http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T04:20:22Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotwire http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/31/11811/524 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hc_reader_deals.jpg">If the recent discounts at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/30/14509/449/hotel-deals/Oceana_Santa_Monica_Lures_Us_In_With_Big_Discounts">Oceana Santa Monica</a> are still out of your price range, then you should definitely skip on over to <a href="http://www.hotwire.com"><b>Hotwire</b></a>.<p>The booking site has a ton of deals for the Los Angeles area and we found a listing for a 3.5 star hotel within walking distance to the beach for $119 a night. The hotel also has a pool onsite, as well as a restaurant, a fitness center and a business center. We headed over to BetterBidding.com to sift through past Hotwire bids and results to see just what 3.5 star hotel this might be.<p>At first, we considered the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sheraton+Delfina/ian/148722"><b>Sheraton Delfina</b></a>, but that is not really within walking distance to the beach. juliana 2008-10-31T12:03:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/10/153044/212 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right">Just when we thought it was safe to book on these opaque booking sites, comes another story of a hotel guest showing up at their selected hotel to find no room waiting for them.<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/chris%20elliott">Chris Elliott</a> over at <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25062581/">MSNBC</a> posted this travel horror story of a couple that booked a holiday weekend stay in Las Vegas to attend a wedding for $952. They found the deal on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotwire"><b>Hotwire</b></a>. The hotel they were given was the <b>Wynn Las Vegas</b>.<p>Yet when they arrived at the hotel, there was no reservation in their name. When we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/2/104810/4823/hotels/Everything_You_Wanted_to_Know_About_Booking_Hotel_Rooms_The_Hotwire_Edition">interviewed Clem Bason</a>, Hotwire's VP of Merchandising, he said these stories only happen about 10 percent of the time. Well, keep reading juliana 2008-06-10T15:50:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/2/104810/4823 <![CDATA[<p><i>Here at HotelChatter we get all sorts of questions about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Booking%20Tips">booking hotel rooms</a> such as where to book (boutique hotel or a place with a loyalty program?), how to book (phone or website?), how to get a cheap rate, how to get free upgrades and the always lovely "Can you hook me up with a free room?" (We can't.)<p>But we do realize that you have a lot of good questions about booking hotel rooms. So once a week we're running <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Booking%20Hotel%20Rooms"><b>Everything You Wanted to Know About Booking Hotel Rooms</b></a> where we will give you the latest news, advice, tips, and answers on booking a room. And just maybe we'll be able to hook you up with a free juliana 2008-05-02T13:30:10-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/17/195453/734 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jazzfest08.png" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Jazz%20Fest%20Hotels">Jazz Fest</a> begins next weekend (April 25-27) in New Orleans and <a href="http://www.hotwires.com"><b>HotWire</b></a> just announced some more hotel deals in case you still need a place to spend the night or two or three.<p>Remember HotWire is a blind booking site so it's really for those you want a deal rather than say gain some loyalty program points (although depending on which hotel you get, that might work out for you.)<p> Some deals for the first Jazz Fest weekend:<br> &#183; 4.5-star hotel in Downtown New Orleans for $183 per room per night <br> &#183; 4-star hotel in Downtown New Orleans for $129 per room per night<br> &#183; 3-star hotel in French Quarter for $159 per room per juliana 2008-04-18T14:25:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/12/104159/305 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/hotwire_dc.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p><p>For this week's Good Rate and Bad Rate, we looked at D.C. hotels for Earth Day weekend, staying the nights of April 21 and 22. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/10/0181/81519/hotels/Good_Rate_Earth_Day_Weekend_at_D_C_s_Hotel_Palomar">Good Rate</a> was at Kimpton's Hotel Palomar in Dupont Circle for $184 a night and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/10/02543/1556/hotels/Bad_Rate_A_Lot_of_Green_on_Earth_Day_at_the_JW_Marriott_in_D_C_">Bad Rate</a> was paying at least $429 for a room with a view at the JW Marriott. <p>But what if you went the <a href="http://www.hotwire.com">Hotwire</a> route like we did in our story <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/6/102510/6140/hotels/HOWTO_Get_a_Hotel_in_Manhattan_For_Under_200">HOWTO Get a Hotel in Manhattan for Under $200</a>? If your plans are solid and you can be flexible, it turns out you would score quite the deal. Here's a sampling of what's on tap for that same weekend of April Tim L. 2007-04-12T12:53:53-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/