Priceline Hotel: 3* Oahu (Waikiki Marina) Ramada Plaza Waikiki

[VacationDude]

Note that I did not bid but rather used the PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal, which is something new on Priceline, I think. The Express Deal showed me a mysterious 3-star hotel for my dates in Waikiki Marina, saying it had over a 7.0-star Priceline reviewer rating. I had to buy it blindly for $109 a night. But I saw someone on this board won the Ramada Plaza for a similar price at almost the exact same dates as mine, and figured the mystery hotel was the Ramada. All of Priceline's 3-star hotels have good TripAdvisor ratings, so I felt good about buying blind even if it wasn't the Ramada. And, I know from a past stay that the Waikiki Marina area has a nice long public beach area within easy walk of any hotel in the area, and there's a nice huge mall within walking distance as well, so it's a good area for a beach vacation, maybe even better than Waikiki Beach, in my opinion, which is better groomed but really just a fancy clean tourist trap.

In any case, Waikiki hotel prices are insanely high this year. I landed The Modern (4.5 resort) last year for just $110/night! This year, it only gets me a 3-star. Ah well, it's Hawaii. You can sleep on the beach and still have a great time. Aloha.

My Priceline win stats.

Price: $109.00/night

Rooms: 1

Nights: 5

Room Subtotal: $545.00

Taxes & Fees: $97.70

Total Charged to Card: $642.70

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success.

Nice win for this property and glad the hotel will work well for your travel plans.

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

Enjoy your stay.