All,
Sorry! I booked my stay for July 1 - July 6, 2009. Really looking forward to it!
All the best,
Danielle
We'll be staying at this hotel and I'll post pics and a review, but I wanted to note here that Orlando has one of the best mass-transit systems I've come across (mostly buses, but they run constantly, especially from the airport. I'm from Orlando - lived there from 1972-1995 and go back frequently to visit family.) If you wanted to take a bus down Semoran to a restaurant, it would be very easy to do so - plus convenient and cheap. I'm sure the concierge would help arrange the details.
All the best,
Danielle
Thank you all so much! If it hadn't been for BetterBidding, I'm sure I would have ended up paying way too much for our hotel room. (Unfortunately I had already booked my airline tickets before I found your site.)
In any case, we are staying at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport for five day for a grand total of - wait for it - $289, which includes $25 worth of trip insurance and $39.39 in taxes and such. We are *SO* excited!
I researched here first using the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins, and even though the winning bid was typically $43 for those rooms, I went ahead and bid $45 because our dates of stay would be over the 4th of July holiday. I probably could have gotten $43 but there was also a time factor for me, so I went ahead and ponied up and additional $10. Still a very excellent bargain!
Thanks again,
Danielle
P.S. I did use the PRICELINE link from here. :-)
Question regarding star levels & bidding in Burbank
in Priceline Hotels - LOS ANGELES
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We are planning a trip to the Burbank area from May 16, 2013 to May 21, 2013. We are specifically interested the Burbank/Glendale area (Area #1 on the PRICELINE Detail map.)From the research I've done on this board, it looks like the going rate for a 3.5* - 4* hotel is $85 to $100. This is within my budget of $100-125 a night.
Ideally we would be staying at the Holiday Inn Burbank Media Center, but I balked at paying $165 a night for it. I see that it's on the Priceline List of hotels for this area, however, no one's been booked at a 3* level since October. Anyway, finding that hotel on the 3* list got me thinking. If it's a possibility that Holiday Inn Burbank Media Center is in the play, how to best maximize my chances for ending up there? (Even if I don't, I win, because I'm paying less to be in the same area.)
The only 3* hotel I've been able to find in this specific area is Holiday Inn Burbank Media Center. The most frequently won 3.5* and 4* hotels in this area (Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale And Executive Meeting Center, respectively) seem to be going for $75 - $100 or so. I have a couple of questions.
1. If I start bidding at the 3* level, what amount should I start the bidding at? (It looks as if the Holiday Inn Burbank Media Center was going for more than $100 back in October.)
2. If I start bidding at, say, $80, and there's not a 3* hotel in the category, is it possible that I will be bumped up to a 3.5? If so, how likely do you think that it?
Ultimately, the bottom line is to pay the least amount of money I have to. Since one member of our party is getting in on the 16th and the rest of us don't arrive until the next night, I thought about floating a test bid for that one night, to see if Holiday Inn Burbank Media Center was still in the running.
I'm open to all suggestions. I hope I haven't confused you all as much as I've confused myself.
Thanks for your help,
Danielle