March Hotwire Deals

Walt Disney World Accommodations
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Some new ones finally showed up on Priceline for April, so some to practice on there!

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I am looking into booking through Hotwire hidden deals for a non-Disney trip. I have a few questions.

Is the ‘last person got’ note a sure thing? Or a potential mis-direct?
Where/how do you compare the review counts you mentioned? Is this against the regular deal for the same resort?

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“Last person got” clue is iffy at best. In one of my last posts I even posted an example: the deal said last person got Pop, but the deal was clearly Movies.

The review counts will show a lot of the time on hidden deals - but usually not for Disney resorts. I’m not sure how common they are on all resorts outside of the Disney Areas, I have mainly focused on those on Hotwire.

They’ll also usually show on the non-hidden deals. So, the simple trick is sort deals by price, find a hidden deal that looks interesting and then scroll down to the non-hidden deals and find the resort that matches all the things you can see.

Here’s a Waldorf example from April. Note, the crossed off price on the hidden deal these seems to almost ALWAYS be off by $1.

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If you notice, even the few amenities shown on each match in this example - but I haven’t tracked how common or good a clue that is so far on Hotwire.

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Also, beware the low % off rates, like 10-11% off (or maybe more): once you add hidden deal fees in they might cost as much or more as a non-hidden refundable rate or a deal from the hotel’s own web site.

ATDM
Always. Do. the. Math.

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Thank you. That’s super helpful. One of the hotels I was looking at has a ‘3rd night free’ deal right now, which made it cheaper than Hotwire and also included free parking.

This paragraph from your post was very helpful too: Takeaway: I suggest you ignore those hints and use the usual comparison techniques: star and guest ratings, location, and for tie-breakers, compare sub-guest ratings (there are usually 4 of them somewhere on the listing). For extra credit, watch out for mandatory resort fees. Disney resorts do NOT have them.

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