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Editor: /* Uncovering the name of a hidden hotel on Hotwire: the harder way */

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‎Uncovering the name of a hidden hotel on Hotwire: the harder way

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‎Uncovering the name of a hidden hotel on Hotwire: the easy way

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 Using Hotwire is a great way to save significant amounts of money on hotel rooms. On Hotwire, you are not supposed to know what hotel you are getting, until after you complete your reservation. However, it is usually possible to figure out the exact hotel you are going to get, before you book.

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−	<li>'''[//www.bidgoggles.com/lookup-tool.php Bid Goggle]''' is a great idea. You enter your information about the hotel into their form, and they try to tell which hotel you are likely to be getting. Unfortunately, most of the times we’ve tried, it didn’t actually work.</li>
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 We know that our “mystery” hotel has a crossed-out price of $324, a Trip Advisor rating of 4, over 2,000 TripAdvisor reviews, and has rooms with double-beds (and not queens). We also know that it has a resort fee of $32.
-Hotwire deliberately shows a crossed-out “regular” price, and a resort fee that doesn’t exactly match their regular hotel price or the real resort fee; that would make things too easy. However, the price will be in the same ballpark, and the resort fee they display will always be a bit higher than the real resort fee. So, we are looking for a hotel with similar, but not identical prices.
+Hotwire deliberately shows a crossed-out “regular” price, and a resort fee that doesn’t exactly match their regular hotel price or the real resort fee; that would make things too easy. However, the price will be in the same ballpark, and the resort fee will always be a bit higher than the real resort fee. So, we are looking for a hotel with similar, but not identical prices.
 Also, Hotwire treats “Condo hotels”, “Boutique hotels” and “Resort hotels” as special categories. Therefore, we can rule out the two Marriotts, the Westin Villas, and the Honua Kai—they are all Condo hotels, and their prices are too different from the crossed-out price. We can also rule out the Ka’anapali Alii for being a Condo hotel, and the lack of availability. It also can’t be the Hyatt, as they don’t have any rooms with 2 double beds.

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-The main part of the page will then show a list of the potential hotels you might be getting. Just be aware that it is not a true “filter”—the list will still show hotels that don’t exactly match the neighborhood or star ratings; however, the ones that do match will be at the top. Make sure you look at the neighborhood and star rating for each hotel listing to determine which of the hotels are truly candidates for the Hotwire hotel.
+The main part of the page will then show a list of the potential hotels you might be getting. Just be aware that it is not a true “filter”—the list will still show hotels that don’t exactly match your selected neighborhood or star ratings; however, the ones that do match will be at the top. Make sure you look at the neighborhood and star rating for each hotel to determine which of the hotels are truly candidates for the Hotwire hotel.
 At this point, we’ve narrowed down the list of possible hotels to the Westin, the Sheraton, the Westin Villas, two different Marriott Ocean Clubs, the Honoa Kai, or the Ka’anapali Alii.

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 === Uncovering the name of a hidden hotel on Hotwire: the easy way ===
-On and off over the last year, Hotwire has been showing the "exact" number of TripAdvisor reviews for each of its hidden hotels. Hotwire also includes regular hotel listing on their site, where you can see all the details about each hotel. By finding the "Standard rate" hotel with the exact same number of reviews, you can identify the name of the hidden "Hot Rate" hotel, before you commit to the reservation. In this case, we are looking for a 4-star resort with 7,463 reviews.
+'''On and off over the last couple of years, Hotwire has been showing the "exact" number of TripAdvisor reviews for each of its hidden hotels, which lets you very quickly uncover the identity of the hotel'''. Previously, Hotwire has only shown a range for the number of reviews, such as “1000 - 2000” to avoid the ability to make a definitive match.
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-Previously, Hotwire has only shown a range for the number of reviews, such as "1,000 - 2,000", to avoid the ability to make a definitive match.
+'''To make it easier to find the matching hotel listing, simply set all of the filters to match the hidden hotel you want to identify'''. In this example, we set the hotel zone to "Ka'anapali" (using the map), the Hotel class to 4 stars, the TripAdvisor recommendation to 80%+, and the TripAdvisor Rating to 4+. That narrows down the list to make it easier to find the matching hotel—the Hyatt Regency.
-To make it easier to find the matching hotel listing, simply set all of the filters to match the hidden hotel you want to identify. In this example, we set the hotel zone to "Ka'anapali" (using the map), the Hotel class to 4 stars, the TripAdvisor recommendation to 80%+, and the TripAdvisor Rating to 4+. That narrows down the list to make it easier to find the matching hotel—the Hyatt Regency.
+{{Image|KaanapaliFiltered.png}}
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+'''Another helpful approach is to filter the list to "good" hotels in a single neighborhood at a time, and then simply sort by star rating'''. Whenever you see an appealing mystery hotel, you can usually find the matching regular hotel listing within a few items in the list.
 Note that the number of reviews for the hotel won't exactly match the actual number of reviews on TripAdvsior, because the Hotwire information is only updated periodically.
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 === Uncovering the name of a hidden hotel on Hotwire: the harder way ===