Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Tampa (Airport TPA and Westshore) Crowne Plaza Hotel Tampa-Westshore

[BamaGuy]

This was a tough one. Started bidding a couple of weeks ago, and expected to get the Doubletree for around $40-$45 as I had on my last two trips to Tampa. Not only did it not turn up, nothing was accepted on a 3 1/2-star bid up to about $60. Also tried 4-star properties, bidding up to $75 with nothing being accepted. Same with 3-star at $50.

Today I noticed that Hotwire had a new 3 1/2-star hotel at $64 that most likely was the Crowne Plaza. Knowing that Priceline often has the same properties at a bit less, I bid $40, $45, and $50, unsuccessfully, until winning at $52. Haven't stayed here before, but looking forward to it. It's still a very reasonable price (best non-opaque deal seems to be $109/night).

Here are the details:

Summary of Charges

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $52.00 (USD)

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Guests Per Room: 2

Number of Nights: 2

Room Subtotal: $104.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $21.26 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $125.26 (USD)

As always, I used the PRICELINE link provided by betterbidding.com. Thanks for your service.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Excellent deal for these dates. Glad you are looking forward to your stay.

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

Enjoy your stay.