Has anybody ever used this for hotels? It seems kind of sketch since it won't tell you the name of the hotel before you book it...

1/9/2007 1:53:51 PM

I've used it a few times for flights when I have a flexible schedule and for rental cars/hotels. I used it to get a hotel in Miami a few years ago and got an awesome deal (4 star for $50/night in Dec). Assuming you are okay with possibly getting a somewhat sketch hotel and aren't too concerned about exactly where the hotel is located, it is not a bad deal. Most of the hotels are usually chains and probably not that bad.





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1/9/2007 1:57:43 PM

Hit or miss. I have to travel for some of my graduate classes, and usually end up splitting a room when that's the case. Once ended up at a Sheraton, two double beds for two nights for $100 total. Most of the time its a respectable (though not luxurious) name. Depends on your flexibility ... you won't end up in a Motel6 if you set your criteria correctly.

1/9/2007 7:55:05 PM

I have used it for hotels before, but I stopped. Hotels.com offers the same for about $3 per night more and you get the hotel name upfront.

1/9/2007 8:36:50 PM

yeah we used hotels.com and got a kick ass deal for spring break so I would use that instead of hotwire. I used hotwire for a flight before though and it was fine

1/9/2007 9:18:23 PM

you generally get good deals, but your room type is not guaranteed. I work front desk at a holiday inn and every reservation made through the internet is automatically put through as a Smoking King Bedroom.

So its probably a good idea to call ahead once you've booked it and change the room type if you'd rather have non-smoking. Otherwise, you may find there are none left once you get there, if it happens to be busy.

1/9/2007 11:39:39 PM