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Listed Amenities Free parking Free Internet Fitness center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business center Internet access Tennis nearby Accessibility In-room accessibility Wheelchair accessible Accessible bathroom

Listed Amenities: Free parking Indoor pool(s) Fitness center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business center Internet access Free Internet was not listed, but this hotel does indeed have free internet.

Any advice on if I can do anything about the star rating being wrong? Where I got the 4 star hotel when I paid for a 5 star?

Listed amenities: Free parking Free Internet Fitness center Restaurant(s) Business center Internet access

Hey, This is what came up when I went under my account: Free parking Free Internet Fitness center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business center Internet access Spa services Children's activities

Also just booked another couple rooms in Al Bashra Dubai for $82) However, with this one I am greatly disappointed as Hotwire is false advertising...A 5 star hotel was advertised, but the Holiday Inn is a 4 star hotel. Even on Hotwire's own "Standard Rate" properties, the hotel is listed as a 4 star. I contacted Hotwire and they weren't able to do anything. Does anyone here have any experience with something like this? Listed Amenities: Business center Children's activities Fitness center Free Internet Free parking Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Spa services

Just thought I'd share my latest win - 5 star hotel in Bur Dubai, UAE Listed Amenities: Business center Fitness center Free Internet Free parking Restaurant(s) 85% Hotwire Recommendation

Just thought I'd report my win so it can be added (booked a different one from the first one as I wanted a better hotel, and this was perfect!) The amenities shown for this hotel under pL Express were: Pool Restaurant Free Wifi Free Parking Fitness Center Business Services 8+ Guest Rating

Just thought I'd report my win so it can be added. The amenities shown for this hotel under PRICELINE EXPRESS were: Pool Restaurant Free Wifi Free Parking Fitness Center Business Services 7+ Guest Rating

No worries, my preference would be to stay at a beachfront property and possibly on Jumeirah, but my budget is around the $70 USD mark per room (need 2 rooms), or I'd be happy to go $140 assuming its a suite which would have at least 3 beds (some of the hotel properties on Jumeirah island seem to have this), but I understand its impossible to tell on PRICELINE, which is why I was leaning towards that 5 star hotel on Jumeirah Beach for $71 per night, but want to try to guess what it would be before hand so I know what to expect.

Any ideas on this?

Thanksf or sharin, is this from Priceline express or bidding? There was a 4 star coming up in this area for $80 for my trip, and it seems like a nice hotel

So never been to Dubai so definitely need help figuring out the best place to stay. Unfortunately it wasn't until after I booked the flight that I realized that the weather there becomes unbearable during the time period I'm going. I hope to do anything and everything I can. Go to beaches, malls, visit the Burj Khalifa, camel dessert safari, etc. so not sure where I should be staying. I was looking at PRICELINE and noted the following options: A standard rate hotel: Grand Excelsior in Sharjah for $34/night - PRICELINE doesn't indicate this, but other websites indicate that a 10% city tax and another 10% tax are not included in the price...is there anyway to know for sure? Under Express Deals: 1) 5* Jumeirah Beach - Dubai Marina Area Hotel - Rated 8 or higher - $71 USD /night Indoor or Outdoor Pool Restaurant Fitness Center Free Parking Free Internet Business Center 2) Al Barsha - Mall of Emirates - Rated 8 or higher - $60 USD /night Indoor or Outdoor Pool Restaurant Fitness Center Free Parking Free Internet Business Center Ideally, I know I'd love a hotel on Palm Jumeriah Island, but looks like that would be out of our budget - Best 5 star deal for that I could find was $149 USD on HOTWIRE: Free parking, Free Internet, Beachfront hotel, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Tennis nearby, Spa services, Wheelchair accessible Is the hotwire on Palm Island most likely the Le Meridian? If so I can get a better/same deal on that through Expedia at the moment... Also, did Priceline stop doing bonus cash/Coupons? Haven't seen them offer one in ages!

I think we're going to wait on this one for a bit as options are very tough at the moment. There was an option to arrive at 8am in NYC on a later flight from DEL at the same price, and now just regretting not carefully planning out the connecting flight. If I change it now, its $350 per person haha. Hopefully rates fall as we have plenty of time till we arrive. I'll post a separate thread for the Dubai leg of my trip, hopefully I can get help there :)

And you wouldn't advise waiting it out at the Airport (i.e. 9pm arrival, to 7am departure?). Is there free internet anywhere at the airports? If this doesn't work out, we might as well just take the bus back to Toronto, seems to leave NYC at 10:45pm and arrive in Toronto at 10am.

This one shows free breakfast where as HOTWIRE does not...Is this typical?

I've typically accepted the risk in the past and have been fine as long as the hotel has space in the double rooms. Any idea which hotel the one I originally mentioned is? If so, I can try to call the hotel ahead of time and see if they can tell me whether a room with 2 doubles would be an option (worked for me in the past)

I included only 2 adults in the search, I figured I could get a 2 double bed room which is good for 4 people. Our itinerary from Toronto to JFK and back is separate from JFK to DEL (Just got a really good deal). I'm not sure how early I would be able to check in the baggage for the toronto bound flight. Will be arriving to JFK on Emirates and departing to Toronto on Air Canada.

Hey guys, Used the BiddingHelper.com.com sister site to get the following info: FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Fitness center, Business center, Self-service laundry, Internet access Listed as $78.00 USD checking in for 1 night on Sept 9. Travelling with my family from a Long Haul flight from New Delhi India to Toronto Canada, however the flight lands at JFK at 8:45pm, but the flight from JFK to Toronto I have an option to either take the 6:55am flight the next morning or the 10:30am flight. So I can either "chill at the airport" over night, or get a room. I was leaning towards a room, but is there anything to do at JFK where we wouldn't need a room and can just catch the 6:55am flight? Considering it'll take about 1-1.5 hrs to leave JFK, another 30 mins to possibly get to and check in at the hotel, 30 mins to check out and leave, and at least 2 hours to check in at the airport again....that's already about 4-5 hrs or half the time between flights if we go for the 6:55am flight. (The long haul portion from DEL to JFK is already booked) Also thinking of avoiding the hotel as I heard airport hotels are sketchy unless you really want to pay for them...Any suggestions on what this one might be?

This hotel is showing as $34 per night (posted rate) for my trip (July 28 - August 5th). Price seems great to me, pictures didn't seem as pleasing as some of the other 4 stars I checked out (i.e the four points by sheraton for $65) Please let me know how your stay goes if you can as if it is a nice hotel, I might just book it :)

What coupon did you use?

Nice deal! Does this include parking? I'm looking for a hotel in a similar location.

Always use the link when I'm using my PC to book, however it was booked from my iPhone!

Well the winnings keep getting better! Well under my budget...$40 per night after a $10 cash reward bonus...same email as the previous win...only lasted 3 hours! Hotel reviews sound very pleasing for a 2*!

Just thought I'd report this win as well... Got it for $58 after using the $10 bonus cash I got in an email today...strangely it was only valid for 3 hours? Won the Four Points property even cheaper than yesterday for the week prior. :D