Happy Surprise
After getting a great rate on Hotwire I was very sad to read the reviews and was extremely hesitate as the travel date approached. I also made the reservation for my client who was traveling with me and warned her of the bad reviews. Upon arrival, I told her to cross her fingers and hope for the best. The outside free parking was great. The desk was very nice and accomodated my request for a higher floor and even asked if I wanted to be closer or further from an elevator. Based on the reviews I said away from the elevator and not on the Freeway side. He accomodated both requests and i was off to room #1420. I walked in and was amazed at how nice the accomodations were. Everything was up to par as I walked through and I also looked at the bath / shower looking for rust. Nothing! All the lights even worked.
I met my client in the lobby at 6:30 and asked the desk if they recommended the Hotel Restuarant or another seafood spot I mentioned to them. They recommended the alternate restaurant and we both walked out side to wait for the shuttle. The shuttle driver was very nice and dropped us off. The only down side was it took about 30 - 35 minutes and 2 calls to the hotel to get picked up. But again, it was free and allowed me to drink while out. 
Upon return to the hotel, I stopped at the bar and ordered a martini. It was very good. As mentioned, the TV channels are very limited so aside from news and sports, there is not much choice. 
The only negative thing I can say is that while lying in bed, i looked over and noticed the cleaning crew missed a previsous guests dirty sock under the ottoman. I was a littel freaked by that, but overall my stay was good.