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You Won't Necessarily Score Bargains During San Diego Hotel Week

October 23, 2009 at 8:39 AM | by Jennifer Kester | 0 Comments

We got worried when the first San Diego Hotel Week only had one lonely hotel on board back in July. But as Hotel Week—set for November 13 to 26—approaches, more than 40 are on the roster. Thing is, we found that you're not necessarily getting a deal if you book a room through the Hotel Week website.

Don't get us wrong, you can score some price cuts. The Estancia La Jolla is giving out rooms for 50 percent off. A room that usually costs $275 is $137.50 exclusively through Hotel Week's website. You can also snag a guestroom at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront for $99. The regular price is $109.

But the site doesn't necessarily offer discounts that you couldn't otherwise get. Hotel Indigo offers a $108 room rate that you can also get through the hotel's own website. And for the Porto Vista Hotel & Suites, Hotel Week gives us a room with a queen bed for $119, but Porto's site offers the same room for $109. The Se San Diego provides an excellent discount. A cityside guestroom goes for $500 on the Se's website, but you can get it through Hotel Week's site for $189, along with $25 spa and $25 food and beverage credits.

Other places want in on the Hotel Week action, but again, you're not definitely securing a discount. Through the website, you can get $4 off tickets to the San Diego Zoo. But when we looked at the San Diego Photo Safari's three-hour walking tour, the Hotel Week site had the same $80 price as the company's website, so no deal there. Ditto for tickets to the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. The Hotel Week website charges $4, which is the regular admission rate.

Before you book, be sure to check around to ensure you're really getting a deal.

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Related Stories:
· San Diego Hotels [HotelChatter]
· New Hilton San Diego Bayfront Is Good, But Nothing Too Special [HotelChatter]
· Hotel Indigo San Diego Gets a Cool Sheet of Glass [HotelChatter]

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