PatShaver

Sure. It's for this Friday night, 7/28/06, for one adult and 2 children.

I'm trying to figure out what hotel this can be: 2.5 Star for $46 at Indianapolis Intl Airport for $46. The amenities are shuttle, breakfast and fitness facility. Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

We stayed at the Hilton Waikoloa Village for 4 nights from July 2 - 6, 2005. We had tried for months to get this hotel through Priceline but we were not successful. Since it was a holiday weekend, they were eventually sold out for July 2 - 3. I did get lucky to purchase a gift certificate off Ebay for 4 nights at the Hilton Waikoloa and my brother booked an HGVC tour package so it made our stay more affordable. PROS: 1. The rooms were very nice. The beds were comfortable. We stayed in the Palace Tower and the rooms were renovated recently. We also liked the Palace Tower because it was centrally located. 2. Because we had renovated rooms, we also had refrigerators in our rooms. We even ate in our rooms for lunch one day and bought all of our soft drinks. 3. The Hilton had a wonderful lagoon with turtles. They offered an Ohana Package for $60 a person for your entire stay you could use all the water toys (kayaks, bikes, snorkel gear, etc.). The kids loved it and constantly were changing and trying out new things. They also had an offer if you signed up for the Ohana Package, you could get 50% off a dinner sail trip for $59 (? I think). That was also very nice and the food was good. CONS: 1. We were expecting to get upgraded rooms since my brother and I are Gold VIP's. We did not get upgraded and had standard Garden View rooms. We believe because we had special rates that we were put on the bottom of the list for the Gold card members to get upgrades. 2. Another nice feature that we liked with our Gold VIP's is that we had a free Continental breakfast and cookies and soft drinks each day in a suite. This really saved us on our breakfast costs. There is a thread at flyertalk.com on how to get a Gold VIP membership by signing up for a Hilton credit card. 3. Yes, it is a long walk to our rooms from the parking lot. However, the only time it really bothered me is when I was carrying the groceries back by myself. 4. The beaches aren't great around the Hilton but Hapuna Beach is wonderful (about a 10 min. drive). 5. We were expecting more water slides. There was only one water slide because the Ocean Tower pool was closed. I hope this helps with making a decision on this hotel or not. I would definitely recommend this hotel with kids. If you don't have kids, I would recommend the Hapuna Prince.

I think the Package section is not working consistently. Now when I try it for 7/2 -7/6, it does not show the Hilton. So I changed the dates for 7/1 - 7/5, the Hilton shows up. Then I changed the dates for 7/2 - 7/5 just to see what the price of the Hilton versus the Hapuna Prince is and the Hilton doesn't show up at all! :)

I'm finding when I use other dates for the Packages section of Priceline, that the Hilton is less expensive and most of the time, it is less than the Hapuna. I think the price is not low enough for me to win or if I keep bidding higher, I will get the Hapuna. For example: July 2 - 6 Hilton Waikoloa $1,180 Hapuna Prince $1,146 June 4 - 8 Hilton Waikoloa $950 Hapuna Prince $1,062 I think I need a situation like June 4th - 8th to win. Don't you agree? Have people bidding for the Hilton seen the prices go down as the dates get closer? The hotel lists the lowest prices for the July 2 - 6th dates as $239 a night while the June 4 - 8th dates are $219 a night. Thanks!

I tried it again and when I put in a package request for July 2 - 6, 2005 for the Big Island from SFO for 2 adults, the Hilton Waikoloa Village is my first selection for $1,180 and the Hapuna Beach Prince is my second selection for $1,146. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I'm trying to bid for a resort in the Kamuela area for July 2 - 6 (4 nights). I put in unsuccessful bids for $130, $135, and $140 by using the re-bid areas of Hilo and Kona. I know that you're not supposed to be trying to get specific hotels but I really want the Hilton because we have kids. I've been running the Packages feature with Priceline and the Hilton comes up for all those dates. I hesitate to bid too high because I'm afraid that I will get the Hapuna Prince. I can bid for less nights but I don't understand why it would show up in the Packages feature for all 4 nights but not be available. Should I bid for 2 nights and try to add additional nights? I have backup reservations for $245 a night with breakfast included. Thanks!

After checking here, Hotwire and Priceline for months to book hotels for a group of 16 for July 6th - 9th, the group finally agreed to book the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach for $159 a night through www.bookit.com. Priceline made me nervous because we all would want non-smoking and two double beds. And, then, I didn't want everyone to be mad if we didn't get the "right" hotel. Hotwire was a good alternative for us because of the bedding issue but the Outrigger on the Beach was not offered and that was our first choice of hotel. HHV was tempting at $176 a night but the reviews were better at tripadvisor for the Outrigger. I wanted to share this for others that are looking for a deal and wanted to be comfortable with which hotel they were getting. I hope it's ok to post this. Take care!

It's for July 6 - 9th. I think I've determined that it's the Ohana East.

I need help trying to identify a 3-star hotel in the Waikiki "Near Beach" area. I'm considering it for a group and because we have children, we are using Hotwire rather than Priceline. Here the information on the hotel: Hotel, Near Beach, Restaurant, Pool, Fitness Center, Business Center, Laundry Facilities for $96 a night.

Thanks for your reply, thereuare! I researched the hotel on their website and all rooms are either 2 doubles or a king and a sleeper sofa. I confirmed this with the hotel front desk and it's no problem to bring 2 children with a Priceline confirmation. However, they were really trying to sell me on booking through their website!

We're hoping to use Priceline to get the Hilton Waikoloa next summer. Has anyone had problems with this hotel and bringing children? I don't want to ruin or vacation but these prices sure look a lot better than the $214 on their websit. Also, how soon should I start bidding? Thanks!