http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T19:27:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotwire%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/28/112418/000 <![CDATA[<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --> <div style="display:none"> </div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script> <object id="myExperience35803402001" class="BrightcoveExperience"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="486" /> <param name="height" value="412" /> <param name="playerID" value="4862856001" /> <param name="publisherID" value="1321358962"/> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="35803402001" /> </object> <!-- End of Brightcove Player --><p><i>We spin you right round, baby, right round. Sorry, for the shakiness at the beginning of the video. The room was a little cramped.</i><p>So we told you <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/27/10120/5968/hotels/How_Hotwire_Got_Us_a_259_Room_at_the_W_Atlanta_for_Just_95">yesterday</a> we got a stonking deal on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotwire"><b>Hotwire</b></a>, bagging a $259 room at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Atlanta+Buckhead/ian/117603"><b>W Atlanta Buckhead</b></a> for just $95. Here&#146;s how our stay measured up. <p><b>Room Reaction</b> <br>We got a room on floor 10 - just two levels under the londontown 2009-08-28T15:59:13-05:00 33.8472360 -84.366095 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/7/175640/8997 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/sirfrancisdrake1.jpg" class="top"> <P>Yo, this is a story all about how your life could get flipped, turned upside down, and we'd like to take a minute, just sit right there &#151; we'll tell you the bad news about getting an awesome deal on Hotwire. Oops, that didn't rhyme. <p>Still: <a href="http://twitter.com/drewmeyers/status/2501433240">Twitter-er DrewMeyers</a> scored a kickass deal on Hotwire. Which is awesome. Remember, Hotwire is an opaque booking site &#151; which means you can get serious deals on your hotel stays but you don't know the name of the hotel until your credit card has been charged for the non-changeable, non-cancellable, non-refundable reservation (you can specify your star class and the general area that you prefer, though). <p>In this case, the Jenna 2009-07-07T18:04:00-05:00 37.7889793 -122.40854 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/26/10219/5232 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/paris_hotwire.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p><p>This week the dollar is flirting with a record low against the euro--as in it will take you $1.37 to buy one euro if you get the official rate. So Paris is looking like a pricey proposition, even before the summer high season kicks in. When Travelocity lists a 4-star hotel for $577 as a "Good Buy," you know the greenback is in trouble. <p>There are nearly always back door options, however, if you take some time to look around. We haven't used <a href="http://www.hotwire.com">Hotwire</a> for Europe because the coverage has been pretty spotty (some major tourist cities still don't have any hotels listed), but if you stick to Europe's tried and true capitals, like Paris, the selection Tim L. 2007-04-26T10:58:59-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/