Cytherea

Hi again-

Thanks for all your help, but we've decided not to book through hotwire or priceline. It was too risky location wise and we weren't getting any bids accepted (I've been trying for a few days). I'm sure I'll be back on the forum next time we're looking for a place to stay though!

~Cytherea

Sorry about that; I'm so used to forums where they are very specific about things being put exactly where they belong and not just added to a current related thread that I didn't even think about it when I made the new one.

Thanks for the suggestions re: budget. I'm going to have to discuss it with my husband and see what we can come up with. Thanks again for the confirmation regarding the re-bidding zones and I'll keep you updated on what we end up with (if anything).

Hi,

So I posted looking at Hotwire, and decided that the hotel I found was too risky, so I'm switching to Priceline.

I read the information on re-bidding (which is brilliant, by the way!) but before I do it, I want to make sure I do it right!

I need to be in the Strip Vicinity South- area 9. 4* or 5* is fine. The dates are 7/13-7/15.

So my first bid was in that area with $60 a night bid for a 5*, which was rejected (not surprisingly but figured it was worth a shot).

So now I can add- area 1 (Boulder Strip- highest star level is 3), area 3 (Henderson- highest star level is 3), area 11 (NW Las Vegas- highest star level is 3.5), area 14 (Nellis - Las Vegas Speedway- highest star level is 3), area 15 (Summerlin- highest star level is 3.5), while slowly upping my bid amount each time.

Is this correct? I read some things about resorts not being ranked by the star system and thus there is the potential to end up in a resort because it is considered higher than the star levels listed for that area. I think I read something about Summerlin? Is that a place to avoid? Are the others safe, or are there any others that I need to be sure not to add when rebidding? I didn't see the "resort" designation on any of the others except Summerlin, but... I'm a little bit nervous and need to be reassured.

Oh, and if anybody has any ideas on what a good price point would be, I'm open to suggestions. We are definitely wanting to get something for under $100 a night though, and we are hoping to have a total of under $200 for both nights *including* taxes, resort fees, or any possible parking fees. If it hits $200 even that's fine, but we really can't spend anything over that total (like I said, including the charges that will occur at the hotel).

Thanks so much for the help! Can't believe I didn't discover this site before now. And I used the links above to do my searches. =)

~Cytherea

I did click on the links? Before I even posted. But I've clicked on them again...

Hi all,

Thanks in advance for the help! Here's what I'm looking at on Hotwire:

4* - East of Strip area hotel

7/13-7/15, 2 people, $62/night

Amenities:

Casino

Smoke free rooms

Fitness center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High Speed Internet Access

Golf nearby

Spa services

Accessible for the blind

Accessible for the deaf

Free parking

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Accessible bathroom

Handicapped parking

Roll-in shower

I put in the address of the New York New York Hotel and Casino, which is 3790 S Las Vegas Blvd, and it claims that this hotel is: (0.2 - 1.2 mi from search location)

Anyone have any ideas? I've looked through the posts in the forum with the "east" strip designation and haven't found any four stars that are within this distance from the search location. As we want to stay close to our friends at NY NY, it is imperative that we make sure it is walking distance before booking.

Thanks so much!

~Cytherea