PJGirl Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 I've been unsuccessfully trying for the Sheraton or Crowne Plaza in Forest Park. I've been researching and based on that I bid $46 and it was rejected. My stay is 6/29-7/3. I don't want to overbid, but I'm ready to get a hotel once and for all so that is checked off my list. Any advice would be appreciated. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Welcome to Betterbidding. :)Rates for Clayton for these dates are moderately higher than normal - possibly something going on in the area, as downtown seems cheaper and other STL surrounding areas appear more reasonable - you could likely get a 3.5* for $40-50 in the STL West-Chesterfield area, but I'm guessing a 3.5* win in the Forest Park/Clayton area may take as much as $60-75 for these dates.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches. Link to comment
PJGirl Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 We also thought about lowering our bid to a 3* (I think it would be the Residence). However, I've seen a lot of bad reviews from review sites, but Priceline has mostly good reviews for it. Does anyone have any experience with that hotel and what a good price might be for it? Also, a lot of what we will be doing will either be around the Forest Park/Loop area or downtown. How far is Chesterfield from that? We've stayed at 4* downtown, but paying for parking eats up any savings that you get through name your own price. We are looking for a good hotel, with free parking and complementary breakfast would be a plus. Thank you. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Please read your messages and click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links, then reply to this thread and we'll continue the discussion for this stay.Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Jasmine Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 The Sheraton in Forest Park charges for parking (around $15 IIRC) and I believe the Crowne Plaza does as well. You may want to check with the hotels before bidding again if free parking is important to you. Link to comment
PJGirl Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yikes, I might as well stay downtown. I do online research before bidding and I saw somewhere that they have free parking, I guess that was wrong. I guess I'm going to try my luck with either the 3*in Forest Park (which is under going renovations, kind of makes me nervous) or a 4* downtown. Also, I'm using Priceline bonus cash, which is $7.50/night. I submitted a bid last night for a four star downtown that a dollar above my winning bid alerts I had been getting from Priceline all day long. It was rejected. Is bonus cash really effective or do you have to make a real cash offer that would be considered a winning bid in order to get the room? It seems to me that it might just be a ploy and I'm going to end up spending the same about of money with or without the bonus cash. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 ... and click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links...NOTE: you can still use our PRICELINE link along with your bonus money as follows:1) click our link to PRICELINE and let the page fully load2) at the top of the page go to MY PROFILE >> MY REWARDS3) use the bonus money link found in the MY REWARDS section of your profile (and not the link in any emails sent to you) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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