Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Boston (Copley Square-Theatre District) Boston Park Plaza

[AnnieW]

Hi. We are planning a visit to Boston from 4th - 6th May looking for 2 nights accomodation in a 4* hotel.

Idealy would like to stay in Coply Sq/ Theatre district, but would be happy with Harbour Front, Waterfront or Financial District.

Bid on PRICELINE using the link numerous times starting at $125. Used free bids and now up to $150 - all bids declined.

Would appreciate any advice, as ideally didn't want to spend more than $150. Although will go up to $180 as appreciate this is a busy time of the year.

Are we likely to get something around this price, or should I be including 3.5* for this budget?

Advice would be appreciated. Thanks :-)

[slruud]

While you're bidding over the next month or so, you might want to book the Ames Hotel off of Lastminutetravel.com for $166/nite. Reservation is cancelable up to 7 days prior for $25 fee. It may not be the exact area you want, but nothing is that far away in the downtown area. Good luck.

[thereuare]

As you're already aware rates are quite high for these dates and a 4* at $180 may be a tough win.

HOTWIRE has a 3.5* hotel in the Back Bay-Copley zone with:

Smoke Free, Fitness, Pool, Restaurant, Business, Internet... along with a 4.0/5.0 Tripadvisor rating and 95% recommendation from previous HOTWIRE customers

Both the Hilton and the Sheraton have been seen with this amenity combination in the past, so either of these would be my best guess for this one. Would this be acceptable for your plans?

You could also try lowering your PRICELINE bid to the 3.5* star rating in hopes of a better price, but if you do that, you won't be able to take a guess as to which property you may receive and will be subject to any 3.5* property in the zone, whereas at least you know the HOTWIRE 3.5* is one of the better ones in the area, based upon the 4.0/5.0 TA rating (and to a lesser extent the 95% recommendation from previous HOTWIRE guests)

Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there.

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

[AnnieW]

Many thanks for the advice. As we wanted to stay within budget, we amended bid to include 3.5* at $160 which was accepted for Boston Park Plaza.

Looks ok although on reflection, we probably should have gone with the Hotwire option! Anyway, at least we have kept within budget and looking forward to visiting Boston for the first time.

Thanks again.

[yellowdog]

AnnieW

Thank you for sharing your result with the board!

Enjoy your stay.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.

Yellowdog.