waver99

Went with the wynn in the end (Not from priceline or hotwire), so didn't use your links. Really appreciate the help anyways! cheers.

Hmm, it just reappeared, guest rating 9/10.

No it is gone, I assume the one for $118 is the Trump?

Hi, need some help identifying this hotel on PRICELINE EXPRESS deals. 5 Star Hotel in Las Vegas Strip North Area for $125/night for Sep 10-13 Guaranteed Amenities: Business Center Restaurant Indoor or Outdoor Pool Casino Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities Additional Mandatory Fee: $107.52 This hotel fee is charged by property at checkout (for 3 nights) *Oh and I always use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on betterbidding to do my searches! TIA, waver99

Already clicked on the links as requested. Cheers.

Ooops, didn't notice. March 13-15. Thanks for your help! Cheers. Waver

Hi, Have always used the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the forum to bid on hotels for my travels. Always have, always will! need some help identifying the possible hotel this is: Amenities are: 2.5-star Hotel in Santa Monica - Venice - Marina Del Rey This Hotel features the following amenities: Free Parking <amenity names only please... not descriptions> Accessible for the deaf TTY for telephone, visual or flashing fire alarm and vibrating alarm clock Accessible path of travel <amenity names only please... not descriptions> In-room accessibility Accessible path from the room entrance to the window, the bed and the bathroom; accessible hardware and minimal resistance to open the door; accessible temperature controls and window coverings Accessible bathroom Raised toilet, hand-held shower and grab bars at the tub and toilet Handicapped parking <amenity names only please... not descriptions> Cheers, Waver

Lowered to 3* and won the Orchard Hotel. Not reported before but seems a pretty good hotel. Union Square East for $118/night EDIT: I must be blind. Just saw it is listed!

Got the tropicana in the end, not using Hotwire but priceline for $58/night. Quite happy with the deal and looking forward to Vegas!

Hi thereuare, If I am not wrong, the Westin has one of the amenities listed as spa services, while its absent here. I believe that eliminates it more or less but one can never be sure. I really hope its the tropicana as someone else report a win with resort fee of $10 as the Tropicana. Hotwire Las Vegas In any case I will try PRICELINE for a couple of nights and if I get no bites, will use HOTWIRE. Its weird that I can't get a better deal on priceline as compared to hotwire. Rgs.

Hi Priya, could you confirm that the hotel you won was the tropicana with resort fee of $10? Reason I am asking is because its previously it was $20 I think. Thanks for your help. Regards.

Just a quick question on the hotwire hotel. Resort fees are listed at $10/night whereas its $20/night on most searches I find. Should I be concerned that perhaps this is a different hotel. Of course I know that its impossible to guarantee the hotel, but has there ever been cases where the same hotel had different resort fees reported on hotwire during different periods?

I tried for the 5* hotels up till $105/night and for the 4* up till $50/night. When I did not win, I thought it seemed cheaper to just go fro the hotwire property straight instead of continuing to bid as that seemed a cheaper option. Given that the tropicana is one of the 4* hotels in Priceline, I wonder why my bid was not accepted as what I read on your board is that generally, Priceline is around 15% cheaper than Hotwire. Then again, there might always be a risk that it is not the tropicana.

Hi, 4* hotel on Las Vegas Strip South Area $54 4/23-4/27 Amenities listed are: Casino, Fitness Center, Pool, Golf Nearby, Restaurant, Business Center. Would appreciate any insight. Thanks!

Hi Aaron, unfortunately I am still trying my lucky daily through PRICELINE to get a room there (using your link) but so far have not had any luck up till $103/night for a 5* hotel. Will update as soon as I get a room. Thought I try to bid concurrently for both parts of my stay as I am running out of time. Regards.

Hi all, would be travelling to San Fran reaching on 4/19. Would like some opinion on which areas to bid on. I want somewhere central that would make for easy travelling to the usual sights like Alcatraz, Fisherman's wharf, etc. Safety is a must as I heard there are certain areas to avoid. My aim is to get the cheapest hotel 4* and above. Would appreciate any help I can get. Regards.

Thanks for the very comprehensive reply. From what you advised I would prefer to stay at the Strip itself. I guess that means the Trump is out too and am really just bidding for the strip north. I would like to try for a 5* hotel first for my budget failing which, would not mind a 4* one. Thanks!

Hi thereuare, I would like to try for a 5* hotel first up till my budget limit and then try for a 4*. For both the 5* & 4* hotels, I am looking only at the Strip North. Is this a realistic budget? The reason for the change is that I wanted to avoid some hotels in Strip South and realise the only realistic way of doing it with Priceline is to avoid the region totally. Just one question, is the Trump International within 15 mins walk to the Strip? Regards.

Hi Aaron, thanks for the clarification. I understand that its not possible choosing a particular hotel. I was just replying to thereuare's question on whether I would be okay with getting the tropicana. Is there anything I should be concerned about at the Tropicana? Could I check whether all properties in the 4*/5* level at the following areas are about 10~15 mins walk from the strip. Strip North, Strip Vicinity North Condo, Strip Vicinity South seems the closest. Even Strip West/East seems abit out of the way. Regards.

Hi thereuare, in this case, I would rather try for a 5* hotel first and then a 4* hotel. Looking at the north/south strip on priceline, I am unable to tell which one is close enough to the strip, as I have no idea which one it is. Looking at wiki though, it seems tropicana is located right on the strip and therefore fine with me. Regards.

Hi all, I am looking for a place to stay in Las Vegas, that is either at the Strip, or at most, a 10 min walk from the Strip. Would like to get a 4* or better hotel and above with a budget of around $100. Am relatively new to Priceline as I only started using it a couple of days ago to get a hotel in New York City. Would appreciate any guide on which locations I should bid on that would fit my requirement. Thanks in advance!

Just an update, using your PRICELINE links, I got the Wellington hotel at 2.5* for $180/night. I am pretty sure this was the bare minimum I had to bid for these dates, as I had a bid rejected at $178/night at 2.5*. That being said, I am still pretty happy with the location of the hotel and reviews have been pretty positive. Perhaps I should have begun bidding much earlier. Thanks for your help thereuare. Onto Las Vegas/ San Fran bidding now! Is it possible to use priceline for domestic transfers from San Fran to LV, and finally LV to NY?

yep I did. Without much success.

Update: Tried my hand out at bidding and had no luck so far on any of the 3.5-4* hotels. Was wondering if possible to bid for 3* hotels from the following areas: SoHo/Tribeca Lower East Side Empire State Building Area Chelsea Area Madison Square Garden Convention Area DT-Financial Times Square Midtown West and if they were 1) convenient (less than 10 mins from Subway, walkable distance to some attractions, etc) and 2) relatively clean. Would have a budget of around $140/night As usual all advice, guidance much appreciated. Thanks! P.S. I am not sure if the prices guided here by fellow members are before/after tax. I assume its before.

Thanks for the welcome. Looking through the threads as well as the guidelines and FAQ have been really informative. Given your advice, I would like to try MTE, MTW, TS and ESB for 4* and for 3.5* and the more convenient locations of TS, ESB, MTW, MSG and Chelsea (I would first like to try for a 4* hotel if possible) As I am really unsure of the prices, would appreciate your advise on what are reasonable ranges to get rooms for. Just to clarify, I am actually going to NY from Apr 27 to May 5 and not 4th. Thanks!