thereuare Posted May 12, 2005 Report Posted May 12, 2005 Made the change... thanks! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
thenewbie Posted May 21, 2005 Report Posted May 21, 2005 Las Vegas now has "North Strip" and "South Strip" as new zones. Can't tell if there are other changes for this area, but the strip has been chopped into 2 zones.
Blueskies Posted May 23, 2005 Report Posted May 23, 2005 Apologies if this has been done already and I have missed it. Would it be a good idea to reorganise the hotwire hotel list into North and South strip to help people identify the hotels without starting a post?Thanks
thereuare Posted May 23, 2005 Report Posted May 23, 2005 It's on the list of things to get to. :) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
bbbb Posted May 24, 2005 Report Posted May 24, 2005 This is good news as it will help people avoid the DUMPS on the south end.
jmulligan Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 Marriott Mountain Shadows (Scottsdale Resort) is closed, probably not to come back. I think the same is for the 3* Radisson in Scottsdale some time this year.
thereuare Posted May 28, 2005 Report Posted May 28, 2005 What has become of each property? Are they vacant buidlings now or have they sold to another owner? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
flovey Posted May 29, 2005 Report Posted May 29, 2005 I was checking Hotwire today to help a friend with a hotel in Vegas. I noticed that the strip now shows a north strip and south strip zone. I don't recall seeing that the last time I looked. Is this new?thanks
Blueskies Posted May 29, 2005 Report Posted May 29, 2005 Yes. It is reported above on this same thread. It's on Thereuare's to do list (to update the Hotwire list).
thereuare Posted May 29, 2005 Report Posted May 29, 2005 Vegas has been updated... if anything looks out of place please let us know. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
thenewbie Posted June 1, 2005 Report Posted June 1, 2005 Priceline: Las Vegas now has "Convention Center - UNLV Area" zone. Looks like it merged the 2 areas together.
WillTravel Posted June 2, 2005 Report Posted June 2, 2005 Thanks to Frankie's post, I can see that there is no longer a South Bank - Vauxhall zone in London. Part of this zone appears to have been amalgamated into the Westminster zone which now extends quite a bit south of the Thames (the Westminster zone used to just barely extend over the river). But part of the SB-V zone is gone (and I think the Comfort Inn Vauxhall is no longer a possibility, but I'd have to do more map checking).
thereuare Posted June 2, 2005 Report Posted June 2, 2005 Please also try to let us know what changes we should make to the Hotel List for this area.Thanks! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
WillTravel Posted June 3, 2005 Report Posted June 3, 2005 thereuare, this is what I would do.Erase the London (South Bank - Vauxhall) heading.Add Comfort Inn Vauxhall to the London (Westminster) list, but with a question mark or something indicating its status is uncertain. I think it's outside of the new Westminster zone, but I'm not 100% sure.
marathonmom Posted June 4, 2005 Report Posted June 4, 2005 The DTW 2* Fairfield is now a Ramada. It changed about 2 months ago. I have stayed there since and there are no changes that I saw, just the name change. A great bargain for those leaving out on early morning flights!
thereuare Posted June 4, 2005 Report Posted June 4, 2005 Thanks for the update. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
bbbb Posted June 5, 2005 Report Posted June 5, 2005 What has become of each property? Are they vacant buidlings now or have they sold to another owner? They are going to build condos there.
liveinhotels Posted June 7, 2005 Report Posted June 7, 2005 I complained to Hotwire about the 3.5 * rating for the Town and Country in San Diego Mission Valley. They notified me that they had reassessed the hotel and downgraded its rating to 3*, and gave me $25 hot dollars for each of the 3 nights I had stayed there. This is also great news because it now makes the Doubletree in Mission Valley much more identifiable, and should make the Doubletree come up more often. They used to interchange the two hotels, as they had similar amenities.
thereuare Posted June 7, 2005 Report Posted June 7, 2005 Thanks for the update... glad to hear you were given some form of compensation.Nice to see that some companies still do listen to their customers. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
TBQ Posted June 10, 2005 Report Posted June 10, 2005 Hi Just a reminder that the Priceline hotel list for Washington DC is still showing a non-existent zone "AIRPORT (DCA)" - as far as I know, this zone is actually the Crystal City zone. Also, be aware that there are two full-service Marriott Hotels in Crystal City (about three blocks apart) the Crystal City Marriott and the Crystal Gateway Marriott.Thanks for your hard work and efforts in our behalf.
Guest aldo Posted June 22, 2005 Report Posted June 22, 2005 Ventura and Oxnard (CA) are now in one zone on PL, which means one less free rebid for 3*.
russtay1 Posted June 26, 2005 Report Posted June 26, 2005 Hi - I am researching a DC stay and will post for advice shortly. I think you've got the Park Hyatt and Melrose Hotel listed in the wrong zone. I am pretty sure they are in Georgetown.Thanks!
thereuare Posted June 26, 2005 Report Posted June 26, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!You are correct. I think these were both properly classified when reported, but it appears that Priceline has recently redefined the boundaries of these zones.I know board member TravelGuy (others as well?) know this area well and perhaps can confirm that indeed the zone boundaries have been redrawn. If anyone knows the area well please let us know if there are other hotels in the White House-Downtown zone which need to be moved to the Georgetown zone (or any other changes).Thanks for the update, i have made the necessary changes to our hotel list. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
BEAV Posted June 26, 2005 Report Posted June 26, 2005 The Concord Hotel & Conference Center (Oakland East Bay - Concord/Lafayette zone on Priceline) has once again been sold (formerly Sheraton) and is now a Crowne Plaza property.Concord Crowne Plaza
Flipphone Posted June 28, 2005 Report Posted June 28, 2005 Hi all,It may already have been noted, but has Priceline changed its zones for Toronto Canada? Seems to me the Don Valley zone is much different and the Vaughan - North York zone now takes in the top of what used to be the Don Valley zone.If you want a hotel in the north east of Toronto you are sort of stuck because you might end up getting something that is over by the 400 instead of something closer to the 404.Frustrating! :)
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