Warbird

This was a Priceline Express offer. I clicked on that in the form, but I'm not seeing where it is showing now.

The amenities that were showing were Free Parking, Free Internet and Free Breakfast. After clicking on the Hotel Amenities link the same showed up plus Swimming Pool. Guest Rating of 6+ I used the hotel search function on Betterbidding.com. Sweet!!

Initially, I started bidding 3.5* @ $70.00 and added 3* and 2.5 * @ $75.00 and was rejected. A few days later I started at 2.5* and bid $80.00 and was accepted. Other websites are listing $95.00 per night for the same hotel. Total cost was $97.56. This hotel seems to be a new listing for the area. I was hoping for the 2.5* Best Western Plus Fort Lauderdale Airport South Inn and Suites. Reviews seem to be mixed at best for this property, but on the positive side it will be only for one night.

Originally, I started looking at the Strip and was a little confused about the parking situation. Some properties indicated free parking and others made no reference regarding the parking leaving one in doubt if it was included or not. Resort fees is another issue, but there was plenty of information regarding what to expect. I finally decided to stay close to the Fremont Experience and referenced the hotel list pinning my hopes on the 4 * Golden Nugget. It came through with the following cost: Thank you Betterbidding! $40.00 per night $10.97 Tax & Fees $27.50 Hotel Fee (Resort Fee) collected at time of check out. $59.00 Website price per night plus hotel fee Amenities: Pets Allowed Free Parking Business Center Restaurant Free Internet Indoor or Outdoor Pool Casino Fitness Center Non Smoking Use BB PRICELINE EXPRESS link to place my reservation.

Well, this was kind of a surprise. I was bidding on Chandler - Gilbert and the location is more Phoenix - Chandler. I did the PRICELINE EXPRESS option and narrowed my choices down to Wifi and Free Breakfast. Two choices came up, one a 2 star and the other a 2.5 star. I chose the 2.5 star since it had a 8/10 guest rating whereas the 2 star had no rating showing. The symbols were as follows: Free Breakfast Free Wifi Free Parking Outdoor Pool Non-Smoking Gym Handicap Accessible Business Center It's all good though. For the price and free breakfast I can drive two or three miles to my final destination. On PRICELINE's hotel results page a price of $61.00 per night was showing compared to my $49.00 per night. Well done Betterbidding! Thanks, John

Free Breakfast, Free Internet (In Room), Free Parking, Outdoor Pool, Shuttle, Non-Smoking, Gym, Handicap accessible, and Business Center. Well, this was a surprise. I was anticipating the Drury Inn and Suites, but this will work just as good. It was the only 3 Star listed though. There was a 2 1/2 Star for more money that listed a pet symbol, but no shuttle. The 3 1/2 star that was listed had fewer amenities. (Parking, typewriter, shuttle, swimming, fitness, and non-smoking) One would get bed choice and the parking was free. ; ) The Springhill hotel on my date is listed as $103.00. Great Find!

My wife stayed at this Best Western Inn and she reports that it was very clean and the breakfast was very good. She would highly recommend it.

PRICELINE EXPRESS Price $71.00 plus $14.13 Tax and Fees for a total of $85.13 Address: 2688 Gateway drive, Anderson, CA Amenities: Free Breakfast Free Internet (In Room) Free Parking Pet Friendly Outdoor Pool Non-Smoking Restaurant Handicap Accessible Business Center Used the PRICELINE linky Thanks Thereuare ; )

Allow me to add some more comments. This trip we rented a car from Miami with a drop off at FLL. The hotel is on Stirling with I-95 on the East side. The freeway noise wasn't an issue, just giving reference. Down Stirling to the East several blocks is a Chipotle Mexican Grill that we eat at. (Within walking distance) Across the street is a McDonald's and I believe a Taco Bell just to the East. Behind the McDonald's is a shopping center. Google Maps shows these locations if you zoom in enough. I don't want to forget the resident cats. They're not an issue, but only for reference. On Hot Wire's web site in the reviews someone mentioned them. We have stayed at this property before and that was a give away for me to know what property I was getting. This time we arrived around 2:00 PM and still had to wait till about 3:00 PM before we could check into our room. Not a problem. One final note the WiFi on the 5th floor is kind of sketchy. I was on my iPad and my wife was on her Nook. She didn't have near the connection issues that I was having so maybe it was my iPad. Just an FYI.

I clicked on the Tool Box link and went to the car rental search page. I clicked on Cars NEW!! and put in my information. The results that were returned high lighted the hotwire drop down page with Priceline Retail circled in Red. Of the cars that were listed none of the "Continue" buttons were hot. Neither was the Search button in the Car search results to the left. In addition the page wouldn't allow one to scroll down either. I'm using Safari 6.2.2 on my iMac which is using OS 10.8.5. Thanks, Warbird

Thanks Thereuare!! You're a Michigan fan and I'm a Beaver fan from Oregon. Well, the OSU Beavers didn't do too well this year, but the U of O Duck's went to the final dance and didn't do well either. Ohio took care of business. Hopefully, next year will be better. : ) I just finished replying to a catch on the other end of my trip coming up in Florida. (Hotwire FLL) I got a little wordy hoping it would benefit people to come. Thank you, Warbird (John)

Interesting catch! Initially, I did a search of FLL and several hotels came up in the airport zone. If one is getting off of a cruise this place can be a zoo. Last year we took a shuttle from Miami to this hotel and got to the hotel before 11:00 AM in the morning. People were checking out and waiting for their shuttles to take them to the cruise port. We checked our luggage in a room and later came back to claim it. Initially, we had to wait for the CSR to come and open the door to put our luggage in the room. Later in the afternoon, think 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM I checked to see if our room was ready and it was. We went to the room where our luggage was stored and the room was full of luggage and people were tripping over each other trying to retrieve what belonged to them. The key here is just go with the flow and you'll do fine. Eating choices are limited here. There is a Cuban Restaurant (Go to Google maps) across the street about a two block walk from the front door of the hotel. That's about it for your evening dining if you don't have a car. There is a free breakfast which we didn't use last year because of an early flight. Amenities: Free parking, Free breakfast, Free Internet, Airport shuttle, Fitness center, Pool(s), Business center, Self-service laundry, Internet access, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower.

Free Breakfast, Free Internet (in Room), Free Parking, Outdoor Pool, Shuttle, Non Smoking, Gym, 7.4/10 Rating $50.00 plus 14.58 Taxes and Fees I started out bidding 3.5 and dropped to 3 stars at $50.00 and was turned down. I switched to the Express offer for a look see. The PRICELINE EXPRESS rating caught my attention and thought I'd give it a try. It's not the Hilton, but it's a bed for one night. What could go wrong? ; ) We'll see. I used the [url=http://www.betterbidding.com/clicks/click.php?afsrc=1&id=40]PRICELINE[/url] linky.

I started on the bidding side of Price.line and bid $80.00 and was rejected. I switched to the priceline.Express Deals and chose the 2.5* (Portland Northwest) and got the La Quinta Inn for $90.00 per night. Room rate was listed elsewhere as $109.00 per night. Amenities were as follows: Swimming, Pet, Food, Weight, Free Parking, Free Internet, Free Breakfast, Business Office, and Bed Choice. I used the PRICELINE EXPRESS link for my purchase. Thank you

Just a quick update. I scored an ocean view room upgrade just by asking for it. Long story short I was told there were no upgrades available for prepaid reservations. I have to believe most CSR want to help if they can. I was then asked if I was a BW Rewards member. I said I wasn't sure , but sign me up anyway. A nice smile and a Thank You and I was good to go. It's a beautiful day today on the Oregon Coast. Tonight the price for a mountain view room is $105.00 and an ocean view is $125.00. Got to love BB and PRICELINE.

I got the Best Western Plus Agate Beach Inn in Newport, OR. This is a decent 3* hotel at a reasonable price. Of the three 3* hotels in Newport all have an Ocean view, but this one also has a mountain view. I suspect I'll get the mountain view as I believe I have in the past. In the end it was a good bid. I started my bid at $65 and added zones and was excepted at $75.00 A free rebid came on my first bid if I would accept $83.00. I used the PRICELINE link, Thank you

After I started bidding at $55.00 my bid was accepted at $65.00. Taxes & Fees: $15.27 Sheraton price was $135.00. Got to love Priceline! I used the Betterbidding PRICELINE link. Thanks Better Bidding.

I just bid on Priceline and received the Riverside Hotel. Price: $55.00 Taxes & Fees $13.96 Date: 10/08 - 10/09 Riverside base rate for the evening is listed as $ 124.00. Got to love Priceline! I used the Better Bidding PRICELINE link. Thanks Better Bidding

Trip total: $75.00 and $13.30 tax/fee total $88.30 Amenities: Free Parking, Free Breakfast, Indoor Pool, Fitness Center, Pools, High Speed Internet Access. Recommended: 95% of Hotwire customer reviews Used the HOTWIRE link :)

This review is a few months old, but use it for what it's worth. This is an excellent property. I used the PRICELINE link.

We will be flying into FLL for a pre-cruise night and then using a car service to get us to the Port Of Miami on Sunday. It's my understanding that there is a Marathon Race in Miami on Sunday and hotel rates seem to be reflecting higher prices based on HotWire rates for the area. I started my bidding trying to get a 3.5* in the FLL airport area with no success. I was hoping for a hotel with a shuttle from the airport to the hotel. I bid $110 up to $140 on one attempt using available zones. I then started over trying to get a 3* at $120 and $130 with no success using an available zone. I then had to rethink my strategy. Hotels in the airport zone don't have a lot of restaurants next door. The downtown zone does for what it's worth. Also, given I was going to travel South the next day I could include the Hollywood Zone. If I had to pay for a taxi to get to the hotel at least I was going in the right direction. Hopefully the car service to the Port Of Miami would be a bit more reasonable. Since the 24 hour time period hadn't expired from my initial bidding try I discovered that by bidding in the Hollywood area with a 3* I wasn't limited to waiting a 24 hour time period. I started in the 3* Hollywood Zone at $90 and added FLL @ $100 and then was successful getting FLL Downtown @ $110.00. As it turns out the hotel has an airport shuttle and free Breakfast which works out really well. Booking.Com lists the room @ $249.00 I used the PRICELINE link.

3* aloft Portland Airport @ Cascade Station 04/15/11-04/16/11 $48.00 cost plus tax made it $60.04 Airport Shuttle Smoke Free Rooms Fitness Center Pool Business Center High Speed Internet Access I used the HOTWIRE link on the page. Thanks BetterBidding :)

$63.00-$76.75 Total....04/16/11-04/17/11 Ramada Ft. Lauderdale Airport 2275 State Road 84 Fort Lauderdale, FL Airport Shuttle Complimentary Breakfast Fitness Center Pool Restaurant Laundry High Speed Internet Access Approval Rating was 65% I believe, kind of a mixed bag. After I find out what hotel I got I checked TA and the motel had some fans and some cock roaches mentioned. We'll see how that works out. I used the HOTWIRE link on the board Thanks Betterbidding! :)

Red Lion Hotel Pendleton *** 304 S E Nye Avenue Pendleton,

I spent four nights at the Orchard Hotel on Bush Street. This was a new hotel that just came up in the 3* category. The hotel was new around ten years ago. The lobby is small, but adequate with the elevators opposite the reservation desk. The hotel is ten stories so in comparison to some of the other hotels in SF it's one of the smaller ones. The check in process went smoothly and both the desk clerk and the bellman tried to be helpful. The room had two single beds and was spacious. It was well appointed and served my purposes well. The bathroom was clean and spacious also. I was offered a complimentary daily newspaper upon signing in, but was informed that I wouldn't be getting the free Breakfast Buffet. I don't know if that was because I was a Priceline customer or if there was another reason. I'm always interested in how people get around so I'll give my account of how I got to SF and the hotel. I flew into Oakland and took AirBart from the airport to the Bart Train station by the Oakland Raiders Coliseum. I rode Bart into SF and stopped at the Powell Street Station. Ascending from underground you come out by the start of the SF Cable Car route that heads up Powell St over the hill to Fisherman's Wharf. About seven or eight blocks up Powell St I got off on Bush street and walked about ten yards to the hotel. All very convenient. I just had one carry on so I didn't have a lot of luggage to lug around.