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MJRBIM

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  1. Almost impossible to find UK rooms that will take 2-Adults and 2-Kids in ONE Room...so happy to get this deal via Hot.wire. LONDON UK 3.5* City of London - Towerbridge - St. Pauls Cathedral area Holiday Inn Express London City Rate per night : CAD $192.68 Nights : 4 Rooms ( 2 adults , 2 children) : 1 *Hotwire Rate Includes Breakfast Subtotal : CAD $770.71 Tax recovery charges + fees : CAD $198.97 Hotwire total : CAD $969.68 Rack-Rate on the Holday Inn site was Estimated Total Price : £ 766.00 GBP / CAD $1,437.16 - so this saved me CAD $467.48
  2. Crowne Plaza Hotel Ottawa is now the Delta Ottawa City Centre
  3. The G20 meetings are being hosted in Downtown Toronto this summer (June 26 - 27, 2010) http://g20.gc.ca/ There is going to be a large security "bubble" set-up starting a few days before, with many of the major Downtown Toronto hotels in the high-security zone. Best advice is to avoid downtown zones around June 26 and 27, 2010 (probably more like June 23 - 29). You might also want to cross-post / flag this on the Hotwire forum.
  4. Tried $65 (US) for 3.5* and 3* in the DOWNTOWN OTTAWA zone - but no luck. Added HULL zone and got the Holiday Inn. Check-In Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Check-Out Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010 Hotel Name: Holiday Inn Plaza La Chaudiere, Gatineau-Ottawa 2 Montcalm Street Gatineau, Quebec J8X 4B4 819-778-3880 Your Offer Price: $65.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $130.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Fees: $26.42 (US dollars) Total Charges: $156.42 (US dollars) Rack Rate at the Westin site is $124 (CDN) / $122.63 (US) plus taxes - so this is a 45% + savings!
  5. As of November 1, 2009 - the Crowne Plaza Toronto Don Valley has left the chain. It's now called the Toronto Don Valley Hotel & Suites... http://www.torontodonvalleyhotel.com/ Not sure how this will effect PriceLine or Hotwire star-ratings or prices.
  6. IMPORTANT - the Downtown Toronto zone has been split North / South along Queen Street into two (2) zones. The South Zone is the Banking and Entertainment / Theatre district. The North Zone is mostly the Bloor / Yorkville shopping district. Good news is that it gives you two-bids for the Downtown area....the bad news is that it will take some getting used to after years of a single-zone for Downtown Toronto.
  7. Hotwire was showing an Ottawa Downtown 4* at $85 (US) for this date, so I thought I would try Priceline since there are so many free-rebid options in Ottawa now at the 3.5* and 4* level. Accepted on first bid at $70 (US) - will start lower for future dates.... The Westin Ottawa 11 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9H4 613-560-7000 Check-In Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009 Check-Out Date: Friday, July 3, 2009 Your Offer Price: $70.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $70.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $17.67 (US dollars) Total Charges: $87.67 (US dollars) Rack Rate at the Westin site is $209 (CDN) / $182 (US) plus taxes - so this is a 60% + saving! Hopefully, these lower prices will stick around while Parliament is away for the summer.
  8. Started with a $50 bid for 3.5* (in order to avoid the 3 * Holiday Inn Midtown) = rejected with a $14 counter-offer. Chose to do a free-re-bid by adding Brampton zone for 3.5* at $55 = ACCEPTED at Delta Chelsea. Delta Chelsea 33 Gerrard Street West Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z4 Check-In Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009 Check-Out Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009 Your Offer Price: $55.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $110.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $22.96 (US dollars) Total Charges: $132.96 (US dollars) Rack Rate at the Delta Chelsea site is $129 (CDN) / $111 (US) plus taxes - so this is a 50% saving!
  9. Crowne Plaza Ottawa now showing as a 3.5* in my PL History. It has been bumped with the ratings changes.
  10. Hotel Indigo Ottawa Downtown City Centre now showing as a 3* in my PL History. It has been bumped with the ratings changes.
  11. What is the primary differentiator between 2.5* and 3* under the new PL Levels....? Do you have any evidence of old 2* hotels becoming 2.5* under the new PL Levels....? Also wondering how this will effect the FREE RE-BID strategy, since there is now an extra rating level to choose within a zone. I am going to review my old bids on PL - to see what has changed ratings in my usual zones.
  12. New hotel in Ottawa...I will post a review after my stay. ====================== Check-In Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Check-Out Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 ====================== Hotel Name: Hotel Indigo Ottawa Downtown City Centre 123 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5L9 613-231-6555 Your Offer Price: $60.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $60.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $15.67 (US dollars) Total Charges: $75.67 (US dollars) ====================== Best rate on the hotel website is $169 CDN - so this is a $100+ savings!
  13. Hotel Name: ========== Extended Stay Deluxe Ottawa - Downtown 141 Cooper Street Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0E8 613-236-7500 Check-In Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Check-Out Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008 Your Offer Price: $47.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $94.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $20.99 (US dollars) Total Charges: $114.99 (US dollars) ========== The 2.5* Courtyard and others have been creeping-up in PL prices, so I wanted to see what I could get in the 2* range. There's no pool at the "Extended Stay Deluxe" - but all the rooms have been recently reno'ed and with a rack-rate of $159.99 per night, this is a 70% saving...! Great deal!
  14. I don't know if Ottawa is just busy in the fall (like NYC) or if this is because of the weak US Dollar vs. CDN Dollar - but the lowest rate that I can get a winning bid on for Ottawa/Hull on a weekday has shot up to $85 (US) Two different stays, started at $60 and worked up from there over a couple of days. Hotel Name: Holiday Inn Gatineau Ottawa Plz 2 Montcalm Street Gatineau, Quebec J8X 4B4 819-778-3880 =========== [stay #1] Check-In Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Check-Out Date: Friday, October 12, 2007 Your Offer Price: $85.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $255.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $47.41 (US dollars) Total Charges: $302.41 (US dollars) =============== [stay #2] Check-In Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Check-Out Date: Friday, October 19, 2007 Your Offer Price: $85.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $170.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $33.95 (US dollars) Total Charges: $203.95 (US dollars) =============== The best rate on the Hotel site was a Pre-Paid at $115.64 (CDN) = $116.46 (USD) per night plus tax...so these PL bids is around than a $30 per night savings.
  15. (One-Night) Check-In Date: Sunday, October 14, 2007 Check-Out Date: Monday, October 15, 2007 Hotel Name: Amerisuites Orlando Convention Center 8741 International Drive Orlando, Florida 32819 407-370-4720 Your Offer Price: $35.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $35.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $11.75 Total Charges: $46.75 =============== Best rate on the Hotel site is $119.00 USD - so I am saving 70% on this booking.
  16. (One-Night) I started bidding for 2.5 * four-nights at $70 in the Ottawa DT Zones. 1st Bid - 2.5 * Ottawa DT @ $70 = Accepted at the 2.5* Ottawa Courtyard Marriott =========== Hotel Name: Courtyard By Marriott Ottawa 350 Dalhousie Street Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7E9 613-241-1000 =========== Check-In Date: Monday, September 17, 2007 Check-Out Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Your Offer Price: $70.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $70.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $17.88 (US dollars) Total Charges: $87.88 (US dollars) =============== The best rate on the Hotel site was a Pre-Paid at $189.00 (CDN) = $182.21 (USD) per night plus tax...so this PL bid is over a $110 (USD) per night savings. Great hotel in a great location - at a great price.
  17. Also remember that most hotels treat at child 19 as an ADULT, not a child...and there are limits on the Number of Adults in a room via PL and HW.
  18. (One-Night) I started bidding for 2.5 * four-nights at $60 in the Ottawa DT and Hull Zones. 1st Bid - 2.5 * Ottawa DT @ $60 = Declined =========== Hotel Name: Courtyard By Marriott Ottawa 350 Dalhousie Street Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7E9 613-241-1000 =========== Check-In Date: Thursday, September 6, 2007 Check-Out Date: Friday, September 7, 2007 Your Offer Price: $60.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $60.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $16.30 (US dollars) Total Charges: $76.30 (US dollars) =============== The best rate on the Hotel site was a Pre-Paid at $169.00 (CDN) = $159.76 (USD) per night plus tax...so this PL bid is almost a $100 (USD) per night savings. Great hotel in a great location - at a great price.
  19. I started bidding for 2.5 * at $60 in the Ottawa DT and Hull Zones. 1st Bid - 2.5 * Ottawa DT @ $60 = Declined 2nd Bid - 2.5 * added Hull @ $65 = Declined --Waited for 24-Hour Lockout-- 3rd Bid - 2.5 * Ottawa DT @ $70 = Declined 4th Bid - 2.5 * added Hull @ $70 = Accepted with a "bump" to the 3* Holiday Inn Gatineau Ottawa Plz Hotel Name: Holiday Inn Gatineau Ottawa Plz 2 Montcalm Street Gatineau, Quebec J8X 4B4 819-778-3880 =========== Check-In Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Check-Out Date: Thursday, August 23, 2007 Your Offer Price: $70.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $70.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $17.89 (US dollars) Total Charges: $87.89 (US dollars) =============== The best rate on the Hotel site was a Pre-Paid at $107.10 (CDN) = $101.25 (USD) per night plus tax...so this PL bid is more than a $30 per night savings.
  20. (One-night) 1st bid - 2.5* Montreal DT Zone @ $60 = Accepted with a bump to the 3* Holiday Inn Select Montreal Downtown Convention Centre ******************************************** Check-In Date: Monday, August 27, 2007 Check-Out Date: Thursday, August 30, 2007 Hotel: Holiday Inn Select Montreal Downtown Convention Centre 99 Viger Ave And St Urbain St Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1E9 514-878-9888 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: US$70.00 Subtotal: US$70.00 Taxes & Service Fees: US$19.74 Total Charges: US$89.74 ******************************************** Best price on the hotel site was $157.95 CDN/$146.37 US - so this is a more than 50% savings via PL. Good Deal!
  21. (Three-night) 1st bid - 2.5* Ottawa Zone @ $60 = Accepted with a bump to the 3* Marriott Ottawa ******************************************** Check-In Date: Monday, August 27, 2007 Check-Out Date: Thursday, August 30, 2007 Hotel: Marriott Ottawa 100 Kent Street Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R7 613-238-1122 Your Offer Price: $60.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $180.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $35.42 (US dollars) Total Charges: $215.42 (US dollars) ******************************************** Best rate on the hotel site was $189.00 (CDN) / $177.07 (US), so this is a 65% savings - over $100 (US). Great Deal!
  22. Pick-Up/Drop-Off: Orlando Intl (MCO) Rental Car Company: Alamo Car Class: Compact (unlimited mileage) Pick-Up Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 Pick-Up Time: 11:30 PM Drop-Off Date: Friday, August 17, 2007 Drop-Off Time: 5:00 PM Your Offer Price: $19.00 (per day) Total Rental Days: 3 days (2 days and 17 1/2 hours) Subtotal: $57.00 Taxes and Fees: $22.93 Total Charges: $79.93 =================== Best rate on Alamo's site for these dates is $49.00/Day - so this is a 60% savings - Great PL Deal!
  23. (One-night) 1st bid - 2.5* Ottawa Zone @ $55 = Declined with a $15 Counter-Offer. 2nd bid - 2.5* added Hull Zone @ $60 = Accepted with a bump to the 3* Marriott Ottawa ******************************************** Check-In Date: Monday, August 13, 2007 Check-Out Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 Hotel: Marriott Ottawa 100 Kent Street Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R7 613-238-1122 Your Offer Price: $60.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $60.00 (US dollars) Taxes and Service Fees: $16.28 (US dollars) Total Charges: $76.28 (US dollars) ******************************************** Best rate on the hotel site was $189.00 (CDN) / $177.07 (US), so this is a 65% savings - over $100 (US). Great Deal!
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