Priceline Hotel: 4* Hong Kong (West Hong Kong Island) Cosmopolitan Hotel

[spp]

I have tried up to 75 hoping to get the Courtyard that others have gotten but failed so far. Started with west HK island and added Tsim Sha Tsui, central kowloon and lastly silvermine bay (lack 4*) but stopped there. Not sure if I should also try east island (avoiding tsuen wan as others indicated).

timeline is 10/14-10/19

Any advice would be appreciated. I will try again tomorrow.

Thanks!

[spp]

Tried again this time up to 82 and included east HK island... still nothing. this is frustrating :)

[thereuare]

There is a rate change during the course of your stay making rates higher then when others have won at similar bidding levels... is SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID an option?

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[nwa747]

I've been bidding HKG for some time and no love either. Looks like I will be redeeming SPG points.

[spp]

Ok. I tried splitting it up into 10/14-17 and 10/17-19..... got the 17-19 at 82 but still trying the 14-17... up to 90 now

thanks for the advise! I'll update once I finish the first leg.

[thereuare]

What hotel and in which zone did you receive for the 10/17-10/19 portion of your stay?

Please post this information in a reply to this thread and we'll edit the topic title accordingly to reflect this win... then please start a NEW TOPIC for the balance of your stay.

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THANKS!

[spp]

For 10/17-10/19 i won the Courtyard in this priceline win

I have tried up to 124, selecting all zone except for tsuen wan.

Still no success.

[thereuare]

Rates for 10/14-10/17 are higher then your 10/17-10/19 dates... what is the best rate your able to find at an acceptable hotel for 10/14-10/17?

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[Romelle]

Did PRICELINE even offer the extend feature for your bid? Sometimes they let you add days on. It can be either at the same rate or a higher rate, depending on availability for the new days. If they offered the deal, I'm curious as to the rate they offered??

Romelle

[spp]

I did not win the bids for 14-17. I've tried just getting 16-17 along and no luck there either. I've bid as high as 140 so far for 4* and no luck.

Some travel agent told me that there's some electronic convention taking place from 13-16th and maybe that's why it's so hard to get hotel (and also airfare) for that period of time.

[spp]

So I finally got a bid from 14-17th... had to go up to 170 per night (I got desperate and started increasing by 10 in the end).

I got the cosmopolitan hotel in west hong kong island. More than double the price but I needed a place to stay.

[Cansunseeker]

A friend of mind who is traveling with us from October 15 to 17 had been attempting to bid for a couple of weeks in August. She bid up to 120 and finally got the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Wan Chai on August 19, 2010, she was hoping to get the Courtyard but unfortunately she won the Cosmo. Not much of deal really it was about a saving of about 20$ a night. Not the best deal but one none the less. I was successful in bidding on priceline and getting the Courtyard at 75$ a night just three weeks earlier for the dates. There must be a convention in town that weekend.

[thereuare]

spp,

Congratulations on your success!

While perhaps more than you originally intended to spend, glad to see you got this stay settled and and can now focus on other aspects of your trip.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

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Enjoy your stay.

[leeseuh]

Does anyone know if the rooms in Hong Kong come with 1 bed or 2 beds? I am traveling with my husband and 1 8 year old. Thanks!

[AaronJB]

Does anyone know if the rooms in Hong Kong come with 1 bed or 2 beds? I am traveling with my husband and 1 8 year old. Thanks!

With PRICELINE in general, only double occupancy/1 bed is guaranteed; one can call the hotel to make a bedding request, but the hotel may not have availability, may say no or may charge more.

For triple occupancy you may want to try a HOTWIRE search (selecting 2adults/1child) to see if anything is offered in this area.

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