Courtyard By Marriott Flagstaff
Flagstaff
2650 South Beulah Boulevard
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
$40 bid rejected, added Sedona and this was accepted at $43. (was given second chance offer for $52)
Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel New Orleans
Downtown New Orleans
817 Common Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $55.00
Subtotal: $220.00
Taxes & Fees: $45.40
Total Charges: $265.40
Marriott Phoenix Mesa
200 North Centennial Way
Mesa, Arizona 85201
Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $38.00
Subtotal: $152.00
Taxes and Fees: $28.12
Total Charges: $180.12
Priceline puts this city in the Chicago South zone, so please move the post to Illinois if that is a better place for it.
Courtyard By Marriott Valparaiso
Valparaiso, IN
2301 E Morthland Drive
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $66.00
Subtotal: $66.00
Taxes & Fees: $15.64
Total Charges: $81.64
lower bids rejected.
the problem is a $29 annual fee to earn 4pts/$1, otherwise its only 1pt/$1 = 1%, worse than most airline points
For anyone who puts $725 or more a year on priceline products that qualify for the 4 points per dollar rate this card more than pays for itself.
here is the earnings structure:
4 points per $1 earned on "Name Your Own Price" transactions
3 points per $1 earned on eligible "Priceline.com" transactions
2 points per $1 earned on Utilities (cable internet service, electric and gas payments, etc.)
1 point per $1 earned on all other purchase transactions
5,000 points earned for first purchase Welcome Bonus (for the card with the $29 annual fee, this bonus is worth $50)
The 3 points per $1 for non-bidding products has led me to purchase such products from priceline for the first time (and I've been using priceline since it launched). For example, I just bought $3400 in airfare with my airline of choice via priceline's non-bidding product. $102 cashback is nice considering this is airfare I will be reimbursed for :) If I used my airline card I would have earned 3400 redeemable miles to add to my pile of >200,000 miles with this carrier.
This earnings structure is much better than most hotel or airline cards as with those cards you are locked into earning points or miles that expire and are constantly being devalued. I prefer cashback and a 4% cash back rate (after the $725 threshold) works for some of us. The last thing I need is more airline miles. I don't have time to use the hundreds of thousands I have now LOL
edited to add that there is no annual cap on the cash back that can be earned, unlike many cashback cards. Redeeming points is easy too; you can do it online by selecting which current charge you want to pay for with your points. I like not having to wait for a check, gift card, etc to be able to use the earned cashback.
I was thinking about it in terms of copyright. :)
NOTE: Historical bid.
I am posting this win for a data point for future bidders looking for a New Year's Eve room in Las Vegas. This win was made a few days before NYE.
Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel
Convention Center - Unlv Area
3400 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169-2770
I tried several towns east river last month and nothing on PRICELINE hit.
I noticed this, but sometimes it defaults to the old graphic maps; still, a nice enhancement!
Just adding this for the data point. Hotel was fine and walking distance to where I needed to be. For vistors to Cambridge proper the location requires a car or ample budget for taxi.
Holiday Inn Cambridge
North
Lake View Bridge Road
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Pan Pacific Singapore
City Hall / Marina Bay
7 Raffles Boulevard
Marina Square
Singapore, Singapore
Mark Hopkins Intercontinental
Union Square West
Number One Nob Hill
San Francisco, California 94108
Has anyone else noticed TOBB stole the hotel list for at least one major city from betterbidding?
I hope you did not bid 3 star. I got stuck at the Thistle Gatwick and it was the worse room I have ever stayed at. I'll post a review when I get some free time. For now, take a look at tripadvisor.com's reviews...
Your Offer Price: $69.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 2
Subtotal: $138.00
Taxes & Service Fees: $32.79
Total Charges: $170.79
Your Offer Price: $72.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $72.00
Taxes & Service Fees: $20.31
Total Charges: $92.31
Your Offer Price: $65.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $65.00
Taxes & Service Fees: $14.24
Total Charges: $79.24
ok for a Saturday night.
the Henderson/SE zone it is the Hyatt Lake Las Vegas in the NW zone it is the JW Marriott (the later has the best standard rooms in LV).
I've been out of the loop so forgive me if this has already been noted...
Prague (TONS of ZONES!!!! )
Berlin (three zones)
probably others
it is also funny because they list Split (Croatia ) and part of Yugoslavia (which of course it once was but someone at hotwire needs to read a history book!).
HW might have some advantage in a few cities, like Prague where it has more zones than PL.
We travel to Flagstaff several times a year and frankly the fairfield is a better hotel than the HI. I am not sure I would risk bidding that high for a 2.5* and get stuck with the HI (the amerisuites is not much better). Note that when I checked today the HI looks like it is sold out for your date so you may be safe (although we often see "sold out" hotels sold via PCLN).
Also, the Raddisson is enough of a better hotel than the fairfield and the 2.5* hotels I would spend a little more for it (or the Embassy Suites).
If it were me, I would bid $55 for a 3* and if rejected add bellemont and bid $65.
I would only bid 2.5* as a last minute bid if you fail for a 3*. For 2.5* bids below $50 I often use Sedona as a free rebid because I've never seen any 2.5* or higher property sold on PCLN that low.
I no longer bid 2* in FLG because of the possibility of receiving the "INN & SUITES" (it is too bad priceline has poisoned bidding in some cities and zones with misratings like this; the la quinta and fairfield used to come up very cheap in FLG at the 2* level but they are undercut by the inn & suites). For your date the Inn and Suites is listed as sold-out when I looked today so even bidding 2* may be safe for you.
As always, the usual caveats apply.
good luck!
pink jeep is pretty popular.
frankly I think you're better off making a DIY tour of the north rim.
with PCLN's change to their business model (the new interface that precludes direct re-bidding) I have been using hotwire more and booking directly with hotels. I just don't like the PIA-factor. A friend of mine was so disappointed with their new interface he sold all his PCLN stock!
On the rating's issue; I think hotwire has improved a lot in just the past 6 months or so. Just consider how HW rates the palmer house 3.5* while priceline insist it is a 4*.
Karma can be a bitch, eh?
UA does codeshare now with Air China so there is some chance you could get this itineray even with the domestic leg.
But I agree that consolidators are the way to go. PL will not save enough to justify losing the FF miles.
ETA: jump at the $824 on Air China if you want to lowest price. Also be sure to give them your UA FF number so you get mileage plus miles.
4* Panama City Riu Plaza Panama
in Priceline Hotels - Other Countries
Posted
Bonus Cash: Per Room, Per Night US$10.00
Offer Price: avg. per room, per night US$106.00
Rooms: 1
Nights: 3
Room Subtotal: US$318.00
Taxes & Fees: US$50.29
Total Charged to Card: US$368.29
website and reviews make it look like a solid 4*
looks like with bonus money the savings is about $50 a night. Prior bid of $98 + $10 bonus failed.