Holiday Inn Sidney
400 Folkerth Avenue
Sidney, Ohio 45365
Offer Price: $37.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $37.00
Taxes & Service Fees:$12.12
Total Charges*: $49.12
Bid $35 for 2* Piqua zone, received counteroffer of $44, declined and added 2* Sidney, upped to $37 and won. Total surprise, was expecting the mediocre Days Inn next door that I had previously won in June. Lowest hotel website rate is $79.
Went through the Savingsbarn link.
This was for my parents, and they said this ex-Ramada needs a major overhaul. The only attraction for this property is the large pool/gaming area, and they confirmed the place was mostly families with children. My parents were given a smoking King room (prefer non-smoking) and the front-desk said "you're a Priceline customer and didn't request non-smoking, and we're full." My parents tell me the parking lot was very empty, and I know there was availability for a variety of room types on the hotel's website.
I'm confused as to why hotels participate in the Priceline program and then treat guests poorly because of it. I know room type is not guaranteed when using PL, but shouldn't requests be accomodated if the availability is there?
The only other hotels in La Porte are the Hampton ($99), Holiday Inn Express ($100), and a Super 8. 1* for this zone is probably the Super 8 due to amenities offered.
I'm surprised Priceline offers bidding in this zone with only four area hotels. Must be enough at the 2* level to maintain opacity.
Had bid $40 and $45 last night for 2* in LaPorte, Indiana and denied. Started at $48 tonight and won on first try, probably would have hit lower. Lowest website rate is $55 for no guaranteed room type and no included breakfast, so not much of a savings here.
Best Value Inn La Porte
444 Pine Lake Avenue
Laporte, Indiana 46350
Your Offer Price: $48.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $48.00
Taxes & Service Fees: $13.00
Total Charges*: $61.00
Ok, used your HOTWIRE link to book.
2.5* - $71 Milwaukee Airport zone
9/2/06 - 9/3/06
AmeriSuites Milwaukee/Airport
200 W. Grange Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Amenities:
Suite
Complimentary Breakfast
Fitness Center
Laundry Facilities
Business Center
Let me know if I should post this as a new topic.
Thanks for the help as always. Looks like I'll have to pass on the 3* if it could be the Radisson or Ramada. Fortunately, someone on TripAdvisor said the Ramada will close in October, to be remodeled into a Wyndham.
It's a shame, no one should have to do detective work to find clean accomodations, especially at a place that is supposedly three stars. Quality issues like this have got to be turning people away from using opaque sites.
I was also looking at bidding the 2* Racine zone on Priceline (visiting South Milwaukee), where the Marriott (previously 3*) has been the only hotel reported. But alas, there is a very poor Days Inn in the area which comes up as a 2* in PL's conventional booking section, so I'm not sure if I want to risk getting that property if it's also a 2* in the NYOP.
Staying 9/2 - 9/3. 3* is $60 with the following amenities:
Airport Shuttle
Pool
Laundry
Fitness Center
Restaurant
Amenities match the Holiday Inn, Ramada (total dive), Clarion and Best Western. I'm thinking it's the Ramada based on the price, any opinions?
Also available: 2* for $52 with Pool, Restaurant, Airport Shuttle.... Hojo on Layton? (has a fitness center, but it's new, so maybe hotwire hasn't updated to reflect this?)
Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
Great deal on a freshly renovated hotel. Enjoy!
So even though i probably overpaid a little on priceline, can live with it.
Great deal for weekdays. You may have overpaid just a tad as counteroffers can typically be undercut by a few dollars, but it's fairly insignificant.
Congrats on your win! That is one great deal, especially for during the week.
Be sure to request the new wing, which are the rooms furthest from the Holidome and surround the courtyard.
Review posted. I found this property to be very nice, and convenient to where I needed to be (Sterling).
Also, I highly recommend Casa Gonzalez in Leesburg, fantastic restaurant. :)
This is the Holiday Inn on 1000 Sully Road on the northeast side of IAD. Stayed here 8/18 - 8/20 2006, Pricelined for $40 per night. I was a little apprehensive based on reviews I had read. A friend of mine had stayed here for several weeks for airline training, and had told me to request a room in the 'new wing.'
My mother and I arrived here at 4pm on Friday, and the parking lot was fairly empty. No line at all for check-in, and we made a request for a two double-bed room in the new wing. The hotel rooms are laid out in a rectangle shape, with an outside courtyard in the middle, and I'm unsure which part(s) is the new one. The entire hotel looked very nice, the lobby area spotless. There is free ice water and cups in a dispenser next to the check-in counter. A nice lounging area is nearby with a lot of chairs and I believe a TV. Also, a gift shop/convenience store, an Irish pub and another room for the breakfast buffet, and of course the Holidome with a large pool, video games, hot tub and sauna.
At any rate, we got to the room to find a very nice, clean room with our requested bed choice. There is a good sized TV (25" maybe), desk, chair, and large sitting chair. Bathroom was very spacious and clean, however the tub drained very poorly. We noted this on a maintanence card the first day, but it was not fixed. A/C unit was loud and did a mediocre job of cooling, but that's ok. There is free wireless internet throughout the hotel/rooms, and wired internet also available in the rooms.
Aside from the plumbling, this hotel was very nicely done. For $40 this is a great value, although judging by the review, other hotels in this zone are a bit better and more consistent.
To follow up: my friend tells me the rectanglular portion furthest from the Holidome is the new wing of the hotel. So upon check-in, ask for the new wing.
That certainly is odd, maybe thereuare knows what is happening. Are you specifically trying for the boutique, which has been reported as the Ambassador East Hotel (which has hit-or-miss reviews on Trip Advisor)?
The only zone in Chicago I see where the boutique option comes up is the North Michigan Avenue zone. The Millennium Park, Loop and Grant Park zone has 4* 3* 2* 1*.
I first bid $70 for milleneum park Botique for Sept 3-5, rejected. Add Loop, which automatically adds 4 star,
I'm confused, as Millennium Park and the Loop are lumped into a single zone, and does not contain a boutique.
Your Offer Price: $40.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 2
Subtotal: $80.00
Taxes & Service Fees: $16.02
Total Charges: $96.02
Figured this property would come up, but was hoping it wouldn't. Was denied at $38 and $34 for 2.5* and 2* respectively in Sterling, so I thought I'd give the IAD zone a shot.
Finally remembered to use the link on savingsbarn.com to bid.
Eh, I don't look at the date.
For future reference, the 2.5* hotels in Charlottesville (2 Courtyards, Residence Inn) are all very nice if you want to avoid the Doubletree, with the Courtyard north on 29 having just been renovated completely this spring.
At check-in (huge line--waited about a half hour) was told by a staff member that there were no non-smoking rooms available and that they cleaned their rooms very well so they didn't smell like smoke. I told her in the nicest possible way that this was unacceptable and was a medical issue for us
Why is that unacceptable? You are not entitled to a non-smoking room. If you absolutely have to have a certain room type, maybe you should seek other means of reservation.
The amenities should have been the tip-off. The Arabellasheraton Westpark has a pool.
I booked this hotel for my parents and am writing what they thought of the hotel. Stayed here 7/29 - 7/31, 2006 for $38/night. No mention of Priceline upon check-in. The hotel is only 4-5 years old, and in great shape.
They were given a very large handicapped-accessible room with a king bed and gigantic bathroom. Room had a fridge and a microwave, along with free high speed internet. Room was very clean, but the coffee-maker leaked water. No complaints other than that, and coffee was available at breakfast anyway. They said the setup for the continental breakfast was very nicely done.
My parents thoroughly enjoyed their stay here, and I hope this hotel becomes a regular in this zone. No one had posted a win for this property on here or TOBB prior.
The hotel lists on here are certainly not complete, so be careful. TOBB also lists the Hotel Ponchartrain and Hotel St. Regis (not bookable??) as possible 3* PL properties downtown.
FWIW, Orbitz has a special on the Ponchartrain for $84/night + tax (15% off for 3 nights or more, regular rate $99).
I had started with 2.5* bids in the Sterling zone earlier in the week up to $75 to no avail. Tonight I tried $40 in 2.5* to start with, and was denied. Added 2* and lowered bid to $38 and was accepted.
$38 per night x 2
15.63 fees + tax
=$91.63
Hotel is close to Dulles Town Center. Lowest hotel website rate is a Park-n-Fly one for $99/night. Was surprised to get it this cheap since a good deal of area hotels have much higher rates for Sunday.
Is it the Amerihost at Rickenbacker?
2* Sidney Holiday Inn
in Priceline Hotels - Ohio
Posted
Very nice, clean hotel. Much, much better than the Days Inn next door. I highly recommend it. Parking lot was packed, but must not have been completely full.