Hotwire Hotel: Help to ID Montreal 3*

[ppapillon]

Could anybody help me to ID this hotel?

3* Montreal Downtown

Amenities:

Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-Speed Internet Access

[AaronJB]

Please provide the date/s of travel for this stay, as well as an update for your prior Boston Priceline and NYC Priceline threads.

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[thereuare]

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

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Thanks.

[ppapillon]

Haven't been successful with the bidding so far (hence no updates as yet) and not willing to go any higher. So will keep trying. Hopefully I'll get something nearer the date.

For montreal, check in on 5/28. 1 night.

Thanks!

[thereuare]

Haven't been successful with the bidding so far (hence no updates as yet)...

If another user was bidding 3* Montreal for the end of May but their last post was a month ago, wouldn't you wonder if they had been successful yet (but not posted their win) and/or want to know the amount of their last failed bid (and when the last time they tried)... as this information could be useful in your own bidding.

Please update your previous threads so that others can benefit from the information (even failed bids is helpful information), then reply to this thread and we'll have a look at the offer above.

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Thank you.

[ppapillon]

Have updated in the 2 threads. Could you advise on this 3* montreal hotel in hotwire going for $61? Seems like a good deal?

[thereuare]

My guess is a downgrade of the Hotel Espresso.

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

[ppapillon]

Thanks! Why is it considered a downgrade?

[thereuare]

The last time the Hotel Espresso was reported to the board it was 3.5* rated, so if our guess above is correct, it would be a downgraded in star level (3.5* to 3*) since the last time it was reported to the board.

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[ppapillon]

Do you think i'll be able to get the latin quarter on priceline for around the same price or just slightly more?

[thereuare]

If you let us know your maximum bid we'll suggest a strategy for you to follow and try.

Did you want to try for a 3.5* first OR is your goal the least expensive 3* or better? Did you only want to bid the 'Convention Center - Old Montreal - Latin Quarter' zone?

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[ppapillon]

I was thinking of trying for something like $60-$70 without tax. The least expensive 3* or better. I would ideally like the old montreal-latin quarter but I'm open to Downtown if I can't get the Old Montreal-Latin Quarter. Thanks!

[thereuare]

I would ideally like the old montreal-latin quarter but I'm open to Downtown if I can't get the Old Montreal-Latin Quarter.

Does this mean that you want to bid only the Latin Quarter first up to your limit, then only add Downtown if rejected up to your limit... or does price ultimately prevail and the least expensive in either of these two zones is the goal?

Please confirm and we'll suggest a strategy based upon your wants for this stay.

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[ppapillon]

I would like to try Latin Quarter first. Then add downtown if rejected. Will this lessen my chances of winning a bid?

[thereuare]

Unfortunately there are no re-bid zones available when bidding 3* in the Montreal Area.

I would try as follows:

Select 3* Latin Quarter...

Bid $50, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE

Select 3* Downtown...

Bid $50, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE

Select 3* Latin Quarter and Downtown...

Bid $55

If the above is rejected wait 24 hours and re-try:

Select 3* Latin Quarter...

Bid $58, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE

Select 3* Downtown...

Bid $58, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE

Select 3* Latin Quarter and Downtown...

Bid $62

The above is not exactly what you asked for since you don't go all the way to your limit for the Latin Quarter zone before including Downtown, but with no re-bid zones i would use the above, as it does give you a chance to win the Latin Quarter zone first, and then if a Downtown hotel is available for the same price you have a shot at that... then increase your bid a little for the least expensive of the two zones. This gives you more bidding opportunities than just trying once every 24 hours. (if this is not acceptable then post back and we'll revise to try up to your limit for the first zone before trying the second zone)

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Good luck and let us know how it goes (or if you want us to revise)

[ppapillon]

Thanks! I think this is good. Let me try it first. The lower the price, the better. All the hotels for this trip are exorbitantly priced somehow.

[thereuare]

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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[ppapillon]

Not successful. Asked me to up my bid to $76 to bid again. But I don't want to go that high. Trying to keep it as low as possible.

[thereuare]

Did you bid up to $55 or $62 this time around?

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[ppapillon]

Yep I did. I bidded up to $62 over 2 days since I had to wait for 24 hrs in between. I think both times when I bidded (for the round 1 strategy of $50 and $55, then round 2 strategy of $58 and $62), they asked me to up to $76 to get another chance to bid on the same day.

[thereuare]

So what about the 3* Downtown hotel on HOTWIRE for $61/nite? (previously discussed above and guessed to be the Hotel Espresso)

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[ppapillon]

After reading reviews on tripadvisor for this hotel, it doesn't seem too good and it's rated a 2* on priceline. So I probably want to do a 3* on priceline instead.

[ppapillon]

tried again tonight at $58 for 3* latin quarter and was told again that if I up my bid to $74, i can bid again on the same day.

[thereuare]

I was thinking of trying for something like $60-$70 without tax.

If you slowly bid up to your original maximum bid i think you have a good chance of being successful.

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[corster]

I can confirm that the 3* on Hotwire with the five amentities listed (Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-Speed Internet Access) is most likely the Hotel Espresso. Matches up with one of my recent bookings which had it listed with those amentities as a 3*.