Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Orange County (Disneyland-Anaheim) Red Lion

[mrskippy]

Very cool. Found out that I got ripped off by PRICELINE.

Got Red Lion Hotel for $70 night 8/25-29 ($60+$10 Bonus Cash)

Available through LastMinuteTravel.com for $57.92/night.

Grrrr ... beginning to really hate PRICELINE.

For the $70/night, could have landed the Anaheim Hilton.

Basically working now with PRICELINE, Red Lion Corp. and the property itself to get a partial refund. Plus, I should be getting $25 bonus cash too, based on the lowest rates. At least I hope.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

As PRICELINE didn't set the price, you chose the price to bid/pay, i think it's hard to say that PRICELINE "ripped you off"... perhaps better to state that you didn't research rates enough before you decided to bid $70 :) As LMT is 'opaque' i don't think you're going to be successful using their rate for a price match, although if EasyClickTravel has a similar rate you should be able to use that.

Thank you for sharing your results with the board... sorry to hear this one didn't work out as well for you as you had hoped.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know how your best price guarantee claim goes.

Enjoy your stay.

[mrskippy]

Will do that. Apparently the hotel has agreed to cancel and refund the Priceline reservation, enabling me to snag the better deal, so we shall see. For the same $70, LMT has a deal at Hilton. But, Hotel is offering me directly for only $80 a Premium King, w/ Daily hot Breakfast and Parking included. Again, we shall see.

True, it's hard to say I was ripped off, but I didn't necessarily get substantial savings as I have in the past through Priceline. Hotel's own Web site lists $84.96 for the same room -- so a savings of only $14.96 ... only about 17 percent off. So, eh, what can you say?

Certainly will keep the board posted on anything that changes with my reservation, rate, etc.

[thereuare]

If you do opt to book direct please note from our support page that we're an affiliate of the Hilton as well as many others, please check for and use the links there whenever possible.

Thanks.

[mrskippy]

No problem. Priceline did cancel the reservation, at the mutual request of the hotel and myself. They were unable to do the price match. Hotel did offer me $80/night for a King Premium Disney View Room w/ Breakfast and Parking included. So, that might be an option to consider, though I have read the hotel still is under renovation.

[thereuare]

Hope you're satisfied with the resolution... feel free to start a NEW TOPIC if you need help with a 'replacement' for this trip.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. (or our Hilton link should you go that route)