Priceline Hotel: Bidding Strategy for San Juan Resort

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Option 1) 3.5* San Juan Area $116

Amenities

Free Internet

Near Beach

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

Laundry Facilities (self-service)

High-Speed Internet Access

Tennis Nearby

Children's Activity Program

Option 2) 4* San Juan Area $204

Amenities

Free Internet

Boutique Hotel

Beachfront Property

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Accessible for the blind

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Accessible bathroom

Handicapped parking

Roll-in shower

Thanks!

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I am going to be in San Juan for a conference and it appears the hotels are pretty full (conference hotels booked up). Any suggestions for bidding strategies?

Plan B is to use SPG points to book Sheraton Old San Juan for Jan 20, 2013 and bid for Jan 21, 2013 - Jan 23, 2013 only as it appears those two nights are generally cheaper.

Thanks!

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Best guess for the 3.5* would be the Verdanza Hotel while for the 4* my guess would be the San Juan Water and Beach Club.

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

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

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If your intention is to first bid on PRICELINE for a hotel, please do that first (or ask for a strategy) before asking for HOTWIRE hotel identifications.

If you're looking to bid on PRICELINE, what star rating do you want to try for and what is your maximum bid? Did you want to first try for your complete stay up to your maximum bid OR did you want to try for the subset of dates first?

Do you intend to rent a car, as this zone is fairly large geographically and you could end up quite a distance (in terms of cab expense) if your conference is at the Sheraton.

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

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My intention was to consider Hotwire if the hotels guessed were close to the convention center or one of the other hotels affliated with the conference (there will be shuttles going between those hotels and the convention center). It appears that those hotels are spread throughout San Juan with the exception of Old San Juan (which is unfortunately where the only SPG hotel with availability is located). I was not planning on renting a car.

In terms of Priceline, I would like to bid for Resort with max bid under $180. Ideally, entire stay in one hotel would be better but I am not against switching hotels.

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If your intention is to first bid on PRICELINE for a hotel, please do that first (or ask for a strategy) before asking for HOTWIRE hotel identifications.

My intention was to consider Hotwire if the hotels guessed were close to the convention center or one of the other hotels affliated with the conference...

Then let's try to ID the HOTWIRE hotels first before going typing out a PRICELINE bidding strategy ;)

Best guess for the 4* would be the Water Club upgraded from the last time it was reported to the board... for the 3.5* my guess would be the Verdanza Hotel... do either of these work for your needs?

I'm somewhat familiar with San Juan having visited on a few occaisions... what hotels are on the conference loop?

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

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Ended up using SPG points to book OSJ Sheraton for stay as other options were rather expensive.

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Glad to came up with a solution that works for your needs.

Have a good trip and enjoy the conference.