glojo Posted June 1, 2005 Report Posted June 1, 2005 I haven't stayed in Fort Lauderdale before, so I don't know much about the area. We will be there 2 days before a cruise, and would like it to be close to the cruiseship dock. But here is what I would like: Fort Lauderdale Beach area, Four star, hopefully Hyatt Pier 66 for around $109 or less.Is this possible? I think there is one other four star in the area, Marriott Harbor Beach Resort, and I don't know of any othe 4 stars in the area.Should I start at $99, so I have some bidding room? These rooms are going for $175 and up.Thanks for your input...plus Canadian...glojo
thereuare Posted June 2, 2005 Report Posted June 2, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!Please provide the actual dates of your stay and we'll suggest a bidding strategy to follow. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
TheWog Posted June 2, 2005 Report Posted June 2, 2005 I got Hyatt Pier 66 for $95.00 per night. It is possible. This was for a January stay.
thereuare Posted June 2, 2005 Report Posted June 2, 2005 You have four re-bid zones available at the 4* level, if you're not familiar with re-bidding please read PRICELINE RE-BIDDING and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.Select 4* Beach area....Bid $80, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $92, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $95.Any questions feel free to ask.Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
TeaEarleGreyHot Posted June 3, 2005 Report Posted June 3, 2005 I think there is one other four star in the area, Marriott Harbor Beach Resort That Marriott is classified as Resort*, not 4*, by Priceline.The Fort Lauderdale downtown 3* and 4* hotels are very near Port Everglades.
glojo Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Posted June 5, 2005 I'm glad to know that info on the Marriott being a resort. So now I'm wondering if there are many other 4* resorts in the beach area? If I allow resorts in my bidding process then I may get a resort that does not have the amenities I want right? Or worse yet stuck in the middle of nowhere.
thereuare Posted June 6, 2005 Report Posted June 6, 2005 Resort and 4* are two different Priceline quality classifications.When you select a star rating that is the minimum you are willing to accept... so if you bid 4* you could get upgraded to a Resort property, if you bid 3* you could get upgraded to a 4* or a Resort property, etc, etc.No guarantees of the hotel you will recieve is the price you pay for rates a fraction of traditional booking methods... in many zones the risk of a new hotel is low, but it's still a risk you have to be willing to accept to use the opaque services. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
ufjoe21 Posted June 6, 2005 Report Posted June 6, 2005 4* and resort are somewhat similar and somewhat different, priceline ranks resort as 4.5* technicallyonce I was bidding and refreshed the screen for a resort bid and instead of resort it actually said "4.5", but when I refreshed it again it went back to "resort"
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