Hotwire Hotel: 3.5* Las Vegas (Strip South) Tropicana Hotel and Casino

[abucktwenty]

Hi, First off what an awesome and helpful website. I have used priceline several times for booking a hotel and felt fairly confident in knowing what i was doing. I want to stay in a 5 star hotel on the strip 10/14-10/17 and started my bids a week ago around $95/night and have slowly worked up to $140 with no success at this point. I then came across hotwire and somehow got directed to this site which is extremely helpful!

Anyway, i really don't want to stay at trump hotel and i am afraid if i continue to increase my north strip bid it will get accepted at Trump tower.

When i look at hotwire i can get their 5 star deal for $159/night but it doesn't have a casino and from everything i gathered on this website that is the trump hotel.

I looked on hotwire at each individual night and i can get a 5 star hotel north strip for $112 on 10/16. I was pretty certain that hotel was either the Venetian for Palazzo (which i really would love to stay the entire time at)

Do you have any idea's or thoughts on what i could do or how high i should make my bid on priceline? I was surpised at $140 i didn't get anything.

Thanks for your help!

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

The Trump has been previously reported in the 5* Strip North Condo zone on PRICELINE. If you would like help with confirming a HOTWIRE listing, please provide the details of each listing in question (star, zone, amenity icons showing - you may need to click "see details" and then click "see all amenities" on the details page to see the entire list.)

You can split your stay between properties if that's acceptable - the 16th is less across the board than the 14th and 15th nights, which is why you may be seeing a different (again, please let us know the details of the listing you're seeing if you would like us to confirm) and cheaper listing for that night - and why $140 isn't being accepted when bidding for all 3 nights.

Would you like to try splitting your stay? The first two nights are definitely going to require a higher bid, but the 16th is definitely cheaper.

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

[abucktwenty]

AaronJB thank you for your quick response. I like your idea of splitting the dates and booking maybe a 4 star for the first 2 nights and the 5 star on hotwire for the 16th.

The 5 star north that is listed on the night of the 16th is:

Bed choice, resort, suite, casino, fitness center, pool, restaurant, business center, high speed internet, golf, tennis, spa

90% recommended

Any idea what hotel that might be? The rate is now $113 for the night of the 16th.

The 4 star options for the nights 14th & 15th are:

4 star north- casino, fitness center, pool, restaurant, business center, golf, spa

80% recommended- the price for the 2 nights is $164/night

4 star south- casino, smoke free rooms, fitness center, pool, restaurant, business center, high speed internet, golf, spa

65% recommended- the price is $146

Or do you think i am better off to slowly bid up on the 4 star hotels on PRICELINE? If i get to $140 and no luck just purchase on HOTWIRE?

Thanks for your help- I will be sharing this website with lots of people and using it for all my future travels!

[thereuare]

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

Please click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links and reply to this thread, we'll then have a look at the offers above.

Thanks.

[abucktwenty]

ok i clicked those links and will use them to start my searches from now on

[abucktwenty]

I also found this 3.5 star hotel on hotwire for $121 oct 14 & 15:

3.5 star las vegas strip south-

Resort, casino, fitness center, pool, restaraunt, business, golf

90% recommended

Would this be the tropicana hotel? Has anyone stayed there? I have only been to vegas once and stayed at the monte carlo.

Thanks!

[thereuare]

Best guess for each:

The 5 star north that is listed on the night of the 16th is:

Bed choice, resort, suite, casino, fitness center, pool, restaurant, business center, high speed internet, golf, tennis, spa

Palazzo or Venetian

The 4 star options for the nights 14th & 15th are:

4 star north- casino, fitness center, pool, restaurant, business center, golf, spa

80% recommended- the price for the 2 nights is $164/night

Treasure Island

4 star south- casino, smoke free rooms, fitness center, pool, restaurant, business center, high speed internet, golf, spa

65% recommended- the price is $146

Westin Casuarina

I also found this 3.5 star hotel on hotwire for $121 oct 14 & 15:

3.5 star las vegas strip south-

Resort, casino, fitness center, pool, restaraunt, business, golf

Tropicana

The Tropicana gets good reviews since their recent renovation. I stopped by when construction was almost complete and wasn't very impressed, but admittedly much of the upgrade was to the rooms and i didn't see them.

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

Let us know what you decide and how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[abucktwenty]

You were right on both accounts:

Booked the 3.5 star and it was tropicana

the 5 star ended up being the venetian

I was hoping for the palazzo but i am sure the venetian will be just fine!

Thanks for your help- i also booked using the HOTWIRE link you provided.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success(es)!

We have used this thread to reflect the purchase for your first nites at the Tropicana, can you please add a NEW TOPIC to the board with your Venetian win so that others will be aware of this purchase when searching the topic titles on the board and in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins.

Thank you for sharing your results and using the HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your purchase.

Enjoy your stay(s) and good luck in Vegas.