Priceline Hotel: 3* Kansas City Airport - Hilton

[Welldone Rumproast]

I began bidding at $29; subsequent free re-bids at $31 and $35 were rejected until the successful bid at $36.

Details:

Kansas City Airport Hilton

Kansas City Airport (MCI)

8801 Nw 112th Street

Kansas City, Missouri 64153

Your Offer Price: $36.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $36.00

Taxes and

Service Fees: $10.62

Total Charges: $46.62

The only bad thing here is that HiltonHHonors policy (unlike Starwood and Hyatt) is to NOT give points/credits for $$ spent on meals or other incidental charges :)

I will still try asking the agent to enter my number at check-in time (nothing ventured, etc).

[Welldone Rumproast]

PS - Thanks :) for fixing the title line - I was trying to figure out how best to explain the PL-inititated upgrade from 2.5* to 3*

The potential for upgrades is something we always need to keep in mind. My research here and over on TOBB (what I call the SARS-board :) ) led me to hope that I might get one of the two 2.5* all-suite properties (which with included breakfast would have been a better value). I was aware that others had also received the upgrade, so I took that into account as I proceeded with the bid (another factor is that a larger hotel like the Hilton might have more inventory to place into the PL availability bucket).

[thereuare]

PS - Thanks  :)  for fixing the title line - I was trying to figure out how best to explain the PL-inititated upgrade from 2.5* to 3*

No problem... i'm on the job!

That's one of the benefits of Hotwire, no risk of upgrade.

Along similar lines... I'm currently debating what to do for a hotel stay in August. The hotel i want in the area via Priceline hasn't opened availability yet, and i know raising my bid at this point will likely result in the 'next' hotel in the list, which i'd be happy with, but would prefer the other. I just looked at Hotwire and a new hotel has appeared in the rotaion(which i suspect is the Embassy Suites) which i've never stayed at but have read great reviews about the chain.