed in the room, so if you ultimately need triple occupancy, PRICELINE could be a risk in this situation. If you do need triple occupancy HOTWIRE may still be an option as they allow you to search for up to quad occupancy per room.

I would wait until you have a final count so you can make an educated decision which service would be best for this stay, based upon your occupancy needs.

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

[slruud]

HOTWIRE has what appears to be the Hyatt Embarcadero for $123/nite for 2 rooms/4 adults, and Lastminutetravel.com has what appears to be the same property for $105/nite for the OPs dates. On Lastminutetravel.com, the Hyatt is listed as a 4.5* in the Union Square/Downtown area. I bring up the Lastminute travel deal because I believe it's cancellable for a $25 fee.

Just throwing some options the OPs way. Good luck.

[missinAZ]

We FINALLY have a head count for our July 9-12 trip to San Francisco. There will be 4 of us, and we need 2 rooms. Can someone give me an idea where I should start my bidding for a 4-Star in USE or USW? Thank you.

[Colfax]

A number of 4* hotels in downtown SF assign PRICELINE customers to a room with one bed. If that happens are you all okay with sharing a bed? If not HOTWIRE might be the better choice.

[missinAZ]

How do I make sure we will get two beds with HOTWIRE? If I say I want two rooms with two people in each room, won't I still run the risk of only getting one bed per room?

[missinAZ]

I went ahead and used HOTWIRE and got the Holiday Inn at Fisherman's Wharf for $76 per night. We are very happy with this. Thanks for everyone's input.

[Colfax]

If you enter "2 adults" per room on Hotwire you still might only get one bed.

If you enter "3 adults" per room (even though there will only be 2) you'll get bedding for 3, which means 2 beds. (In rare instance it could be one bed and a pullout sofa but I haven't heard of that happening in USE or USW.)

"3 beds" often costs more than "2 beds" on Hotwire but not always. It's probably worth paying a little for the security of knowing you'll have two beds.

Check HOTWIRE on "6 adults, 2 rooms" and see if anything interesting pops up. If you post the icons someone can try to ID. (You can also check the Hotwire Hotel List yourself and see if you find any matches.)

[Colfax]

I hadn't yet seen your post about the Holiday Inn when I was writing my last post about bedding.

How many adults did you enter when you purchased the Holiday Inn? 2 or 3 per room?

Glad you got a hotel you're happy with.

[thereuare]

I went ahead and used HOTWIRE and got the Holiday Inn at Fisherman's Wharf for $76 per night. We are very happy with this. Thanks for everyone's input.

Congratulations on yoru success! Glad to see you're happy with the results and the deal you received.

Can you please add a reply to this thread with the amenities shown before your purchase... you can still view this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.

[missinAZ]

Amenities for 3-star hotel in Fisherman's Wharf:

Fitness Center; Pool(s); Restaurant(s); Business Center; Laundry Facilities; High-speed Internet Access

I entered 2 rooms with 2 adults in each room. We realize we may not be able to get 2 beds per room, but we were willing to take that chance.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up!