
Originally Posted by
Mike_D
I tried to do this with another living social-type deal at another hotel. When I called the hotel, I was told that the deal was being offered through a travel agency and not the hotel, and that I would have to purchase the deal through the website that was offering it in order to get the special rate. I was also told that a certain block of rooms were reserved for this living social-type deal; in this case they were first floor rooms with less than optimum views. So I then asked the hotel if they would be able to offer me a similar rate if I booked directly through them. Well, they did not match the terms of the living social deal, but they did give me a discount off the regular rate, they waived the taxes and they gave me a better ocean view room. So, I paid a little more, but I got the room I wanted.
YMMV. This was a different hotel and a different deal site.