Priceline Hotel: 2* Vancouver Best Western Uptown

[bertrande]

I think I got a really bad deal on Priceline. Obtained the Best Western Uptown Hotel for SGD130 a night or about USD79 (current exchange rates are USD1 = SGD 1.65 or so). Inclusive of all taxes and charges, the hotel room came up to SGD303. Maybe it's just the season but I just couldn't get a 4* no matter how high I went! :) Sigh.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Thanks for the new hotel to add to our lists!

Not much savings on this one... how high did you bid for 4* and 3* hotels? This stay is still over 3 months away, so perhaps a better plan would have been to book a cancellable back-up and continue to try lower bid amounts (or ask for help before bidding).

Enjoy your stay.

[bertrande]

I think I tried all the way to USD150. I tried both Priceline.com and priceline.com.sg and didn't have any luck with either (I think they access the same database). I read somewhere on cruisecritic.com that the period which I was booking for is particularly hard to get this year. That poster had trouble all the way to USD130 and gave up.

I suppose that this being my first trip and all, I was very anxious to secure accommodation given that I had such a hard time securing a flight because apparently it's super-peak season during the time I'm going to be in Vancouver! :)