melbourn

won Doubletree Hotel in Orange (adjacent to The Block) on 4/12/08 for $64 *** Bid: Disneyland - 4/12 - $58 re-bid 1: DL + Anaheim Hills - 4/12 - $60 re-bid 2: DL + AH + Laguna Beach - 4/12 - $62 re-bid 3: DL + AH + LB + Mission Viejo - 4/12 - $63 re-bid 4: DL + AH + LB + MV + Seal Beach - 4/12 - $64 *** Doubletree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County 3-star Disneyland Area 100 The City Drive Orange, California 92868 714-634-4500 Check-In Date: Sat, Apr 12, 2008 / After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2008 / 12:00 PM Amenities: Remote control TV w/ premium channels Radio Alarm Clock Business services Telephone w/ voicemail Iron and ironing board Hairdryer 24 hour front desk Restaurant Room service Reservation and Billing Information Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $64.00 Subtotal: $64.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $15.08 Total Charges*: $79.08

as requested... amenities: Laundry Facilities High-Speed Internet Access Kitchenette cheers!

i booked the 2* hotel in the Disneyland-North area for $36 for 4/12/08 the property revealed itself to be the Extended Stay America on Katella Ave. in Orange. this property is located adjacent to Arrowhead Pond / Honda Center approximately 3.5 miles away from disneyland. i should also mention that i was trying to get the Extended Stay America located on Clemantine (just off of Katella) about a half mile away from the DL maingate. hotwire lists the distance of the Orange property as 0.0-2.7 miles away. i called hotwire customer service and politely stated my grievances regarding the distances listed. while the initial CS rep "mellisa" was unable to help, she did offer to escalate my complaint to her supervisor... "mike" issued me a refund due to the confusion with the distance. so thank you hotwire for good customer service. i hope that this is helpful. cheers!

partial success. i've split my bid and won as follows - anaheim hilton (3*) 4/9 - 4/11 @ $54 anaheim hilton (3*) 4/11 - 4/12 @ $56 so now i need to look at the rest of the nights. i may wait longer and see if the hilton frees up any rooms ( i checked their web site and they seem to be sold-out on 4/13, 4/14). it's nerve wracking, but the suggestion of splitting the bids seems to have paid off at least to some degree. thanks for the suggestion! cheers, -melbourn

hello. i have visited this board several times over the past couple of years, but am a new poster. i apologize if this post is in the wrong location, etc. i am attempting to stay in the Disneyland Resort area (close to park) from 4/9/08 - 4/15/08. over the past week, i have tried the following bids - bid: Disneyland Area / 3* / $54 re-bid 1: DL Area + Anaheim Hills / 3* / $55 re-bid 2: DL + AH + Laguna Beach / 3* / $56 re-bid 3: DL + AH + LB + Laguna Hills & Mission Viejo / 3* / $57 re-bid 4: DL + AH + LB + LH&MV + Seal Beach / 3* / $58 i have tried the same bidding strategy several days now with $1 or $2 increments up to $65. i've set my threshold at $65 for priceline and will settle for less desirable hotels if i am unable to get the 3*. priceline also has redlined anything under $45/night and is offering 2* at $59/night in their standard search. my last attempt today before attempting to solicit feedback from this forum used the same bidding strategy as above but with shortened dates from 4/9 - 4/14 and 4/9 - 4/13. any advice? DL is not in spring break mode for my dates nor have i found anything large in the area calenders for conventions etc. i have also noted a couple of other successful priceline bids at $54 & $55 for 3* within a similar time frame. thanks in advance! -melbourn