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Thanks for the reply, Aaron. I decided to book directly with Marriott as they have a new property (I believe just opened 2-3 months ago) in Chelsea (Fairfield Inn & Suites) and I was able to get a cancellable reservation for $120/night for the dates I am seeking. There is a link here for booking on Marriott, isn't there? I can always rebook. I did have another question which came up when searching for these dates. When I put in two adults I got a lower rate than when I put in 1 child 1 adult making it seem as if there is a surcharge for bringing a child (although it's still just two people - one of them happens to not be an adult). I tried to find a post for this but came up unsuccessful. Has anyone noticed that in the past? I didn't see it just now when I searched, however.

I am looking on Hotwire for the dates above. There is a 3.5* hotel listed with the following amenities: fitness, restaurant, hi-speed internet, business center. Traveling would be 1 adult, 1 child. If I change it to 2 adults, 1 child, does that guarantee me two beds? Price is showing $5 more/night if I change the number of people. Not that it is the same hotel if I list just 1 adult 1 child. If I did book 2 adults, 1 kid, and only 2 of us show up is that a problem? At what number of people do you get a reservation for 2 beds?

I've been looking at this property on HOTWIRE as well. The % recommendation given for customer reviewers does that tie to TripAdvisor? Hotwire lists this property at 90% for customer reviews but TripAdvisor lists Sheraton Suites at 52%

I bid $69 on priceline for a 2.5* in Cape Canaveral. Rejected. There is one free rebid zone but I didn't go for it. I think the 2.5* is the country inn & suites and the AAA rate is $116. The Radisson in the same area has a AAA rate of $107. With the priceline fees it is a savings of about $25 which doesn't prompt me to go for an opaque reservation. For now I'm going to book the AAA rate at both hotels and won't decide until two days before which is 10/15.

Amenities in HOTWIRE: complimentary breakfast fitness pool business center laundry high-speed internet I want to say it's the Country Inn & Suites but the location is throwing me off. The hotel in HOTWIRE (showing $69 for the date I'm looking, 10/17-10/18/08) is listed as Cocoa and not Cocoa Beach-Port Canaveral. If you look on the map the Country Inn & Suites is definitely on the Port side. When I did a search under packages I still couldn't tell.

I finally booked a room but used HOTWIRE and not PRICELINE. I decided on the airport so I could avoid the cost of the second day for the rental car and use the hotel shuttle. Not sure how to post this since I want to keep it in the same thread but do not know how to change headlines (sorry). Booked via HOTWIRE link. I figured it was the Hyatt based on this site plus trip advisor rating and figured it was worth a few extra $$ to be right in the airport. The price has been fluctuating every day so I booked now in case it went up again. Price on hotel website for this night is $189. 4* Hyatt MCO, 10/25-10/26/08 (1 night), $79 Hotel rate per night: $79.00 Tax recovery charges and fees: $15.89 TotalPrice: $94.89 Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport 9300 Airport Boulevard Orlando, Florida 32827 Amenities listed: shuttle, fitness, pool, restaurant, business center, high-speed internet Trip Advisor rating = 4.5

I did change my flight to Sunday for late morning so my drive time to the airport that day has more flexibility. I now need to decide where we will spend the day Saturday (will be coming off a Disney cruise Saturday morning) and that will determine in what region I will need a hotel. No question for now. I will make a decision in the next week or so and I will post my win then. Thanks for your help.

First bid of $65 accepted (yes, used PRICELINE link). Two nights for a total of $157.15. Hotwire has this same hotel (or what I believe to be this same hotel for $89 per night so I saved $50 using Priceline vs. Hotwire for this trip. My "backup" was Embassy Suites which I had reserved the conventional way and the AAA rate per night was $143. Holiday Inn is probably not my first choice of hotels (was hoping for Marriott which I've noticed folks have been getting for August) but it is in a very good location. I knew I'd be okay with any of the 3* properties in downtown Philly since I'll have my car and I'll be driving everywhere. I'm very happy with the price as the AAA rate for this hotel for this weekend is $159/night.

Sorry, I meant to say the Ramada, not the Radisson. 3* Ramada Celebration Hotel (previously in LBV-Dowtnown Disney zone before zone boundary changes) Amenities: Restaurant, Pool, Smoke Free, Hi-Speed Internet, Business

Wow, I had no idea hotels near WDW were so inexpensive on HOTWIRE. What looks like the 3* Radisson (Disney Gate - Celebration) is going for $32. If I change my flight to Sunday then I will be taking the first flight which is around 7:30 am. That is the reason I was looking for an airport hotel. It may be worth it to stay near WDW and just leave a bit earlier to catch a flight. I understand it's 30 minute drive from there to the airport?

Current plan is to fly back late on 10/25 (Sat) but was thinking of changing flight to 10/26 (Sun) if I could find a cheap enough hotel near the airport since the rental car is paid up until Sun and we would love the extra hours in Orlando Sat. night. If I don't find an inexpensive hotel I will just keep my flight res. for Sat. so no back up needed. Here are my bids so far: bid $45, rejected added Kissimmee, bid $48, rejected added Orlando east, bid $51, rejected added Sand Lake, bid $54, rejected At that point I gave up since it wound up being $75 with the fees and it didn't seem worth it for the few extra hours in Orlando Sat. night. I will try again in the next week. Lots of free rebid zones in Orlando if you are going for a 3*. Will keep you posted and yes, I used the betterbidding link for PRICELINE.

Thank you. I changed my mind about traveling to Montreal and decided to take a Disney cruise in October instead.

Price: $109/night with retail given of $183.74. Amenities are: smoke free rooms pool business center spa services fitness center restaurant high-speed internet access In addition, Hotwire gives a tripadvisor traveler rating of 4.0 out of 5. This rules out Hilton Bonaventure, Hyatt, Le Centre Sheraton, Loews Hotel Vogue, and Sofitel. I did a search for weeks (Saturday to Saturday) in July and August and the Hotwire rate stays pretty much the same (two weeks come up as $119/night). From the hotel list given on this site the only 4* hotels left are Delta Center-ville ($199/night on website), Inter-Continental ($280/night on website), and Omni Mont-Royal ($250/night on website) but amenities are different. Any ideas?

I'm in Portland now and cancelled a place at the beach to stay in the city another night. Need a room for tomorrow night and wasn't hopeful as prices are high. Lowest price on the Hilton's website is $179 so it's over $100 off that price which I'm very happy about. I've already stayed at the Embassy Suites and the Marriott downtown during this trip so was hoping for something different. 1 room(s) @ $75.00 per night x 1 night(s) Taxes, recovery charges, and fees $16.25 Total $91.25 Amenities: fitness center, business center, hi-speed internet, restaurant

First bid of $36 accepted. Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $36.00 Subtotal: $36.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $11.78 Total Charges*: $47.78 Lowest price on their website is $89 for that night (which is their advance purchase price).

3* hotel downtown Portland, OR (convention center), 8/3-8/11/07 HOTWIRE is showing no amenties for this property. I've never seen that before. I can't believe that a 3* would have no amenities. The price is amazing for this time period. Is there any way to ID a hotel with no amenties listed? (how many times can I type the word "amenities" in one post). My dates are flexible for travel over the summer so I'm looking to go when I can get the best hotel rate. My preference is for a pool so I've been looking and looking...

I would prefer a pool but have decided against a 2*. Scouting out other hotels in Portland. Thank you for your help.

Hotwire showing $55/night Amenities: Pool and restaurant did not see 2* on hotel list for hotwire downtown portland

Started with priceline and was unsuccesful. I figured with amenities (shuttle, restaurant, pool, fitness center, internet) that Hotwire's 3* was the Wyndham and I was right. Listed as "best value". Wyndham Garden Hotel Charlotte 1 room(s) :$54.00 Taxes recovery charges and fees:$14.09 Total:$68.09 Best available rate on wyndham website was $129.

Staying for just one night in Charlotte. I've stayed at the Sheraton by the airport many times (as recently as 4 weeks ago) and actually like it so was hoping to get that. Started the bidding at $35 and used the 7 free rebid zones and worked up to $53 but didn't get it. I did see that according to the Sheraton's website they have no rooms for that night so figured it was a long shot. Hotwire has a place for $54 but the fees must be lower because it winds up being slightly less than the total on Priceline for $53. Will post the win there.

It turns out that one of my free flight tickets expires 7/20 so I cannot change to the week of 7/15-7/22. I decided to stick with my original week of 7/2-7/9. I would have gone for the following week but that week is sold out at several places. I did call Summerfield Suites to reserve a room at the entertainment rate of $130 a night for the week of 7/2-7/9. That rate is good for any of the rooms so I was able to get a one bedroom suite with jetted tub. I am still debating on whether to try for a 4* through priceline. A 4* will get me closer to downtown but I may not get as nice a room or the complimentary breakfast. I also like that this is cancellable. I will make a decision in the next few weeks.

Was expecting the Holiday Inn as the amenities on Hotwire matched those listed on this site in the hotel list for Williamsburg (restaurant, pool, fitness, laundry). I guess Four Points Sheraton is new to Hotwire? Hotel 1 night: $50.00 Taxes and Fees:$13.65 Total: $63.65

Thank you for the city ideas, thereuare. I did a bit more research and see that is a very happening place in the summer! The rates are highest in August. I thought that the last two weeks in June might be okay but found some dates sold out those weeks as well. I finally found a week in July when hotels were showing slightly lower rates and no sold out dates - that's July 15-July 22. Changing to that week will mean we can only catch one baseball game that week but it's against Boston so that should be fun. I checked my flights to make sure those dates are available for the free tickets and yes, I can make the switch no problem. I'm not used to making plans so far in advance but it looks like I need to get moving on booking a room before it's too late. Am I ready for a bidding strategy? Thanks for the advice on the rental cars. I did not realize one could rent a car right downtown. I think one of the reasons I wanted to stay so close to downtown was so that I could get away without renting a car. With the taxes and fees I was looking at @ $200 extra that week plus the extra cost per day of hotel parking. I do have an Entertainment Book (and will have to acquire a Seattle one as the date gets closer) and will check out Summerfield Suites. I like the idea of breakfast being included. That's a newer property, is it not?

We stayed 12/29/05 for one night (review a tad overdue). We arrived around noon and while I did not expect to be checked in so early I checked with the front desk anyway. I figured we could just check our bags and sightsee until check-in time. The woman told us that early check-in depends on the type of reservation we had. I figured I didn't have a shot with a priceline reservation. I was wrong. I did not ask for a specific type of room since we were only there for one night and only planned on being in the hotel to sleep. I was pleasantly surprised to be given a high-level room with a view. The hotel is perpendicular to the white house so only a few rooms have a view of the white house. We were given one of those rooms!!! The hotel is just two blocks from the white house and two blocks from a metro stop. The room itself was very nice. I walked in and said "this room would be perfect if it weren't for the stain on the carpet". No sooner than the words left my mouth than there was a knock at the door. They were there to clean the carpet. They didn't realize someone had checked in already. I told him it was fine since we were already in the room and didn't want to walk around on wet carpet. The bathroom was very nice with the dark granite (or granite-like) countertop and a phone right next to the toilet (not that I used it but I think it's a cool idea). The king bed had very nice linens with the down comforter and comfy pillows. The room has a game console with the television so my son enjoyed an hour of games. We did not use any of the amenities so I cannot comment on them but I would definitely stay at this hotel again. We checked out early the next morning as we had more sightseeing to do but left our luggage with the concierge. We didn't get back until about 9:00 that night to retrieve our bags. It was nice to have the option to leave the bags after check-out.

I've read many posts regarding Seattle but still do not feel confident moving forward. My 6 year old son and I are traveling to Seattle for a vacation this summer. Never been - have free air tickets and chose this town as it seems fun. After reading the posts I gather that I really want to stay in the heart of downtown. Thereuare, you've been there recently (again), did you stay in the heart this time around? I've chosen the July 4th week only because I thought it would be fun (Mariners are in town and playing two different teams that week) but can change the week if the hotel prices are higher this week due to the holiday. I've looked on Hotwire and found a 4* (sounds like Hotel Monaco as amenities are boutique and restaurant) at $181, a 3* (sounds like Red Lion as amenities are restaurant, fitness center, golf nearby) at $124 and a 2* at $126. I've also checked individual hotel rates and am seeing high prices for this week (well, actually all summer weeks). Westin and Sheraton are showing no rooms available for this week. I do not want to go above $1000 total for the 7 nights (give or take a few dollars) so I'm guessing that's around $120 a night without taxes/fees?? Does that sound reasonable for a 4* for this week? I am okay with a 3* but from what I have read here Priceline's bidding zone for 3* can include the space needle area but with a 4* I have a much better chance of getting downtown. How should I start the bidding?