Priceline Hotel: 2* Fargo Econo Lodge

[retromodern]

Booked the Econo Lodge , 35th St. Fargo for $43 , $54.94 all included.

Tried multiple times over several days , wanted to get the Windgate as we have stayed there and quite like it , however after getting to $65 and not being accepted didn't wan't to wait and not be assured that we would either not get a 2.5 hotel or have to pay close to $100 all included.

The Econo Lodge states it has free breakfast so that is a little bonus , we'll see how the room and hotel are. Can't complain about the price , but was hoping to get a 2.5 hotel .

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Good rate for this Econo Lodge property.

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay.

[retromodern]

Hoping it is at least ok.

As mentioned tried to get a better grade of hotel but was not having much luck and there appears to be just two 2.5 star properties , tried the bidding process up to $65 and thought that should have been accepted. Perhaps for that day those rooms are at a premium space wise.

A question , if that wasn't working with priceline ,would attempting that with hotwire perhaps change the outcome?

Mrs modern was hoping for the whirlpool and a bigger room , and we were able to get that for 2 nights prior to this booking in GF at the Fairfield Inn , at a lowe price.

Any tips to secure that in the future? If you bid higher do you stand a chance of getting a room similar to this at 2 star instead of maybe the Fairfield in Fargo?

Also , I was leary of leaving to a day or two before and not being able to get a room , is that generally an ok idea to do? To leave it to last minute/day? Or risky in regards to not having any rooms available? I know a general question , but trying to get up to speed. Thanks.

[AaronJB]

It's best not to bid more to try and get a particular property. There is no way to know inventory for a particular date, and hotels offer discounted inventory when they feel it is appropriate to do so - hotels do not always have inventory on PRICELINE and if you bid higher to try and get a particular property, you could wind up overpaying for what you would have gotten had you bid less.

There is no way to know if inventory will improve closer to the stay, but in a smaller market, the average day is probably fine. If there is something going on though, inventory can dry up in a hurry.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.