I had actually called after we won the bid to inquire about which side of the resort we would be on. They said that we were guaranteed on the Marina (adult) side. I did ask if we had a choice and said that that with my reservation through PRICELINE, we did not have a choice of the other side.
We were hoping for the Marina side, so we were pleased with the win.
We bid for an Aruba hotel for about a week with no luck since it is a holiday week. Initially, we wanted the resort category, but after some reasearch we decided we wanted the Renaissance since it has the adult only section and private island. Since we are active and in our 20's, being downtown was attractive to us, as was knowing our section of the resort should not be full of children out of school for the week.
Once we added on the 4* option, we had to re-bid several times after starting at $100. Finally, we found a winning bid at $165/ night. We were happy with this, as it is going for $311 a night on priceline.
Here is the breakdown of costs
Room Cost (avg. per room, per night):$165.00 (USD)
Number of Rooms:1
Number of Nights:9
Travel Insurance:$45.00 (USD) --this was optional, but we added it on
Room Subtotal:$1530.00 (USD)
Taxes and Fees:$181.35 (USD)
Total Room Cost:$1711.35 (USD)
As always, we used the PRICELINE link to start out each time.
Houston Aldine-Bush Airport IAH 3.5*
Started at $38- REJECTED
Re-zoned at $2 increments and won at $42
Winning bid: $42.00
Taxes & Fees: $14.35
Total Charges: $56.35
As always, I used the PRICELINE link
First bid 3.5*- $50 --Rejected
Added 3* and lowered price to $45--Accepted
Hyatt Place Mt Laurel
Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $45.00
Subtotal: $45.00
Taxes and Fees: $13.95
Total Charges : $58.95
Bid $45 for a 3* in Wilmington (Newark-Christiana)-DECLINED
Added Elkton & changed bid to $49-ACCEPTED
Total price:
Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $49.00
Subtotal: $49.00
Taxes & Service Fees: $12.18
Total Charges*: $61.18
The amenities (beachfront, smoke-free rooms, pool, restaurant) completely matched up and I was very confident after identifying the hotel via this site!
The rate we got was $60 cheaper than the website, which we are pretty happy with since this was last minute on a holiday weekend!
4* New Orleans (French Quarter) Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans
in Priceline Hotels - Louisiana
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Used the PRICELINE link on this site to start my search. Started bidding at $60 for French Quarter and kept losing. I re-zoned until I won at $90. Priceline sent us an email about extending our stay for 1 more night at the same rate, so we decided to go for it. When I clicked through the email, it said they were unavailable to give us the room at that rate. :(
Still, we are very happy with the hotel since the reviews on TripAdvisor look awesome!