Dman Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'm seeing a 4* Hotel in Puerto Vallarta that is available for $57 per night most of the rest of the year prior to the Holiday season, including my dates in late October.Amenities are: Resort, Beachfront, Fitness Center, Pools, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Laundry, High Speed Internet, Golf Nearby.Also, one of the linked reviews for this property mentions that it's in the Marina Vallarta area. I'm 99% sure this is the Westin or the Sheraton.In any case, I will probably try to pick this off via Priceline, rather than Hotwire, as I suspect that it can be gotten for $45-55. And the other 4* Priceline property in this area is the Marriott, which is just as nice if not nicer than the Sheraton or Westin. Link to comment
Dman Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'm seeing a 4* beachfront Resort Hotel in Puerto Vallarta that is available for $57 per night most of the rest of the year prior to the Holiday season on Hotwire, including my dates in late October, that's located in Marina Vallarta. I'm 99% sure this is the Westin or the Sheraton.I'm trying to pick this off via Priceline, rather than Hotwire, as I suspect that this property or something similar can be gotten for $45-55 on PL for these dates. I'd be equally happy with either the Westin, Sheraton, or Marriott at this price level. So far, I've bid for Resort and 4* and failed at $39 and $41. I'll keep bumping the bids by a buck or two up to the mid-$50s. If I can't get it on PL for bids up to $55, then I'll pick it off on Hotwire. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Keep us updated on your progress.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board for your future bidding, searches and travel purchases.Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Dman Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 FYI, when I upped the bid to $42, for resort, I got a $57 counter-offer, the same price as is on HOTWIRE. I rejected it, added 4*, and re-bid $43, still not accepted. But I'm pretty optimistic that once I get to $49-50, I should have bagged my quarry. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Thank you for keeping us updated and best of luck on your next round of bidding.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches. Link to comment
Dman Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Still unsuccessful at $44 and $45. I noticed that today, when my first bid was $44, the counter-offer price was $59, rather than $57 yesterday when I started at $42. It appears that whenever your bid is close, but within range, that PL's counter-offer comes in at $15 over your initial bid. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 The counter-offer can vary in amount, but often appears to jump with your bid - I would recommend still continuing higher by $2's.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches. Link to comment
Dman Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 FYI, I was simply providing information. While I appreciete that it is well meant, I don't need advice - I am quite experienced at this, and I sure that the winning price remains something under $55 (probably $49, to be precise) and I plan on nailing it exactly, as I have lots of time. Link to comment
Dman Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Somewhat surprisingly, bids up to $49 have still not succeeded. Incidentally, I've discovered something interesting - on Hotwire, when I search for this, two different hotels appear to be coming up on my dates as 4* properties with the Resort amenity, for the $57 price, but never at the same time. The amenities are nearly identical, but the only differences that are discernable is one of them has 33 reviews with 90% approving, and according to some of those reviews, it's walking distance to the center of town - I make this out to be the Sheraton. The other one also has an amenity of golf nearby, and it has over 50 reviews, with 95% approving, and one review mentions it's in the Marina area - I make this out to be the Westin. I am nearly certain of this. This has caused me to consider abandoning my Priceline bidding, and choose the Westin specifically for a few bucks more a night than I will probably need to pay on Priceline. It's likely that if I haven't gotten the win by the time I bid up to $53, I will then bail on Priceline and simply pay a few bucks more to get the Westin specifically, as the reviews are clearly slightly better than the Sheraton.Incidentally, I have changed my dates of bidding now to Oct. 17-21, rather than 17-26 as I am splitting my stay, and on the dates of Oct. 21-26 I am now staying at a local B&B in the zona romantica. Link to comment
Dman Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Success at $50 per night! So my initial guestimate of the minimum winning bid was only a dollar off.Got the Westin in Puerto Vallarta for the nights of Monday Oct. 17 - Friday Oct. 21 for $50/night. With fees and taxes, total cost for 4 nights is $247.12Mods, feel free to edit the titles of my initial post to conform to the format for reporting winning bids. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Congratulations on your success!Glad to see you're pleased with the results... looks like a very nice deal.Thank you for sharing your win with the board.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Dman Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I did use the PRICELINE links provided. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 THANKS! :) 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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