Priceline Hotel: 4* Las Vegas (Strip South) Tropicana Hotel And Casino

[spikedstiletto]

Hi! I will be in Las Vegas 9/1-9/4. My cousin already booked Aria from 9/2-9/4 and I am on my own for 9/1. I have already done a bit of searching on Hotwire and bidding on Priceline using the links on the board. Here is where I sit right now - yes I've been bidding very low as this is my first time. Saturday 9/1 is the most expensive night that weekend - Any advice on where to bid today?

I'm aiming at 5* north or south strip. I would consider 4* if I'm completely out of my league, but want to cap my budget at $150 since I'll be by myself. Any thoughts? Thanks! Any other zones I can safely bid in? Convention Center, Strip East, Strip West?

9/14 3:30pm south 70

9/15 12:21pm south 75

9/15 7:23pm add north 77

9/15 11:30pm add Fremont 80

9/15 11:30pm add Henderson 83

9/15 11:36pm add boulder 86

9/15 11:36pm add Nellis 89

9/15 11:36pm add NW LV 92

9/15 11:36pm add LAS 99

9/15 11:36pm add Lake LV 110

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

9/1 appears to be the problem - 9/2-4 viewed separately is cheaper. For all three dates, I think you could likely get a 5* in Strip South for $115-125.

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

[Romelle]

For determining which zones can be used safely as 5* free rebids, you need to be in Priceline. Then click on the zones one at a time and see which star levels are available for bidding (they turn white). After clicking on a zone and determining if it is a good free rebid, click on it again to uncheck it before clicking on the next zone. Hint - there are 11 safe ones at the 5* level.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have the correct technique and do the verifying just before bidding because things change. If you rely on an old list or somebody else's posting, you could end up with a hotel just added to one of those zones you thought was safe.

Hotwire has a North Strip 5* at $158, but the amenities show a kitchenette, so it is most likely the Trump.

Romelle

[thereuare]

You only need one nite, 9/1, correct?

[spikedstiletto]

That's correct, just 9/1. I'm also open to 4* since it sounds like Saturday is just not going to happen for $150.

Pardon my typos on the dates.. All bids happened this week! Not in September.

[Romelle]

At the 4* level there are not the same number of free rebids. Be particularly careful not to include Summerlin. While it doesn't have any 4* bidding, down at the bottom of the star list is "Resort". And that acts like a 4 1/2*. So if you try to use it as a free rebid, Priceline might "upgrade" you to Resort and you'd be staying quite a ways out of town.

If you aren't sure as to which zones are OK, please post your assumptions back here and somebody will double check them.

Romelle

[spikedstiletto]

Thanks all for the tips. I am considering going with a PRICELINE EXPRESS deal or a Hotwire deal for a 4* Strip South hotel.

PRICELINE

Strip Vicinity South

$178 (not really interested but would like to know)

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Restaurant

Business Center

Casino

Fitness Center

HOTWIRE

Strip South Area

$137 ($211 other sites)

Resort

Casino

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

Golf Nearby

Accessible for the deaf

Free Parking

Free Internet

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Accessible bathroom

Handicapped parking

Roll-in shower

[Romelle]

Why not 4* Priceline bid the North and South strip zones up to the Hotwire $137 before switching to accepting the Hotwire offer? Hotwire can be more generous with stars than Priceline (roughly 1/2 a star), a Hotwire 4* might be a Priceline 3 1/2*.

Also, there can be differences in the taxes and fees, so the actual match point above would be the Hotwire $137++ versus the Priceline $X++.

Romelle

[MrCravat]

Hi Spiked--Newbie here

On Hotwire if you click on "Show Me " they give an indication of how much "Resort Fees" are ( if there are any ) and this may help before actually buying.

[thereuare]

Best guess for the HOTWIRE 4* Strip South property would be the Tropicana.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[spikedstiletto]

I definitely used the board links and bidded on PRICELINE again. I won the Tropicana for $120 for 9/1. It will certainly do for my uses... Especially because I will be at Cosmo the rest of the weekend! Yes I switched from Aria for another awesome deal.

Thanks everyone for your advice. Can't wait for September.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you've finished the last bit of your travel plans and are pleased with the results and looking forward to arriving in Vegas.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay(s) and have a great trip.