mrspilot

I've found Galveston to be tricky to bid although it's been about a year since my last bid. Tricky in that I couldn't make a priceline bid for both days I wanted yet was able to get one day with PL and other with Hotwire. Pricing is higher than Houston...I think I had to finally accept starting at $65 and work my way up due to limited rebid zones. From what I remember, both Hotel Galvez and Tremont Hotel are now rated 3* though once upon a time Tremont was a 4* and was downgraded presumably for opacity with Galvez since both are Wyndham properties. Galvez faces beach (although Galveston beach isn't a pretty one, very sandy) and Tremont is downtown. Tremont doesn't have a pool but by agreement with Galvez as a sister property, you can drive over to use their pool. I also remember seeing San Luis Resort coming up as a 3.5* on Hotwire.

Booked this on Hotwire to extend a PL stay of 2 nights in Galveston. PL formerly listed Tremont Hotel as a 4* but it was recently downgraded to a 3*, presumably for opacity with Wyndham's other Galveston property, Hotel Galvez. Both hotels are beautiful historic hotels but the location may be a factor for travel planning. Tremont is downtown without an on-site pool although they do provide access to the pool at Hotel Galvez as a sister Wyndham property. Hotwire's listing did not include a pool among the amenities for Tremont. Hotel Galvez is across the street from the beach and also has a pool which may help distinguish it from Tremont (Galveston has only one zone). Also FYI, my PL bid for the prior 2 nights was $83 which landed me the Hotel Galvez. However, I tried adding a night to extend my PL stay just a couple of days prior to travel but faced certain failure when trying to undercut PL's counteroffer of $78 to my $60 bid without starting the bid over. Therefore, I took advantage of the Hotwire $71 rate due to the short time prior to travel.