Priceline Hotel: 3* Orange County (Disneyland) Anabella Hotel

[cindy12]

bid $49 for a 3* hotel and got Anabella Hotel on first try

I tried bidding 3 days ago for 4* and 3* in Disneland area and started at the $44 price level but could not get a room. It did ask me if I wanted to add $12 and I would automatically be guarntted a room so price would be $56 but I said no.

I was surprised to get this on the first bid - maybe I should have bid lower and tired A+B method. But I am happy and less stressed now that we have room in two weeks.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and adding this new hotel to our lists! This is in the Disneyland zone as well, correct?

Please let us know what you think of the property upon your return by posting your comments in the HOTEL REVIEW section.

Thanks again and enjoy your stay.

[cindy12]

I tried calling the hotel and seeing if I could request 2 beds but they said I had to contact Priceline. I tried explaining to them that everything on the priceline web site indicates that we are to contact the hotel directly and could they speak with a manager. They came back and said contact priceline. I called priceline and got to a travel specialist who contacted the hotel on our behalf. They put a request in for 2 beds but not guarnatteed. If available at check in, I will have the option but they will charge me a higher rate for the 2 beds. This is the first time I used PL. Is this normal that there is a hotel surcharge if you ask for 2 beds? Everything that I have read seemed to indicate that requesting a room was not a big deal but it turned out to be a very big deal....

btw-priceline was very nice and courteous but did not seem very concerned that the hotel did not know the priceline policies.

[WillTravel]

Most likely there won't be a problem when you check in, but I would try to arrive early if you can.

Did they say how much extra they wanted to charge for the 2 beds?

Check the Anabella hotel web page to see if they charge different amounts for 1 bed vs. 2.

The nearby Coast Anaheim said they would charge an extra $3/day for 2 beds for my Priceline bid, because they said that Priceline had requested a king bed, but it turned out they didn't charge me the extra amount.