paulmtnman

Thanks for your help. The trip ended up being cancelled.

I am looking to get a room in San Diego CA and I am wondering, does Priceline use the same star ratings on their “Express Deals” that they use for “Name Your Own Price” bidding? Thanks

Thanks and I definitely used your HOTWIRE link.

1 Bedroom Suite 1 night Hotwire Hot Rate Room $50.00 Tax recovery charges & fees $12.76 Subtotal $62.76 +$9.00 Resort fee at check in Hotel Amenities Listed on Hotwire Confirmation: Free parking, Free breakfast, 1-bedroom suite, Full kitchen, Smoke-free rooms, Daily housekeeping, Air conditioning, Fitness center, Pool(s), Business center, 24-hour front desk, Self-service laundry, Internet access

I am looking at renting a 3* Condo in the Disney Maingate – Celebration area for $49 checking in March 15th and checking out the next day for 4 adults. Hotwire shows it as a Condo in their title. Using Bidding Helper, it shows up in the list but does not state that it is a condo. Bidding Helper shows FULL AMENITIES: Free parking, Free breakfast, 1-bedroom suite, Full kitchen, Smoke-free rooms, Daily housekeeping, Air conditioning, Fitness center, Pool(s), Business center, 24-hour front desk, Self-service laundry, Internet access. Checking the hotel list for the area it looks like it is the 3* Parkway International. Would you folks agree? When I click on the “Continue” in Bidding Helper to verify the room is still available, the page errors out and I receive the following error message: "We couldn't process your request Thank you for visiting Hotwire. We're always working to improve our site. Occasionally, we reorganize our pages, and as a result, bookmarks you have set for our site may no longer be accurate. If you are attempting to use a password assistance link, please make sure that you have cut and pasted the entire URL that was provided in our email. This link also expires within 24 hours from the time it was sent to you, so if you need to request another one, please click on the "Password assistance" link below." Do you have any ideas why the link isn’t working? Do I have to go back to the BBS portion of the site to use your HOTWIRE link? Thanks

I did 2 different threads because my initial inquiry related to purchasing the hotel rooms through Hot.wire and my second question about a 4* hotel in Crystal City related directly to Price.line only. I thought it was most appropriate to separate them becuase no one would be looking for a 4* Priceline room in Hotwire section ... and I thought this board was set up to keep the 2 systems separate. Sorry, I am still very new to your boards. No, I am not ready to bid on a May stay through Priceline or Hotwire right now. I will wait for the prices to come down and them I will bid via Price.line or purchase through Hot.wire.

Thanks Romelle. I followed your idea and looked at Priceline retail and see the Westin listed. If I can get a successful bid for my trip in May, it will be a nice alternative to the Hyatt in Crystal City (using Hot.wire) ... plus it looks to be a lot closer to the Metro Station (which is what we will be using for our transportation needs). Paul

Yes it is, but it is for the whole trip. I will be there from 5/01 arrive - 5/10 depart

I am interested in Bidding on a room in Washington DC - Crystal City. Priceline is showing a 4* in Crystal City, but I don’t see a 4* hotel in the hotel list. Does anyone have an idea of which hotel this is? TIA, Paul

Thanks for all of the advice and I will definitely follow the strategy that you suggested. I couldn't agree with you more about the inconvenience of having to change hotels.

The total stay is arriving Fr 05/01/15 departing Su May 05/10/15. The initial search I performed that prompted the question on the boards was for 05/01-05/04. A Friday check in and Monday check out. I noticed the typo in the Topic after I posted the question and went back to try to fix the date in the Topic but I wasn't able to edit the typo. If you can fix the Topic date I would appreciate it and I think it would make more sense to the readers. I am looking in the Arlington-Falls Church (preferably Rosslyn area), Crystal City, White House-Downtown and Dupont Circle areas. You are correct that I am looking at the outlying areas for cost reasons; but I am certainly open to the downtown areas if I run across a nice hotel for a "good" price. Yes, I realize "good" is a relative term :P :D . For the 2 weekend stays I am targeting $70-$100 for a 3* to 4* hoping to save some money for the midweek portion of our stay (Monday-Thursday nights) which I am sure will be considerably more. I haven't started researching the mid-week stays yet, but I am sure the rooms will be at least $150-$200. And if the rooms are $250, that's okay too because the prices are what they are. But I am sure that getting a room through Hotwire is still going to be cheaper than paying rack rate.

Thanks for decoding. I am actually searching for 2a/0c Yes our dates are firm. We arrive at DCA Friday afternoon May 1st and depart Sunday afternoon May 10th. I don’t think I would get the best deal booking for 9 nights straight. So I figured that I would book 3 stays to take advantage of lower weekend pricing. Stay 1 = Fri, Sat, Sun … Stay 2 = Mo, Tu, We, Th … Stay 3 = Fri, Sat. In the past, when I bid on Priceline, this seemed to work the best for me. From some experimental price searches on Hotwire, this seems to also hold true. Would you agree? Ideally I would like to stay in 3* or higher but I don't need the luxury of a 4*-5* as we will be out in the city all day and just using the hotel to sleep and rest. I don't have a particular budget $ in mind per se. Just to get the most bang for my $'s. That being said, I am not willing to stay at a place like Days Inn or Motel 6 when I can get a nicer hotel for the same price. As we will be using Metro Rail for our whole stay, what is important to us is to find hotel that is in easy walking distance to a station. A question about supporting the board … If I search and book through the Bidding.Helper site (Hotwire Easy View Tab), will you still get your support or do I need to come back to the boards and book using the HOTWIRE link you show in your posts?

Thanks for the info Aaron. I thought it would be too good to be true. If it was the Holiday Inn, it would have been perfect for us. We are going to be using Metrorail the whole time we are there. As I am new to the boards, what does "When searching for 2a/2c" mean? TIA

The description that appears on “Hotwire Easy View” (using the bidding helper) says: FULL AMENITIES: Free Parking, Free Internet, Indoor pool(s), Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking But the closest description I can find for this hotel in the DC Hotel list is the 3* Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge. Is it possible “Easy View” is showing the wrong rating? Would you agree that the hotel is actually the Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge? If so, is it possible the hotel has been downgraded? I look forward to receiving your response as soon as you get a chance. This deal wasn’t here last night and I don’t know how long it will last today.