Priceline Hotel: Resort San Juan Conrad Condado Plaza

[ak_jorge]

A bit late in the game, but I'm trying to nail down a place to stay during New Year's in San Juan, Puerto Rico (12/31/10-1/3/11)

Hotwire has a 3.5* listed for $153 with these amenities:

Studio

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

Tennis Nearby

Spa Services

Condo

I've never seen a "condo" offered on Hotwire before. Any thoughts on what this might be, or what we could expect?

Always sure to start my searches and purchases with the BB HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links.

Thanks!

[ak_jorge]

Wow, do I ever feel like I got my money's worth out of BetterBidding this time! The best rate elsewhere for these dates is $299 (plus taxes and fees).

First, I should mention that I had $50 Bonus Cash ($10/night) available for this win. The bids I describe INCLUDE that Bonus Cash (e.g. my winning bid of $115 actually cost me $105 per night).

Based on other wins for San Juan around New Year's, I hoped to land a Resort for $85-$120.

My first bid on a Resort in San Juan was for $85 (Rejected).

Added Aguadilla as a free rebid and increased to $95 (Rejected).

Added Cabo Rojo as a free rebid and increased to $100 (Rejected).

Added Dorado as a free rebid and increased to $105 (Rejected).

Added Humacao as a free rebid and increased to $115 (Accepted!).

I could have continued on with this pattern for two more rebids (Mayaguez and Ponce), but I am positively tickled to have won what I think will be a great Hilton property. No matter what, a sunny Puerto Rican beach is going to beat the 17-degree snow outside my window right now!

Thanks again, BetterBidding. I was sure to use the PRICELINE link to make my purchase. Here are the details:

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Offer Price Summary

Bonus Cash Per Room, Per Night: $10.00

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $105.00

Total Offer Price Per Room, Per Night with Bonus: $115.00

Total Charges to your Credit Card

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $105.00

Subtotal: $315.00

Taxes & Fees: $50.40

Total Charges*: $365.40

[ak_jorge]

Um ... not sure why this earlier post of mine got tacked on to my last bid report. Seems kind of confusing?

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you're pleased with the results and the deal you received for this stay.

We keep the board organized by keeping all posts for the same stay in the same thread... in it's current form a user can now see that you considered HOTWIRE first before deciding to try, and winning, a bid on PRICELINE. Otherwise, (and as it appeared previously) the HOTWIRE post for this stay would have never received any conclusion or resolution, leaving future readers of that thread wondering what you ultimately did for the stay (ie- not know if you won a hotel and didn't report it, canceled the trip, went with PRICELINE instead, etc)

Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding.

Have a great trip.