Hot Rate Hotels are specially negotiated rates well below published prices. By waiting to see the hotel name and exact location until after you book, you can save up to 60%.
The hotel name and street location are revealed only after booking is complete. All Hot Rate Hotel deals are final and cannot be cancelled, refunded, exchanged, transferred or changed.
Hot Rate Cars offer consistently low rental prices, even last minute. The price you see is the total price you pay, including taxes and fees, with the rental company revealed after booking.
Car rental company name is shown after booking is complete. Hot Rate Car bookings are final and cannot be cancelled, refunded, changed, exchanged or transferred, even for a fee. Rewards, points and frequent-flyer miles cannot be earned or redeemed.
The Hotwire app for iPhone and Android lets you book last-minute getaways and find hotel, flight and car deals with Hot Rate discounts.
Requires the Hotwire app. Deal availability varies by date, location and inventory. Standard Hot Rate booking rules and restrictions apply.
Hotwire specializes in discounted last-minute travel, helping suppliers fill unsold hotel rooms, rental cars and airline seats at deeply reduced prices.
Availability and savings vary by destination, date and supplier inventory. Hot Rate products carry final-sale restrictions; standard (retail) rates follow the supplier's own cancellation rules.
HotDollars are Hotwire travel credit that can be applied toward eligible bookings on Hotwire, giving you savings on a future trip.
HotDollars are issued and redeemed per Hotwire's HotDollars terms. Eligibility, expiration and applicable bookings are shown in your Hotwire account and at checkout.
Book a Hot Rate Hotel and save up to 60% off published rates by choosing neighborhood, star rating, and amenities; the hotel name is revealed after booking.
Savings based on Hot Rate bookings vs. lowest published rates; prices dynamic. Hot Rate deals are final and non-refundable.
Save up to 50% on brand-name economy car rentals booked as Hot Rate deals.
Hot Rate car deals are opaque (rental brand shown after booking); savings vary.
Offers for Hotwire are taken from Hotwire's own official pages and vetted before publishing. A Verified badge means we confirmed the deal on Hotwire's source on the listed date, and we link to it for transparency; unconfirmed deals are Pending, and dead codes retire to Expired. We publish no made-up success rates and run no live-cart tests — our editorial policy has the specifics.
| Offer | Type | Last checked | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 60% off hotels | Deal | Jul 18, 2026 | Official page | Verified |
| Hot Rate car rentals | Deal | Jul 18, 2026 | Official page | Verified |
| App Hot Rate deals | Deal | Jul 18, 2026 | Official page | Verified |
| Last-minute deals | Deal | Jul 18, 2026 | Official page | Verified |
| HotDollars credit | Deal | Jul 18, 2026 | Official page | Verified |
| Up to 60% off | Deal | Jul 11, 2026 | Official page | Verified |
| Up to 50% off | Deal | Jul 11, 2026 | Official page | Verified |
Hotwire is a discount travel site (part of Expedia Group) known for its Hot Rate deals on hotels, rental cars and flights. By keeping the specific hotel or car company anonymous until after booking, Hotwire secures rates well below published prices. Every offer listed here comes from Hotwire's official channels, reviewed before it goes live.
Search hotels, cars or flights on hotwire.com or in the Hotwire app. For Hot Rate deals, you see the star rating, general area and price up front and the exact hotel or rental company is revealed after you complete the booking. The displayed price is the total including taxes and fees.
Shipping options and costs are shown at the Hotwire checkout; many orders qualify for free standard delivery above a minimum spend.
Hot Rate Hotel and Hot Rate Car bookings are final and cannot be cancelled, refunded, exchanged, transferred or changed, even for a fee. Standard (non-Hot Rate) hotel, car and flight bookings follow the individual supplier's and airline's cancellation and change rules, which are shown before you book.
Summarised from Hotwire's official policy pages (source), last checked Jul 18, 2026. Always confirm current terms at checkout.
Hot Rate deals are specially negotiated low prices on hotels and rental cars. You book based on details like star rating, area and price, and the exact hotel or car company is revealed only after booking. Hotel savings can reach up to 60%.
No. All Hot Rate Hotel and Hot Rate Car bookings are final and cannot be cancelled, refunded, changed, exchanged or transferred, even for a fee.
No. Because of the low negotiated rates, loyalty club rewards, points and frequent-flyer miles cannot be earned or redeemed on Hot Rate bookings.
For Hot Rate Cars and Hot Rate Hotels, the price shown is the total you pay, including taxes and fees.
This page currently tracks 7 active offers: 7 automatic deals. The list changes as offers are added, expire, or are withdrawn.
We currently show 7 source-verified offers. Each verified row links to the official page where the offer was found.