Hotwire Hotel: 3* New Orleans (Convention Center - Arts District) Best Western St Christopher

[grunze]

Hi,

The wife and I are coming to New Orleans for the first time from Dec. 15th - 21st.

Budget should be under $100, but we just want to get the best bang for our buck in the French quarter or very close.

Ideally something with a New Orleans flavor... rather that just an other sterile hotel.

Any tips?

Thanks!

[thereuare]

Please start by following-up your previous Priceline NYC thread with whatever you ended up doing for that trip, then click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links and reply to this post, we'll have a look at your trip above.

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[grunze]

Thanks! My NYC post has been updated, and links clicked!

[thereuare]

Ideally something with a New Orleans flavor... rather that just an other sterile hotel.

With PRICELINE you can't bid on a specific type of hotel... only the minimum star rating and geographic location boundaries. You have to be willing to accept any hotel in the zone that meet the star rating and zone parameters you choose.

With HOTWIRE you can try to identify the hotel before your purchase based upon the amenities and other information associated with the property and determine the type of hotel it is and if it would meet your needs for the 'character' you're looking for from this trip. The trade-off is that PRICELINE usually costs a little more than HOTWIRE, so you have to decide if lowest price or taking a guess as to the hotel is more important for your needs this trip.

...in the French quarter or very close.

If you enter 'New Orleans' in the search box on the top right of this board (or in the BiddingHelper.com search box) which zone(s) are you willing to accept? Only the French Quarter or is Downtown also acceptable? OR did you want to go the HOTWIRE route?

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[grunze]

Thanks! Either Hotwire or Priceline will be good for us. I like the 'ability' to figure out what the hotel is on Hotwire.

We are only looking for French Quarter, but if there is a downtown hotel that we can identify as one on Canal street, which is the border between the French Quarter and Downtown, then that would be acceptable as well!

[AaronJB]

Are you seeing any listings of interest within your desired budget range on HOTWIRE? If so, please provide the complete details of the listing: star rating, zone, price (in USD$ per night, before taxes/fees) and complete list of amenities showing with the listing.)

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[grunze]

Hi and thanks. This is what I'm seeing that would interest me.. Any of these would be possibilities for me.

Dec. 15 - 21

*** French Quarter / Canal Street area hotel $89.

Smoke Free Rooms, High-Speed Internet Access, Free Internet

**** Downtown New Orleans area hotel $92.

Fitness Center

Guests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply.

Pool(s)

Property offers at least one pool area; hours and dates of operation may be seasonal.

Restaurant(s)

Property offers at least one restaurant on the premises; hours and days of operation may vary.

Business Center

Guests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply.

High-Speed Internet Access

Guestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply.

Accessible for the blind

Braille or raised signage

Accessible for the deaf

TTY for telephone, visual or flashing fire alarm and vibrating alarm clock

Accessible path of travel

<amenity names only please... not descriptions>

In-room accessibility

Accessible path from the room entrance to the window, the bed and the bathroom; accessible hardware and minimal resistance to open the door; accessible temperature controls and window coverings

Accessible bathroom

Raised toilet, hand-held shower and grab bars at the tub and toilet

Handicapped parking

<amenity names only please... not descriptions>

Roll-in shower

Bathroom has a roll-in shower

*** Downtown New Orleans area hotel. $67.86

Accessible for the blind

Braille or raised signage

Accessible for the deaf

TTY for telephone, visual or flashing fire alarm and vibrating alarm clock

Free Breakfast

<amenity names only please... not descriptions>

Free Internet

<amenity names only please... not descriptions>

Accessible path of travel

<amenity names only please... not descriptions>

In-room accessibility

Accessible path from the room entrance to the window, the bed and the bathroom; accessible hardware and minimal resistance to open the door; accessible temperature controls and window coverings

Accessible bathroom

Raised toilet, hand-held shower and grab bars at the tub and toilet

Handicapped parking

<amenity names only please... not descriptions>

Roll-in shower

Bathroom has a roll-in shower

[thereuare]

Please post only the amenity names (and not the descriptions) as you can see how much easier it is to read and helps minimize the chance that we'll miss an amenity when researching your trip.

3* French Quarter / Canal Street area hotel $89.

Smoke Free Rooms

High-Speed Internet Access

Free Internet

--> I'm not seeing this property on a current HOTWIRE search for your dates

4* Downtown New Orleans area hotel $92.

Fitness

Pool

Restaurant

Business

Hi-Speed Internet

Blind Accessible

Deaf Accessible

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Handicapped Parking

Roll-in Shower

--> best guess would be the Inter-Continental (with a distant second guess of the Hilton Riverside)

3* Downtown New Orleans area hotel. $67.86

Blind Accessible

Deaf Accessible

Complimentary Breakfast

Free Internet

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Handicapped Parking

Roll-in Shower

--> US Dollars PLEASE!!

Best guess is the Best Western Plus St. Christopher

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

[grunze]

Thanks for the detective work!

Here again is the one you couldn't find...

*** French Quarter / Canal Street area hotel. $90 USD

Smoke Free Rooms

High-Speed Internet Access

Free Internet

Any ideas?

[grunze]

In addition, would it help us if we were to stay in 2 different places and split it half/half?

[thereuare]

I'm still not seeing the same 3* property as you.

As far as SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID, what would be your objective in doing so?

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[grunze]

All booked! We went with your HOTWIRE link for the 3* Downtown hotel for $68/night which was in fact the Best Western Plus St. Christopher!

Thanks for all the help!

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you received the hotel you were hoping for and are pleased with the results.

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

Enjoy your stay.