Priceline Hotel: 3* St Louis (Downtown) Holiday Inn Select

[Memphis_Guy]

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $32.00

Subtotal: $32.00

Taxes & Fees: $12.35

Total Charges*: $44.35

*WARNING* - $15/DAY PARKING

Used the link for PRICELINE.

*COMMENTS*

On the plus side, this is the best price reported on this forum for this hotel. Previous reports were for $41 and $65.

On the minus side, the place charges $15/day for parking. Are you kidding me?!?

Thanks be to the Shatner that I only bid for one night! My trip is actually for 2 or 3 days, but I figured I'd bid for one night to see if I liked what I got. I could easily bid again to stay there for my remaining nights, or bid for somewhere else. And since I didn't really WANT to be downtown, I'll be bidding for somewhere else. Heh.

Also on the minus side, I'm in this situation because I'm an idiot.

I was trying to discover if there was a 2.5* property in St Louis (South) that would go for less than $40. I have previously stayed at the 3* Holiday Inn South for $40 and wondered if I could save even $5 by going for a lower star rating.

I bid $31 for 2.5* in St Louis (South) and got rejected.

Then I added St Louis (Downtown) thinking, "There can't be any 2.5* hotels downtown that would go for $32." I failed to remember that Priceline assumes that if you bid for a 2.5* hotel, you'd be just as happy with a 3* hotel. So they gave me a 3* hotel downtown for $32. Can't believe that happened. Can't believe that didn't happen last time I tried this strategy to see how low I could get the 3* hotel in St Louis (South).

Well, now we know. Makes me wonder if there's something going on at the Holiday Inn Select Downtown, like a renovation or something, that's got them lowering their prices. Or maybe they make up for lost revenue in hidden parking fees. Blech.

[yellowdog]

Congratulations on your success!

A very nice rate, but sorry to see it's in a location you really didn't want.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding :)

We hope overall you're satisfied with the outcome and will like the HI.

Enjoy your stay.

Yellowdog.