JonathanK

Just wanted to let you all know I used the PRICELINE links on the site, and just won the Pacific Gateway Hotel in Richmond, BC.

$129 was my winning bid for 8/8 - 8/11. I tried $127 and had failed, so maybe $128 would have been accepted, can't say.

Anyways, hope this helps!

I booked direct with a hotel, so this post can be closed. Still curious what the original all suites hotel was. Maybe someday we'll find out!

Well it wasn't necessarily of interest, I would have just prefer it being the 2.5*. My lady friend suggested The Garland, but the price is nearly double. I did use the links here and tried to bid on PRICELINE for a 4*. I think I used 3 or 4 re-bid zones. Went up to $115, and got denied each time. I know $145 can get it on HOTWIRE. So I figure I can bid some more, just not sure I want to go that high.

I think/hope it's the Holiday Inn Express. I did call them, and they say they're not suites. But the original price, the amenities, the star rating, and location make me think it is. Plus they say Holiday Inn Expresses are part of the 2.5* hotels. If it's that, I really want it. But I'm concerned it's not.

I have a guess as to what I THINK this property is, if it's that, I really want it. I'm hoping one of you or multiple people can chime in. I don't want to mention my guess, since I don't want to taint what members here think it may be. 

I'm ready to book whenever I find a good price for something in my range. I don't have any specific hotels, as long as it's decent, and the price is fair. Pretty much care more about location than I do specific hotel. But rather not be staying anywhere trashy. Thank you!

I see other people asking for this hotel, and I'm looking into it as well. 

The Amenities are Free Breakfast, Business Center, Internet Access

95% Customer Approval Rating

Also, as usual, I've used the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links. 

Thanks you all for the help! I'm just trying to go on a quick day trip for my lady friend's birthday :) Y'all rock!

I just wanted to say this thread can be closed. We'll officially be staying at Paris. The prices have seemingly gone-up and nothing comes close to the price we're getting there. Thanks everybody for your help!

While looking at hotels myself, I know I saw Elara at about $152 a night for the exact same dates. This was probably about a week or so ago. I cannot answer whether or not it was a fully prepaid in advance rate, as I don't remember. It was booked directly through them for that rate however. I'm sure it's gone up since then, thus why they accepted your $170. You have to remember, when it comes to Vegas, prices are quite volatile.

Thank you very much. I did indeed book the Paris at the discounted rate as my backup, in case I can't find anything better. I'm really hoping for Vdara, Bellagio, Aria, or Cosmopolitan. Those are the ideals at this point. Maybe Mirage, but it's a tad too far north.

I've still been constantly checking Hot.wire and Priceline, using your links of course. I don't have my heart in it for Paris. Anybody have any comments on Paris and whether or not they liked it there? I've seen a decent price on Hotwire for what I think is Elara.  After calculating in resort fees for Paris, they may be fairly similarly priced. If anybody has any kind of hotel suggestions, please chime in.  

Free Parking

Casino

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

Self service laundry

Internet access

Spa Services

Accessible for the blind

Accessible for the deaf

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Accessible bathroom

Handicapped parking

Roll-in shower

95% recommended

4 out of 5 on TripAdvisor

The only thing is I thought Elara was 4.5*, it shows as 4* in the east of strip area. $158 (no resort fees showing)

I booked the Paris as a backup. 4* for $180 a night after all the taxes and resort fees. That's probably what I would have wanted to pay for a 5*. Hoping the prices will come down.

There is a 37K person convention taking place over your dates and that is likely the reason for the higher than usual rates you're seeing.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. (and here is a link to the Las Vegas Rate Checker)

I didn't think a convention of that size would affect the rates. I figured that would be considered a "smaller" sized convention in the grand scheme of things.

Thank you!  I actually am considering that now. Booking direct with Paris it's about $140 a night. I know I can get a 4* for less using Hot.wire or Price.line, but the guarantee of Paris outweighs the money saved there. I'm tempted to try and wait till the last minute and just keep hoping prices drop. I looked at the convention schedule, and only one "decently" sized convention at 37,000 people are going to be there. So I can't imagine that will impact the prices much.

Just wanted to post an update. I bid up to $175 on Priceline using almost all of my re-bid zones. I have 1 remaining. Been denied so far. I really don't like the idea of spending more, but understand the 5*'s are more costly.

That's kind of my concern. If anybody can weigh in on whether or not they know some event is taking place 5/30-6/1 that'd be great. I tried googling, and didn't find much, but I know that doesn't mean there isn't any events taking place.  

As for 4* I would accept it if I could be guaranteed NYNY, Paris, or Planet Hollywood. That's the lone reason why I haven't considered it. I don't want the Tropicana or Luxor.

It was 2.5* and in the Disneyland Area North Zone.  I did try looking in my account, and it was not there. I think we used my friend's Hot.wire account to book the hotel.

Please provide a follow-up for your prior old threads,

Disneyland Hotwire

Santa Monica priceline

Las Vegas Hotwire

Priceline New York

Post in each thread what you decided for that stay, then reply to this thread and we'll be happy to look into the above. Please follow-up your threads with whatever you end up doing, even if you chose to book direct, cancel your trip, etc.

 

Yellowdog.

 

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your purchases and searches.

I apologize for that, cannot believe I didn't post what ended-up happening. Especially since I've been on this board for many years now. Anyways, I did add to all those old threads what I ended-up doing. Thank you very much!

I used Hotwire and ended-up with the Quality Inn South Manchester location. Awesome hotel and a decent price. I sadly do not remember the amenities. I did pay $75 per night.

I did end-up staying at the Imperial Palace for this trip.

I ended-up booking direct, since two of my friends were already staying at a specific hotel. Had to pay much more than intended, but couldn't really stay somewhere different than them. 

I did end-up booking direct with the Wyndham Garden.  I couldn't find anything that was within the budget for bidding. Thank you.

Hey everybody. I'm planning a trip with a close friend of mine for her birthday. We're going to Vegas on May 30, and coming back June 1. I know being Friday and Saturday, it'll normally cost more. I'm not sure about that time, I know it's after Memorial Day, will the hotels still have higher than normal prices? My main question is if I should go ahead and bid now for a 5* or waiting till it's closer to the date of travel.  Right now I've seen what I think is the Aria on Priceline Express for $234. I have a 15% off coupon. Which makes it about $199 a night. Can anybody tell me if they think that's decent for those days, or if I should go with bidding for less. I'd prefer something in the $150 a night range. But because it's her birthday and I want to go all out, I'm willing to go up. Thank you.

As usual, I've clicked the links and will keep clicking them for my searches!  Thank you.

I forgot to mention, I'm pretty much okay with any of the 5* hotels. In terms of preference. If this order is wrong, or anyone have suggestions let me know! Thank you again

1) VDara 

2) Aria

3) Bellagio

4) Cosmopolitan

5) Mandarin Oriental

Done! Clicked them 3 times each for good measure.

The lady I'm staying with really wants Times Square, and pretty much has her heart set on staying there. She doesn't like the Wyndham Garden whatsoever, but is only okay with it due to the substantially low cost. She really wants something nice. Like Cassa or whatnot in TS.

As for transportation, we have none. We're figuring to do bus/subway and whatever other public transportation to get us from Newark to NYC each day. The problem with that, is some of the evenings we know we'll be out quite late. And that is a huge concern. She prefers TS due to the central location, and the fact we can always get back and freshen-up before heading out again.

For those prices, I doubt she'll be okay with Downtown either. It boils down to making her happy. That's why I'm still trying to find something nicer in TS.