Hotwire Hotel: Very high rates for March

[andertim1]

The wife and I are trying to get a 4* to 5* either strip north or south for a good price. The dates are March 24th - 28th 2011 and all rates are extremly high. Any idea what is going on those dates? These prices are higher then Memorial day weekend. We are hoping to be around $100 a night but the lowest is TI for $172. If you check regular sights even the Imperal Palace is close to $200 dollars a night. How far out should we expect good rates to kick in or should be buy now for a higher price?

[thereuare]

There is a 140K person conference from 3/22/11-3/26/11:

Conexpo-Con/Agg 2011

Is it possible to change your travel dates?

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

[andertim1]

We can't change dates. The wife wanted to see Lady Gaga with all here friends at the MGM and it's that weekend. We are also going back out for Memorial day weekend for a wedding at the Flamingo, but that is a different trip. With a big conference like that when is the best time to get good rates for a top hotel like Venietian or Mirage, ect?

[thereuare]

With a big conference like that when is the best time to get good rates for a top hotel like Venietian or Mirage, ect?

There really is no correct answer to this... rates will go up or down based upon how actual bookings (and cancellations) come in relative to expectations. Hotels know the about the convention and what occupancy levels they should have 6months, 5months, 4months, etc before the start of the conference. At any given point in time hotels will look at their booking and if they're 'behind' projections they may lower rates a bit to draw in reservations and get to an occupancy level where they feel they should be... if more reservations come in relative to expectations the hotel will raise rates to try to increase revenue for this busy time period.

If the rate at Treasure Island is refundable i'd book that as a back-up which would give you the ability to continue to bid PRICELINE in hopes of beating the back-up reservation... while also protecting you from rates rising from here.

One other option is that HOTWIRE has a 4* hotel in the Strip South zone with:

Casino, Fitness, Pool, Restaurant, Business, Golf, Spa

Which matches previous reports for both the MGM and NYNY. Assuming this is one of these properties, it would seem like the location of either would work out great for her plans with the concert being at MGM (NYNY is right across the street from MGM) so this might be an option worth booking now given that TI is all the way at the other end of the strip.

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

Keep us updated on your progress and any decision you make, or if we can be of further help.

[andertim1]

Thank you for the information. We usually perfer staying Strip North because of the location and places we like to go to the most. Typically we will take the tram from the Flamingo down. We were hoping for strip North, but those rates seem really high. We will keep looking and post what we find. Thanks for the info.

[andertim1]

We booked for the date of March 24th-27th at $44 on Thursday night and $66 on Friday and Saturday nights at the Mirage. These rates were part of a promo on a players card that needed to be booked by Oct 31st. Promo runs through March 31st.

[thereuare]

Thank you for posting your decision to the board.

Glad you found something which works well for your plans.

[Emphy]

There really is no correct answer to this... rates will go up or down based upon how actual bookings (and cancellations) come in relative to expectations. Hotels know the about the convention and what occupancy levels they should have 6months, 5months, 4months, etc before the start of the conference. At any given point in time hotels will look at their booking and if they're 'behind' projections they may lower rates a bit to draw in reservations and get to an occupancy level where they feel they should be... if more reservations come in relative to expectations the hotel will raise rates to try to increase revenue for this busy time period.

Thank You Thereuare this was very helpfull for me also!

Take Care