Hotwire Hotel: 4* Miami (Airport MIA) Sofitel

[mellovesblue]

Hi,

here are the information :

$89 / night

4* hotel at miami airport

amenities :

airport shuttle

fitness center

pool

restaurant

business center

high speed internet

I won it thru PRICELINE more than a year ago, last minute, for $99

this hotel is nice, restaurant is good

good pick !

[thereuare]

Thanks for sharing your previous HOTWIRE purchase with the board... can you see if the dates still appear in your HOTWIRE account (using the MY ACCOUNT link on the top right of their home page) as this will enable this thread to appear in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins which may help somebody who is researching seasonality pricing for this area.

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

Glad you enjoyed your stay.

[mellovesblue]

yes it does : Fri, 04/23/10 - Sat, 04/24/10,

this will be my second stay.

I won this hotel the first time with priceline in 2008 for $99 a night. It was just to let you know

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up.

[Tellurian]

Hi, This is a very nice hotel, especially if you particularly want the airport zone, but I want to point out that it is often available for $100 prepaid directly through the Sofitel site, so there is no hotwire uncertainly of which hotel you are getting. Also, through Sofitel, you can sometimes find value-added bargains, with no pre-pay. For example, I have reservations there for 3/28/10 - 3/31/10 @ $135 per night. Not only can I cancel up to 4 pm the day of arrival, but in addition to the room, I get $50 of hotel credit per night, a stellar deal - i.e. room = $85 if you use the credit for restaurant, spa, etc.

[mellovesblue]

thank you for sharing this info !

whats makes me nervous is to pay a higher price on HOTWIRE than on Expedia !

[Tellurian]

You are welcome. I am starting to see several hotels doing more "direct deep discounting" rather than making all the best deals through opaque sites. I kept an eye on the Sofitel Miami rate, and now I have the first night, 3/28 @ $116 for a "luxury" room (one level up from the "superior" room I had for $135 w/ $50 hotel credit) and the $116 includes a bottle of champagne and a box of chocolates upon arrival and full breakfast for two in the room -- I can't believe this deal. It sure gives HOTWIRE and PRICELINE a run for the money and is still fully cancellable until 4 pm day of arrival.

[mellovesblue]

It looks like you have a great deal ! enjoy it !

[Tellurian]

Thanks! I am sure that we will as long as all goes smoothly with the flight down..... You have fun too. With the price that I got, it will be interesting to see what the Sofitel tries to pass off as 'champagne." As a French-owned chain, one would expect them not to refer to cheap sparkling wine as champagne, when that is against French law.... :)

[mellovesblue]

yes ... don't they dare messing with 'champagne' ... I bet you will have some champagne from the Napa V. They are not bad, but they will never compete with the real, the unique, the sole champagne from France :-)

[Tellurian]

You are so right, fellow champagne-lover. I will have to insist: "il n'est champagne que de la Champagne."