PRICELINE is amazing

[TheOneAndOnly]

Just booked the hyatt downtown king room for 80bux a night.

[Neil4Speed]

Yeah for sure hey! I got the Hyatt Vancouver for $150 ($127 before tax etc) a night - solid deal considering the room rate.

What was your stratagy for the downtown room? I was thinking about getting a room there on Saturday.

Ps. Thanks to Max_Boost for showing me how to big properly

[TheOneAndOnly]

First I bid at 75.00 for downtown 4star bid was rejected, then i changed my bid to 4star downtown and North for $80.00 and it was accepted. Alot of luck involved I guess, but my strategy was increase my bid on 4stars by changing the area, since 4stars are only in downtown.

[Neil4Speed]

Awesome, what day was this for??

[Godfuader]

Been using this for years now. Most recently I got the Doubletree JFK Airport for $120 vs. $239. Site is amazing!

[analbumcover]

what are you talking about bid?.. i went on priceline and got flatline rates.

[max_boost]

Originally posted by analbumcover
what are you talking about bid?.. i went on priceline and got flatline rates.

Yo son. Read this

Originally posted by max_boost
Start by going to www.biddingfortravel.com

Look at what bids are getting accepted. Members will list their starting bids and how many re-bids they had to use and what price it got accepted. Use this as a guide.

When you bid on priceline, basically you pick how many * of a hotel you want, in what area, and what price you want to pay. You do not get to pick the actual hotel. If the system finds a hotel that accepts your price, then it will be automatically billed to your credit card. It's NOT refundable. Generally savings are around 30-40% compared to the regular room rate which is an excellent deal.

Example: You want a 4* hotel in downtown Toronto and want to pay no more than $100.

You start your bid at $50 and you have to select an area where you want to stay so you pick downtown. If your bid gets rejected, you either

a) Wait 24 hours to re-bid
b) Add another area and increase your bid anywhere from $5-10. There are 11 zones in Toronto.

You add Brampton (or any zone that doesn't have a 4* hotel), but don't worry, you will NOT get a hotel in Brampton. Why? Because Brampton has no 4*hotels! So it gives you a free re-bid without having to wait 24 hours!

Just keep doing the above until your bid gets accepted.

Make sense? Good luck!

[max_boost]

Priceline is AMAZING!


Godfuader hooked me up with this a couple years back!

[analbumcover]

Originally posted by max_boost


Yo son. Read this

haha thanks bro, just after i typed that i searched on google and found out how it works

this is great, the only thing i dont like is the uncertainty of your bidding

oh well, its a trade off!

[badseed]

HO JO in San Diego for $75/night!

Priceline is the sh!t

[TheOneAndOnly]

Originally posted by Neil4Speed
Awesome, what day was this for??

8th through the 10th, and it includes a breakfast buffet...for 2.

[DJ_NAV]

I got delta in DT toronto on the long weekend for only $70+tax

[Weapon_R]

Booked a weekend at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas for $60/night on the Labour Day long weekend

I've paid more for super 8s

[E36M3]

Another tip:

If you are trying to get a great deal on a priceline hotel, check the price first with Hotwire.com for a similar hotel in the same area. Many times, they will be the same hotel anyway, so take this rate and discount it by 10-15% for best results. Hotwire is not a bad deal, so if the 10-15% doesn't work, take the Hotwire rate.

[edit]
Just for reference, I did a search for August 2nd in Calgary, and there is a "4 star" available for $105, which is most likely the Hyatt. Great deal, but you might be able to squeeze out a little more with Priceline.
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[Pacman]

How does priceline compare to hotwire from a cost point of view?

Neither of them allow to you pick the hotel you want, so there is a bit of a gamble involved with both I suppose.

[benyl]

I always go to bidding for travel to see what hotels are being given out and at what price.

I have never used hotwire.

It is great for cars too.

Got a full size car in LA for $12/day for a 3 day weekend.

[89coupe]

Originally posted by Pacman
How does priceline compare to hotwire from a cost point of view?

Neither of them allow to you pick the hotel you want, so there is a bit of a gamble involved with both I suppose.

I was about to ask the same question.

How do you know what you are getting.

I tried Hotwire for Hawaii and it gave me a rate of $133.00/night for a 4star hotel, but it said it could be anything from 3 different companies.

[Hakkola]

I was going to use Hotwire for stays in Vegas but looking at what is required for a hotel to be considered 5-star I thought you could still end up in a shit-hole.

[Pacman]

I just bit the bullet and booked via hotwire.com

Ended up at The Warwick hotel in NYC

http://www.warwickhotelny.com/

I paid $141 U.S per night, and according to the hotel website, the cost is $250 per night for the same nights, I booked, so I got a bit of a deal.

Reviews are good according to tripadvisor.com.......so it can't be that bad of a place.

[Godfuader]

I continue to use them on an ongoing basis. Most recent successful bids:
Hyatt @ Chicago O'Hare for $55
Hilton in Seattle $49

I have never had a shitty hotel in the 20+ times I have used them. The worst was the Sheraton @ LAX and I would still give that a B+. Always pick 4 star, check on biddingfortravel.com and you should be gravy.