Priceline Hotel: 4* Honolulu (Waikiki North) Hawaii Prince

[commissioner]

I'm going to be there from 6/14-6/18 in the North Side and 6/18-6/21 in the South Side. No luck so far with upto $115 for 4* North, $70 for 3* North and $60 for 3* South. Any suggestions for the North Side? Not much people go for the 3* in the North Side? Thanks!

[commissioner]

$81 for a 3* North Side yield zero takers. :)

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Rates are much higher than when we usually see amounts that you have bid accepted.

This stay is less than a week away, do you have a back-up reservation in place?

[commissioner]

What is the recommended range for 3*North Side? I see South Side is around $60-70?

Well if I can't get the North Side, how the commute from the South Side to the North Side?

My backup is the Outrigger for $115 from Expedia.

[thereuare]

I see South Side is around $60-70?

I'm not saying that you won't be successful in this range for your dates in the South zone, but how can you be so certain? Rates are higher for your dates than when we typically see acceptances, and you just witnessed with your other bid a rejection at $81, which 'typically' should be enough for an acceptance.

[LoneStar]

Well, you've fallen into the "Hawaiian summer travel curse" of limited availability and high prices. I'm a little surprised to see it hit Waikiki (because there are SO many hotels), especially so early in the summer travel season.

I would give you the same options I tell everyone. Call Aston and Outrigger and see if they will give you a half-off Entertainment Card rate anywhere. If so, compare that rate and hotel to your other options (and you'll need to rustle up an Entertainment Card, ASAP, if you're going in a week). Also look for that United Airlines/Starwood 50% off deal, which is referenced somewhere on this site, and see if that will work.

Alternatively, pick off individual days and compare them on hotwire and the priceline packages section and see what you can get. For instance, I see a 4.5 star hotwire hotel for all four of your "north" dates for $174. That might be possible to book on priceline as a resort for $150.

As far as north or south goes, once the rates are tight, I wouldn't worry about going into one zone or another. There's not much difference, frankly. At this point you want to find the best hotel you can for the money ANYWHERE on Waikiki.

[commissioner]

I guess I waited too long to get the maximum discount for our stay in Waikiki. Wanted a 3* between $50-80 for the North Side. Don't know if that is reasonable or not but my quick gleam of this board showed a low of $48 for the South Side. Well no luck whatsoever during my tries at PL the last two days for our stay of 6-14 to 6-21 (checkout):

3* upto $88 got rejected for North Side! (My backup was and is now booked Ohana Royal Islander, Expedia for $90). Actually Outrigger at $114 was my backup at Expedia but they kept selling out! First the 14th then the 15th.

Knowing my backup at Islander is "safe" for 5 nights (fifth night free from maximum discount) and Outrigger is safe for the last two nights, I tried for the 4* in the North Side for the 19th & 20th:

$90 Ha ha

$95

$100

$105 had my wife bid

$110

$114 Finally accepted by Hawaii Prince!

So I guess there's more supply for the week beginning 6/19. I believe this should be true for all the hotels. This area is just packed for the week of 6/12.

[commissioner]

My choice was the Outrigger via Expedia at $114 per night, but it keep selling out while I tried my luck at PL. I was told this is "low season" but the supposedly the tickets that went on sale for this time was, unfortunately for me, quite successful.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your (partial) win.

Please start a new thread for the balance of your stay and/or your bidding in the South zone. It will be easier to keep things orderly and reflect each hotel win in the topic title. If you need to cancel and re-book your back-up reservation please use our Expedia link for the re-purhcase. Thanks.