AEmgee Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Congratulations, you got your price of $134 for a 5-star hotel room. Marriott Sydney Harbour City Centre30 Pitt Street Sydney, Australia 61-2-92597000Check-In Date: Thursday, January 5, 2006 Check-Out Date: Sunday, January 8, 2006 Your Offer Price: $134.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3Subtotal: $402.00Taxes & Service Fees: $55.74Total Charges: $457.74 After I saw this bid for $140 in October, I figured there was no point in waiting for "prices to drop" for my dates, since it seems that $130+ is the entry point for Sydney 5* now.3 days ago I bid $133 and got no counteroffer. Today I won with $134.Best rate I could find was AU$200 (US$148). Link to comment
Logo Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Would you post where you got the rate of AUS $200? (US$148)?? As I calculate your winning bid inclusive of taxes and service fees, you per night total rises to $152.58. With rates that close, I am wondering whether it's worth locking into a Priceline situation. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment
AEmgee Posted August 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 That's from Marriott.com --> government rate (I don't qualify). The best publicly available rate is AU$309 (US$230). Link to comment
thereuare Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Thanks for the report.Glad you got this taken care of this far in advance and received the hotel you wanted.Have a great trip. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
droberts515 Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Wow! congrats on such a great rate! Just last week I bid $140 for a 5 night stay for the end of November, and was rejected. I have an Entertainment Card and was able to finagle a $180USD rate for a non-executive room on an upper floor with an Opera House view. We really wanted to stay at the Marriott, and we really wanted the harbor view, so I decided to settle for 180 instead of chance it on Priceline for any more money and not be SURE of what I was getting. I'm wondering if they didn't offer the $140 rate in November? Peak season? Ohhh the mysteries..... Hope you have a great trip! -Dave Link to comment
wavtam Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Agmee, Thanks for the info. We to are in Sydney Jan 6 to 8, then sailing on the Diamond Princess. Have been trying for months to get a winning bid and found that $134 was the magic number. Thanks again. WAVTAM Are you by chance cruising on the 8th??? Link to comment
AEmgee Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Hi WAVTAM,I've seen you on CruiseCritic. Definitely looking forward to the Diamond on the 8th. :) Glad I was able to help you with the bid.AEmgee Link to comment
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