Priceline Hotel: 4* San Antonio (Riverwalk) Marriott Plaza

[I_Heart_Travel]

First time using Priceline, and thanks to this site, I had the guts to try it.

Bidding criteria:

4 star only

Riverwalk area only

65 dollar bid

Received Mariott Plaza. Sweet deal, right? The hotel itself looks amazing. 24 dollar parking will drive up the price, and this particular hotel charges for $12-13 internet. Not as good as it looks, but still better than the rates for this same hotel on other sites.

I read somewhere to only book one night and then to add more nights at the same rate after winning. Unfortunately, I didn't take into account that I need to be there 5 days, and the add-on feature only allows you to add nights up to the number you bid. UH OH :)

I'd really love to get in the South area - preferably at Hotel Contessa. If anyone has tips, please let me know. I am traveling with other business colleagues (we do not need to stay at the same hotel), but I will need to stay within a similar price point. I believe with our corporate rate, they are staying for 90/night (but are not staying in a prime location).

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success and Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Very nice deal for this property! Please post a new thread and we will be happy to help with the remainder of the stay.

Please provide the date/s of travel so that we can update the site's Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins. Thanks.

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

Enjoy your stay.

[I_Heart_Travel]

The dates of my stay are May 30 and June 1. I went through Better Bidding's site to get to PRICELINE.

Let me also mention that I later went and won a Premium car rental for $20/day (again, clicking Priceline through Better Bidding's site). Alamo picked it up. For this being my first time, I'm not sure if this is a great deal or not, however, the published rates were QUITE a bit higher. I tried for a convertible, but their published rates were $99/day and up. Wow, why?

Thanks Better Bidding!

[thereuare]

The dates of my stay are May 30 and June 1. I went through Better Bidding's site to get to PRICELINE.

Thanks for the follow-up and for using the links on the board... we appreciate them both! :)

I later went and won a Premium car rental for $20/day (again, clicking Priceline through Better Bidding's site). Alamo picked it up. For this being my first time, I'm not sure if this is a great deal or not, however, the published rates were QUITE a bit higher.

If your deal was substantially less then published rates then this certainly qualifies as a deal in my book! Not sure why, but there could be an event in town or a large conference driving up rental rates. Please feel free to post the details of your rental purchase in the Priceline Car Rental section of the board.

Have a great trip!

[I_Heart_Travel]

I'm here at the hotel now. It is gorgeous. Also, I was given a king room, overlooking the courtyard (I believe I read it costs extra to get a courtyard view) as well as access to the concierge lounge. I did not ask for these upgrades.

I keep forgetting to get over to the car rental section of the board, so in case I don't make it there, Alamo upgraded me to a convertible for only 10 more dollars per day. Total for a convertible was 30/day.

I'm loving my stay in San Antonio :) Thank you Better Bidding! I'm telling everyone about you!

[thereuare]

GREAT! Glad to hear you're enjoying your stay and thanks for helping to spread the word about BetterBidding!