Hotwire Hotel: 4* New Orleans (Downtown) Sheraton

[dollhaus]

I started with Priceline (separate post in the Priceline forum) but hotels would not even accept USD 180 for 3.5 stars, so I went to Hotwire using this board's HOTWIRE link.

Got the Sheraton at approx USD 180 (I paid in Canadian dollars):

Rate per night: CAD 183,36

Nights: 4

Rooms: 1

Tax recovery charges & fees: CAD 127,05

Trip total: CAD 860,48

Booking thru the Sheraton is minimum USD 240 / night (pre-tax) and Expedia 4-star unpublished deal was CAD228/night (pre-tax) so it's a relatively good deal.

[dollhaus]

Priceline did not work for me this trip, but I'm posting my bid history in case it helps someone else.

I used this board's PRICELINE link each time.

Bidding zones:

- I wanted Downtown New Orleans or the French Quarter.

Re-bid zones:

- As tkduke77 noted in another thread, "The Garden District only goes up to 2.5* and the New Orleans East zone only goes up to 2*."

- In addition, I noticed New Orleans West Bank only goes up to 3*.

So I used numerous combinations of the re-bid zones.

- Started bidding for the four-night stay (12/30/11-1/3/12). Bid from $100 to $140 for 4*. All rejected.

- I narrowed it to the most expensive night, New Year's Eve (12/31/11 to 1/1/12). Bid from $150 to $270 for 4*. All rejected.

- Went back to the four-night stay (12/30/11-1/3/12). Went down to 3.5*. Bid from $90 to $180 for 3.5*. All rejected.

- However, I got two immediate rebidding offers as follows:

- Bid $170 for 3.5* Downtown + Garden + New Orleans West; rejected but immediate rebid offer $229

- Bid $180 for 3.5* Downtown + NO East + NO West; rejected but immediate rebid offer $229

I gave up on Priceline and went to Hotwire instead, where I had success (see my separate post in that forum). I used the HOTWIRE link.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you utilized both services and are pleased with the results for what will likely be very busy nites in the city.

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

Enjoy your stay.