How to use Hotwire Hot Rates Properly

Recently I made a comment about using Hotwire's Hot Rate feature and received some downvotes, and I came to find out that a lot of people don't know the hack of how to know exactly which hotel you're getting. I'll explain it here and include screenshots. EDIT: Can't add screenshots for some reason. 1. Choose the city and specific area you want to stay in. For this example, I did New York City, and chose Tribeca/Soho. 2. Find a Hot Rate that is within your budget and star rating requirement, and click on that hotel. 3. At the top of the page, it will say "Click to reveal actual hotel photo" and when you click on it, you will see an image of the real hotel room you are booking. 4. Right click the image and select "Copy Image Address" 5. Go to google and on the far right of the search bar, click the camera 6. Paste the image address in the search bar that pops up 7. You will see the name of the hotel and can decide if that's where you want to book. If not, start over with a different hotel. Not all Hot Rate hotel deals have an image preview, but in my experience about 90% do, and it's a great way to save up to 30% on hotels. --- **Post Details:** - **Subreddit:** r/travelhacks - **Author:** u/Smoove-Money - **Score:** 66 upvotes - **Upvote Ratio:** 94.0% - **Comments:** 8 - **Posted:** 7/9/2025 - **URL:** https://reddit.com/r/TravelHacks/comments/1lvs4uy/how_to_use_hotwire_hot_rates_properly/