MattEffinCameron

I am trying to get a deal on this one night at the Revere as this is where we are staying for the rest of the weekend. Looking for some feedback, I think the 4* showing up in express deals is the Hyatt, not the Revere. Same with the $194 hotel on Hotwire...

This was not a PRICELINE EXPRESS deal, I bid for it. The normal rate was 299 for 3/14...we were trying to decide if we wanted to do that or not but now it looks like they might be sold out for 3/14...I was not familiar with the extend your stay option, I might check into that

Thanks for your help! I wound up making an executive decision today and was able to book the 15-17 at a 4* Convention Center hotel for only $85! Wound up being the Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel. Followed the PRICELINE links on the site to make purchase, thanks! Got such a great deal on these two nights that I now have more wiggle room for the saturday night...and have not ruled out staying in the same hotel at rack rate...

checking with the wife as to whether or not we are willing to change hotels mid-trip. I am thinking one change for significant savings might be doable :) I know you 'never know' with PRICELINE what hotel you will be in, but in my experience you can often make a pretty accurate guess....might be tough with these hotels though since there are so many similar ones in the same area..

So I did not see your post for a couple days and by the time I did the express deal was nowhere to be found. I have been looking around at BnBs and other creative options...havent found anything really unless I want to do something somewhat sketchy with an apartment rental (which I dont)... So I am getting ready to book, prob tomorrow or Wed...figure any last minute deals that are going to show up will show up then. Interested in your thoughts as I am thinking that PRICELINE naming my own price for a room for 15-17, and then trying to book at the same hotel without PRICELINE, or through priceline for 14-15 at a higher rate might be a good option. The rates for 15-17 seem to be much lower than if I look for 14-17...the challenge is just knowing what hotel I am about to book 15-17 at and making sure they have 14-15 rooms, and they are not 1,000 a night :)

Very cool site, I was not familiar with it....but based on those prices, I am probably going to have to go rent an apartment or bed and breakfast route. yikes! 3*s are probably fine for us...looking at that list the Holiday Inn Westbank Tower is probably the only 3+* property that wouldn't work (based on location). the remaining properties are prices 186+ with most beign in the 225-250 range.

probably like 100...I had budgeted 125/night for this trip (all said and done) and was hoooping to come in under budget. Maybe the prices are due to the st pattys day parades which apparently are that weekend.

Traveling to New Orleans on the above dates (3/14-3/17) for a wedding. Based on glancing around these forums, the fact that I didnt see any major events happening in the city at that time, and the fact that we are pretty flexible as to what area we will be staying in (wedding is in mid-city but we dont need to stay right there as it doesnt seem to be the best base for exploring)...I was thinking we should be able to get a good deal...like a 4* for under 100 bucks a night. Do you think this is a reasonable expectation? Looking now at list prices around the web and express deals on priceline we seem to be quite a bit above that price point but as long as I have reasonable confidence that I should be able to get a good price as the date draws closer I will just wait and bid the week of the trip..