JonathanK

Lately it seems a lot of people have been asking this. Sadly, you cannot avoid the Trump in the north vicinity of the Strip with PRICELINE. The only way to guarantee yourself a way to avoid the Trump is to either only bid for the South Strip, or to go use HOTWIRE and skip PRICELINE altogether.

There is absolutely no way to prevent the Trump as an option, unless you use HOTWIRE. If you use PRICELINE, there will always be the chance you could end up with the Trump.

Based on the TripAdvisor ratings, it is The Venetian not the Wynn. I've been looking at that myself. But am 100% positive based on the amount of ratings that it is The Venetian.

Thank you for that, I've decided to stay away from PRICELINE. My concern is whether or not to get the Venetian at $95 or try something else. I personally would rather stay at Wynn or Encore. But really I don't know the many differences between the two companies. I can't really target why I don't like the Venetian that much, but I just don't for some reason. My girl does not care which of them we stay at, she just wants the best deal which right now is obviously The Venetian.

Does someone know if I tried using Priceline but bidding say $100 to start (or higher), if I'd still get the Trump? Basically what I am asking is if I start higher, would they try and screw me over kind of by still giving me the Trump? Or would it affectively bypass the Trump because of the higher bid? I'm just thinking I'd like to stay at the Wynn or Encore. I originally wanted Venetian due to the prices and my girlfriend liking it, but figured I'd spend more if it meant getting Wynn or Encore, plus she's okay with these properties. Again, she simply wants to avoid the Trump altogether. My final resort will be using HOTWIRE to get the Venetian, but I'd like to try and see what other options I have first before accepting the Venetian at $95.

I've never booked with Priceline or Hotwire where the resort fees are included. So when you book for however the amount is for the hotel room, you have to remember that there are resort fees as well. The last time i stayed at a casino, my resort fees were $15 on top of the price of the room. Also, a previous experience I had, there were no resort fees, but I had to pay for parking per day.

Hey, just thought I'd post since I was looking for a similar thing, plus you're a fellow OCer! Anyways, I'd recommend staying away from PRICELINE, at least that is what I am doing, if you want a 5* hotel. I say that because you may end up with the Trump. Nobody seems to want that property, and my concern was I'd end up with it. You can steer clear of the Trump if you only search for 5* south strip, but that leaves Mandalay Bay as your only option for 5* hotels with PRICELINE. Again this is only if you're looking for the 5* using Priceline. If you're only looking for 4* hotels, then it's not an issue.

I'd say based on the (S) that exist, it's the Venetian, though the Wynn can have the same amenities.

I've been checking this board for a while ever since I found out about it during my last trip. (Wish I would have used it then) I'm planning on a new trip with my fiancee to Las Vegas in April and wanted to use Priceline. Don't worry I'll be using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links here at the top of the page. My problem is she does not want to stay at the Trump whatsoever. I've seen Venetian here for $80. That would be about the ideal price maybe up to $85 or so. I'm not looking to spend $100 a night for a room. Is there any strategy I can implement to stay away from The Trump? I've read the other posts and it looks like there isn't, but I am hoping. We don't need to stay at the Venetian, but that is the hotel she really likes.