Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Orange County (Disneyland-Orange-Garden Grove) Doubletree Anaheim

[nuprin]

My first bid of $48 for a 3.5* in the Disneyland-Anaheim area was quickly rejected. I then added Disneyland - Orange - Garden Grove for $50 (same star rating) and received the Doubletree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County.

I was hoping for the Crowne Plaza Anaheim as I successfully bid for $50/night (PRICELINE) in June, 2010 and it turned out to be a nice hotel with a good Disneyland shuttle and easy walking distance to restaurants and a Target. I'd definitely stay there again.

After some sleuthing, it looks as if the Doubletree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County has a man-off-the-street rate of $84 (as of 12/28/2010) vs. the Crowne Plaza Anaheim of $102 (using their respective websites). I'm curious if I could have used this information to optimize my bid. When i won the Crowne Plaza back in June, their non-PRICELINE rate was in the $80 range.

Thanks to the posters, this is a helpful board.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Congratulations on your success! While not the hotel you were hoping for, hope that you're still pleased with the deal you received as this is a nice savings vs. a conventional booking.

Can you please add a reply to this thread with the date(s) of your stay so we can add this information to the topic title and enable your win to appear in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins.

Regarding bidding different to target the hotel you were hoping for, see this thread: Don't Bid Higher For a Specific Hotel

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

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

Enjoy your stay.