Booked through the HOTWIRE link on this site. I was pleasantly surprised that it turned out to be the Embassy Suites. The description didn't match any in this forum's Hotwire list. I was expecting to get the Hyatt Lodge. The best rate shown on Hilton's web site is $159.00 per night.
Details:
1 room @ $49.00 X 2 Nights = $98.00
Taxes & Fees = $17.99
Total Cost = $115.99
Amenities:
Suite
Breakfast: <amenity names only please... not descriptions>
Fitness Center
Pool
Restaurant(s)
Business Center
Laundry Facilities
High-speed Internet Access
Golf Nearby
Amentities:
Fitness Center
Restaurant
Business Center
High Speed Internet
Amenties:
Fitness Center
Restaurant
Pool
Business Center
Best price on their website $149/ night
Their site also lists wireless internet & additional parking charge of $23.00 per day.
Hotel Amenities
Suite
Fitness Center
Pool(s)
Restaurant
Laundry Facilities
High-speed Internet Access
Golf Nearby
Best price on their website - $149.00
Best Price on their website: $98.95 (AAA)
Room: $46.00
Taxes & Fees: $12.09
Total: $58.09
Hotel Amenities:
Fitness Center
Pool(s)
Restaurant
Business Center
High Speed Internet (Comp)
Had previously bid 4* up to $65 with no success.
Opened with 3* Downtown @ $42. Added University Center & increased to $44.00. Added Greentree & increased to $46. Price accepted. Best price on HI's website $79.20 (AAA). Similar hotel & area listed on Hotwire at $49.
Hotel Amenities:
RC TV w/ Premium Channels
Business Services
Alarm Clock Radio
Voice Mail
Restaurant
Room Service
Hair Dryer
Iron & Ironing Board
Had hoped to land downtown. Tried bidding 4* starting at $45.00 and adding zones, since all 4*'s are downtown. Bid up to $70 with no takers. Tried later using 3*. Opened at $40 downtown, then added University Place. Wyndham accepted at $41. Still within 10 minutes of where I wanted to be.
Amenities:
RC TV w/ premium channels
Business Center
Voice mail
Iron & Ironing Board
Hair Dryer
Onsite Restaurant
24 Hr Desk
Room Service
Alarm Clock / Radio
Overall, a nice enough place. Additional $16.00 for valet parking
Amenities:
Complimentary Breakfast
Fitness Center
Pool(s)
Business Center
Laundry Facilities
Kitchenette
Wyndham Hotel Richmond Airport
Check-In Date: Friday, November 10, 2006
Check-Out Date: Saturday, November 11, 2006
Richmond Airport (RIC)
4700 South Laburnum Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23231
804-226-4300
Amenities listed on Priceline:
Remote control TV w/ premium channels
Radio Alarm Clock
Business Services
Phone w/ voice mail
Iron & Ironing Board
Restaurant
Room Service
Booked through Savings Barn
Best price losted on their website - $94.00 webrate prepaid.
Accepted first offer for Downtown 3*.
Offer price - $50.00
Taxes & Fees- $14.55
Total - $64.55
Listed amenities:
* Airport shuttle
* High-speed Internet access
* Pool
* Restaurant on-site
* Room service
* Meeting space
* Spa
Best price listed on their website was $107.00
Morgantown3* Radisson
Amenties: Shuttle, Pool, Fitness, Hi-Speed Internet, Business
Just a
article on the Morgantown Radisson.
Stayed at this hotel 6/11-6/14. I can't say that we had an unpleasant experience at this hotel, but it didn't really live up to expectations. This Holiday Inn Select was the second of three hotels that we stayed in during a week-long Texas trip over our anniversary. All were supposedly three-star hotels. Technically, I guess this hotel would qualify as an equal if you were just going down over a check-list. This hotel had a decent enough pool & hot tub,... they were just in an odd place (in the front of the hotel, between it and a busy highway). This hotel had a coffee shop,... it just never seemed to be open. This hotel had a gift shop,... it was just an 8 foot square hole-in-the-wall. The same ran true for the business center, fitness center, restaurant, laundry facilities, etc. This hotel had them all,... but barely. It just seemed to be trying to get by. There wasn't really anything "Select" about it other than the name.
In fairness, I didn't really notice some of the other issues that have been reported. There must have been some sort of a High School Band competition going on in San Antonio while we were there, and there were quite a few band members, and families staying at the property. We were not bothered at all by noise from other rooms and hallways. We also had no problems with the room cleanliness. There is construction on the frontage road and in their lot, but it wasn't really a problem.
Long story short; if you're looking for an OK stay, and you get a decent rate (we got for $75 off Priceline), feel free to select this hotel. You'll probably not be disappointed. If you're looking for a 3-Star hotel with all the extras, you may want to keep looking. This one may fall a little short.
Check-In Date: Sunday, June 11, 2006
Check-Out Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Hotel Name: Holiday Inn Select San Antonio Airport
77 N E Loop 410
San Antonio, Texas 78216
210-349-9900
Summary of Charges
Your Offer Price: $75.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 3
Subtotal: $225.00
Taxes and Service Fees: $47.94
Total Charges: $272.94
Bid 65.00 on 3* Riverwalk... refused.
Added SAT Airport & increased to $70 ... refused.
Added San Antonio Northeast, & increased to $75.00... accepted.
Had bid higher over the last few days and been rejected.
Crowne Plaza Houston Brookhollow 3-star
Check-In Date: Saturday, June 10, 2006
Check-Out Date: Sunday, June 11, 2006
Brookhollow
12801 Northwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77040
Your Offer Price: $35.00
Extend Your Stay
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $35.00
Taxes & Service Fees: $13.12
Total Charges: $48.12
I'm taking the young lady south for our anniversary (after 26 years, she deserves it). The plan is to spend three nights (6/11-6/14) in San Antonio, & three (6/14-6/17) in/around Houston. The primary draws in SA are the Riverwalk & Alamo, while the draws near Houston are NASA & the Galveston beach. We'll have a car, so we can be flexible as to how far away we need to be.
My goal is to sweep the pretty young thing off her feet, while not going broke in the process. I'm hoping for advice on where to get the most bang for my buck, and any Priceline bidding strategies that might help me make it happen.
Thanks,
KC
New to this site, so sorry I'm late. My first attempt with Priceline, so I was pretty clueless as to strategy. Bid 3* for those dates at $75, and was upgraded to 4* Capital Hilton. Had just got off the phone with that hotel's reservation desk, & couldn't get a rate under $250 per room. Tried Priceline out of frustration. Gladly pocketed the difference. Hotel refused to extend the premiums that I usually get as an elite member. Didn't mind much... the difference easily paid for breakfast, a paper, points, & what-not.
3.5* Westchester County (Tarrytown-White Plains) Doubletree Tarrytown
in Hotwire Hotels - New York
Posted
Traveler and Billing Details
Hotel rate per Night: $130.00
Nights: 3
SubTotal:$390.00
Tax recovery charges and fees: $44.11
Total Price:$434.11
Hotel Amenities:
Fitness Center
Pool(s)
Restaurant(s)
Business Center
High-speed Internet Access
Golf Nearby
Tennis Nearby
Best rate on their website for the same dates was $198.55 per.