AustenNut Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Tonight I tried $85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, and 112 for a 4* hotel in downtown Memphis using the Betterbidding links. All bids were unsuccessful. I also tried $85 for a 3* and 3.5* hotel in Downtown Memphis, which were also unsuccessful. I'll keep trying and will keep you informed of my progress. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sorry to hear that your bids were not accepted, but best of luck on the next round and thank you for keeping us updated.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches. Link to comment
AustenNut Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I logged in last night, but was having some difficulties bidding. Anyway, I tried 3* for $55, 60, and 65 (which somehow also included the 4 and 3.5*) and none of them were successful. I'll try again today. Link to comment
AustenNut Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I logged in last night, but was having some difficulties bidding. Anyway, I tried 3* for $55, 60, and 65 (which somehow also included the 4 and 3.5*) and none of them were successful. I'll try again today.I just tried 4* at $85, 90, 95, 100, 105, and 112, and all were unsuccessful. I also tried 3.5* at $85 and that did not work either. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I'm seeing a 3.5* for $102 in downtown on these dates on HOTWIRE.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches. Link to comment
AustenNut Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 I'm seeing a 3.5* for $102 in downtown on these dates on HOTWIRE.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.I saw that 3.5* but I think it's the Crown Plaza (am I wrong?) which is further away from the action than I would really like. I prefer the location of pretty much all of the other hotels over that one. Figures. Link to comment
yellowdog Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 AustenNutKeep us updated and let us know if we can be of further help along the way.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Yellowdog. Link to comment
AustenNut Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Yesterday I tried bidding on 3* at $55, 60, 65, and $70 and a 4* at $112. All were unsuccessful.This morning I put in 3* for downtown at $65 (and then Priceline added the 3.5 & 4* automatically on that first bid, grrr), $75, and $85 and all were unsuccessful. By the way, are we 99% positive that the Hotwire hotel is the Crowne Plaza? Link to comment
yellowdog Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 AustenNutPlease list the amenties HOTWIRE associates with the hotel you're looking at so we can doublecheck this.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Yellowdog. Link to comment
AustenNut Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 The amenities for the 3.5* hotel on Hotwire is:Smoke Free RoomsFitness CenterPoolRestaurantBusiness CenterHigh-speed internet accessIt is recommended in 85% of reviews. So is this the Crown Plaza? Link to comment
AaronJB Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Both the Crowne Plaza and Doubletree have been reported with:Fitness CenterPoolRestaurantBusiness CenterHigh-speed internet accessThey have not been reported with a smoke-free icon, but both are smoke-free (according to Expedia.) My guess is that this is one of those two properties with a new NS icon.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches. Link to comment
VBCrowe Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 If you are concerned about the Crowne Plaza being a bit further from the Downtown sights (Beale, Peabody, etc.), they were running a free shuttle last time I stayed there. Drivers were happy to drive you around until about midnight-ish. Link to comment
kfilament Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 I think the downtown Memphis hotels don't use PRICELINE as much as other cities. Rarely have i heard of the peabody or others going on PRICELINE. Not sure why, but just seems that way. Link to comment
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