mh84 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Hi, I am looking for a nice 5 star hotel on the Strip for a short break with my girlfriend for 3 nights (August 1st to 4th). Preferably we'd stay at the Cosmopolitan. Second choice would be the Wynn, Encore, or Palazzo. Also, can I post the selection available at Priceline in a second post in this topic, or do I have to create a new topic on the other forum? Many thanks in advance! This is the selection of hotels currently available from Hotwire: Center Strip - Fountains Discounted from $198 to $101 FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Condo, Pet friendly, Suite, Boutique hotel, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Golf nearby, Kitchenette, Spa services, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Roll-in shower Resort fee for 3 days: $107.52 North Strip - Fashion Show Mall area Discounted from $231 to $117 FULL AMENITIES: Free parking, Resort, Suite, Casino, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Golf nearby, Spa services, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower Resort fee for 3 days: $107.52 North Strip - Fashion Show Mall area Discounted from $227 to $117 FULL AMENITIES: Casino, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Golf nearby, Spa services, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower Resort fee for 3 days: $107.52 Center Strip - Fountains Discounted from $156 to $122 FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Resort, Casino, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Golf nearby, Spa services, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower Resort fee for 3 days: $107.52 Center Strip - Fountains Discounted from ???? to $95 FULL AMENITIES: Free parking, Free Internet, Suite, Pet friendly, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Spa services, Kitchenette Resort fee for 3 days: $150.00 North Strip - Fashion Show Mall Discounted from ???? to $145 FULL AMENITIES: Free parking, Resort, Suite, Casino, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Self-service laundry, Internet access, Spa services, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower Resort fee for 3 days: $96 Center Strip - Fountains Discounted from ???? to $180 FULL AMENITIES: Free parking, Boutique hotel, Casino, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Spa services Resort fee for 3 days: $107.52 Link to comment
mh84 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Hi, Can anyone help me identifying the following 5 star hotels available on the Priceline website? Many thanks in advance! LV Strip - NE Rated 8.0 out of 10 (or higher) Free Parking Business Center Restaurant Indoor or Outdoor Pool Casino Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities Price reduced from $299 to $113, resort fee $105 for 3 nights LV Strip - NW Rated 8.0 out of 10 (or higher) Pets Allowed Free Parking Business Center Restaurant Free Internet Indoor or Outdoor Pool Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities Price reduced from $212 to $87, resort fee $97.44 for 3 nights (Own guess: Trump, as no casino) LV Strip - SW Rated 8.0 out of 10 (or higher) Pets Allowed Business Center Free Internet Indoor or Outdoor Pool Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities Price reduced from $125 to $91, resort fee $117.60 for 3 nights (Own guess: Vdara, as one of the available rooms to book is called Vdara suite) LV Strip - Central West Rated 8.0 out of 10 (or higher) Restaurant Indoor or Outdoor Pool Casino Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities Price reduced from $161 to $129, resort fee $105 for 3 nights LV Strip - SW Rated 8.0 out of 10 (or higher) Business Center Free Internet Indoor or Outdoor Pool Casino Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities Price reduced from $159 to $119, resort fee $117.60 for 3 nights (This one is not displayed on the biddinghelper.com website) Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Welcome to BetterBidding! Please keep all posts for the same stay in the same thread. Once you win a hotel, use the 'ADD REPLY and REPORT WIN' button on the upper right corner of the page to edit the topic title to reflect your win and to provide the details of your purchase. This helps keep the board better organized by reducing the number of unresolved threads that don't have any follow-up or conclusion. Please tell us what it is that you're looking for in a hotel for this trip (and the names of some hotels that you would be happy with), as well as your maximum budget (per nite before fees/taxes), and we will try to identify the best options that meet your criteria; this will be much quicker than researching and typing responses to all of hotels that you listed above. Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
mh84 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Hi, Preferably we'd stay at the Cosmopolitan. Second choice would be the Wynn or Encore. Palazzo would be OK as well. We do want to check out the Strip, so a centrally located hotel would be our preference (hence the Cosmopolitan). Mandarin or Delano would be other options we would be happy with. Thanks. Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Have you ever been to Las Vegas before? What is your expected/maximum budget (per nite before fees/taxes)? 1 hour ago, mh84 said: Delano would be other options This is almost contradictory to your previous comment about being centrally located as the Delano is all the way at the southern end of the strip and not really that conducive to 'hotel hopping', imo. Just thinking in terms of your Cosmopolitan / Mandarin preferences... what about the Aria, would this be an acceptable option? (just trying to better understand your needs/criteria/goals). Given the Mandarin is acceptable i assume a casino on-site is not a requirement? Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Let us know the information above and we'll take it from there. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
mh84 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Hi, Yes, casino on site is not a requirement; we are not much into gambling. This would be my second stay in Vegas, but my girlfriend's first stay. I only added Delano as an option as I like how the rooms look. Our main preference would be the Encore (or Wynn), or the Mandarin or Cosmopolitan. Palazzo or Aria would be OK too; Vdara preferably not. I am aware that the Encore and Wynn are -like the Delano- not centrally located. Hope you can help me. Curious to learn whether any of these hotels are [possibly] included on the lists I included in my original posts. Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 24 minutes ago, thereuare said: What is your expected/maximum budget (per nite before fees/taxes)? 2x The biggest factor in determining your options is going to your budget, so please let us know your target (and maximum) budget on a per nite basis before fees/taxes. 17 minutes ago, mh84 said: I am aware that the Encore and Wynn are -like the Delano- not centrally located. Not really, imo. Both are at the ends of the 'main' part of the strip, but there is a critical difference... the Wynn/Encore/Palazzo/Venetian are all newer hotels and 'destination' hotels that should be included in any hotel/casino hopping that you do (in addition to Mirage, Caesars Palace and a host of others nearby... not to mention the new promenade at The Linq which has a bunch of shops including an In and Out Burger which is a tourist destination itself (for those of us not native to the West Coast and don't have access on a daily basis). On the otherhand the closest hotels to the Delano are Luxor, Excalibur, and Tropicana... none of which are true 'destination' properties. The North end of the Strip hotels also have the higher end restaurants (vs. the Delano) so you have many more options on a nightly basis. Lastly, you could moderately walk from Wynn/Encore to mid-strip (~20 minutes?? depending upon how crowded the sidewalks are) whereas from Delano you would more likely head to the back of the hotel, take the monorail to Excalibur, walk thru the hotel, and then start exploring the Strip. One more thing... although i have never stayed at the Cosmopolitan, i think the Venetian/Palazzo rooms are some of the best on the strip (so personally i wouldn't put these in the "it would be alright but not our preference" category, as the hotels themselves are quite impressive, and the oversized rooms can make anyone feel like a high-roller. (but it's your trip and you know the needs/preferences of you and your girlfriend best, but as i'm fairly knowledgeable about Vegas, my advice would not be so quick to throw these to the bottom of the acceptable list) So back to the most important thing in order to move forward... budget?? Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
mh84 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'm sorry for not posting the budget in my previous reply. We are looking at $130 max per night (excluding resort fees), so almost all listed will fit the bill, except for the last 2 ones available on Hotwire. So order of preference is Mandarin (as there is no casino, it will be a bit quieter), Cosmopolitan (also centrally located), Encore/Wynn, or Palazzo/Venetian (in that order). Hope this makes sense, and again sorry for not being entirely clear the first time. Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 In just under the wire (confirm your dates on the landing page of the following links): 5* LV Strip - Central West for $129 Restaurant Indoor or Outdoor Pool Casino Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities ==> best guess for this offer would be the Cosmopolitan If trying to compare price vs. others in your preferred list, this is the next best option: 5* LV Strip - NE for $113 Free Parking Business Center Restaurant Indoor or Outdoor Pool Casino Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities ==> Encore would be my best guess here... but for $16/nite i'm guessing you would prefer to try and target the Cosmo based upon the central strip location Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Let us know what you decide and how it goes or if we can be of further help. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
mh84 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Thanks. I will book Saturday, and will post the outcome of what I will go for afterwards. Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, mh84 said: I will book Saturday ... hopefully the same property will still be available, as the offers can disappear (or the price can change) at any time. Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Good luck! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
mh84 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Got the Cosmopolitan, Autograph Collection for $103 a night! (excluding tax and resort fee). Thanks for your help! Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Congratulations on your success! Glad to see you received a great deal at this property and are pleased with the results. To confirm, you won this by bidding on PRICELINE, correct? (as opposed to PRICELINE EXPRESS, where i see the offered believed to be the Cosmo is now down to $103/nite) Thank you for sharing your win with the board. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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