dianev

First you need to realize that when bidding on Priceline you are not bidding on a certain hotel..you have to be willing to take whatever they give you. Yes there are ways to 'try' to bid hoping for a certain one but you can be disappointed if you rely on that. There are hotels in the LBV area of WDW that are not 'right there' and may not have the transportation available that you are looking for..

Just my opinion :)

thereuare is correct. The Hilton is a resort in that area and Priceline will 'upgrade' you sometimes..

I personally wouldnt go lower then 3* in this area..there are too many hotels to settle for this one.

I'm pretty sure having 'suite' in there rules out the Swan and Dolphin although I would LOVE to see them start showing up again..

I would stick to the Lake Buena Vista area..sometimes a bit more expensive but nicer area

We enjoyed the hotel..clean, nice room with flat screen TV..everyone working there was really nice and even though you can hear the planes a little bit the noise did stop when we were ready to sleep. We would definitely hope to get this hotel again!

First bid $40, rejected..added North Charlotte and upped to $41 which was accepted. Much happier with this then the other priceline problem I had

Just a followup:

Priceline states i am getting a refund/cancellation however they claim it is due to how the person at the Executive offices treated me (they listened to the call they said) They have stressed they still believe this is a desireable type of 'hotel' and that its correctly listed (which I beg to differ) however I am getting the refund and will try for a 3 star hotel and never bid on a 2 star again when these extended stay type places are in the area..

I totally agree and have just spoken to my 3rd person at PRiceline and they wont budge..at least Hotwire sounds like they tried to at least make a customer service effort. They keep saying their company line over and over and it really is sad. The guy I spoke with was very condescending and talked down to me. It was very insulting to be honest. He is supposedly from the Corporate office but doesnt have (or wouldnt give) any info on how to reach someone in charge

I think the thing here is that you trust Priceline or Hotwire to give you something that you bid on, something that is safe and is what they claim you will receive. You have to rely on their judgement and you are giving them money but they wont ever seem to admit when they make a mistake. Once they have your money they dont care.

I have filed with the BBB and my debit/credit card but dont have much hope as they keep things very vague in their policies so that they can get away with almost everything..

2* First Bid $28 for April 14th one night

No one ever replied so obviously didnt know either so didnt take it blindly

Since no one really knows I didnt bid

Feel free to move this if it belongs somewhere else...

I just want to warn people to be careful if you plan to bid on a 2* in the Charlotte NC Coliseum area. I bid for a HOTEL and received an extended stay facility (Studio Plus) which I do NOT consider a hotel. These places are for long term business travelers, corporate placement, temporary housing for people, and some people live in them!

There is no daily maid service (you dont get a cleaning unless staying 7 days) but you can pay $5 for a 'refresh' which is the same things most HOTELS do for free every day. You have to go somewhere in the complex if you want to exchange your towels and they dont even have a full time front desk. No ice machines etc.

This is like an apartment complex even from the way the picture looks and I am very upset they are trying to pass this off as a hotel. When I stay in a hotel I expect services for what I pay and you dont get that here. I wonder what the clientele will be like too.

I spoke to 2 different people at Priceline and all I got of course was the 'we believe this is a 2 star hotel and there are no refunds' speech no matter how many things I pointed out that this is not a hotel. I have filed online with the BBB but I know Priceline gets away with it on there due to their 'policy'. I used a debit card with a MC logo on it so am persuing with my bank if it is considered a credit card with chargeback rights (does anyone know?)

I think its horrible that Priceline obviously has found a way to throw in some cheap housing and pass it off as a hotel in order to make a buck. They obviously get a good deal in these places and after reading further I see there are a couple other of these types of places in the same area people are getting stuck with (Extended Stay America for one) I am surprised they are getting away with it and I know others are complaining too as someone posted they did and got the same spiel.

So I wanted to get a warning out there for anyone thinking of bidding 2* in this area that unless you dont mind staying in a place like this (if I were staying 6 nights I would never get a cleaning for example) do not bid here...upgrade to a 3* and get a real hotel.

Who IS Geonit on that board? They sure give Sheryl a run for the money on rudeness

Just again makes you appreciate how this board is run :-)

Got on first bid..this is where we stop on the way to Orlando and got this same hotel last summer for around the same price..its clean enough and has a continental breakfast too and its right off the freeway.

You are lucky you got that hotel versus the Radisson Worldgate that alot are posting they have lately..that place is very dumpy and makes me hesitate to even bid for a 3*. The Best Western has a good location..its not a gorgeous place but much better then the Radisson

Hi I see you had suggested a 2* hotel in Traverse City may be the Baymont before however I am getting what appears to be the same one and the retail price doesnt match up...is that common?

For one night 5/19 I am getting 2* with compl. bkfst and pool for $34

I cant find anything I checked that matches up with the retail price..

Any ideas? Oh the retail price they are saying is $75

I think I read on another board (Dis boards) that the Bookit hotel is the Grovsenor too...

www.ticketmania.com

www.mapleleaftickets.com (I think thats the website)

If it wasnt the Worldgate it could be doing you a favor

I just dont like that hotel :)

Basically if you are looking for a "Disney" hotel you wont find one. Some got the All Stars for a very small time period recently but havent seen that recently

One night for 2 rooms

Started at $30 and they gave me the add $8 and try again. I added Jekyl Island (?) which doesnt have a 2.5* and put in $35 which was accepted

Looks decent enough for a night on the way down to Florida and a step up from the 2*s (LaQuinta & Hampton Inn)

We can only hope (the Nikki Bird one) - having read some horrible things on the DIS boards this hotel sounds lucky to rate a 1*

Well thats good news to me! Hopefully they will shape up or not participate

Didnt this use to be one of the Holiday Inns down there? I think so but not sure..

Speaking of Holiday Inns..good news that the Nikki Bird is no longer a HolidayInn!