Priceline Hotel: Looking for a 3* or better

[Darkswb]

Hi guys,

I'm new to this kind of website (PL or HW). I am planning to go to Hawaii from may 3rd to may 19th (3 islands Kauai/Maui and Big island). I have been throught lot of post and i had two questions.

1- If i plan to book and 5 nights stay on Kauai in the surrounding area of Poipu or Lihue, is it possible to pay less than 100$ for a 3* clean hotels or higher with free parking ?

2- I see lots of people either book throught HW or PL. Is one of them better then the other ? So for my 6 first night on Kauai should i try to bid on PL or directly go to HW and book the ''first'' hotel i see since i'm mostly looking for a cheap but clean place to stay.

Thanks for the tips.

Seb

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

1- If i plan to book and 5 nights stay on Kauai in the surrounding area of Poipu or Lihue, is it possible to pay less than 100$ for a 3* clean hotels or higher with free parking?

Tough to answer this on a few levels:

• rates are date specific so we need to know your dates of travel on Kauai
• some people find 1* hotels acceptable while others can find flaws with some of the best 4* hotels... you'll have to choose a star rating that you're comfortable with, using the hotel lists on the board as a guide
• Parking fees, if any, are an unknown with PRICELINE, with HOTWIRE you can choose a hotel that shows the 'Free Parking' amenity

2- I see lots of people either book throught HW or PL. Is one of them better then the other ? So for my 6 first night on Kauai should i try to bid on PL or directly go to HW and book the ''first'' hotel i see since i'm mostly looking for a cheap but clean place to stay.

Based upon your needs/goals, i would start by doing a search on HOTWIRE... does anything show up within your desired zone(s) and budget? (ideally with Free Parking and showing good reviews)

Let us know what you find and we'll take it from there.

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

[Darkswb]

Thanks, i've take a look on HW like you said and i only found 1 hotel during my date (3 may to 9 may). This hotel is a 3* in my range of price (it is 85$) with a very bad rating 50% recommendation.

It is a 3-star Hotel in Lihue - Kapaa with :

Free Parking

Free Internet

Near Beach

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Laundry Facilities (self-service)

Golf Nearby

Tennis Nearby

Accessible for the deaf

I tried to look on the Hotwire hotel list but no hotel seem to fit this profile. Do you have a clue what hotel it could be ? Aston islander maybe ?

When i tried to look on Priceline it says median price for a 3* is 199$ or a 3½* 165$. So i guess its impossible i bid on an hotel for 100$ on Price line and i get it ? So i will be better with Hotwire ?

[thereuare]

My guess for the 3* HOTWIRE property would be the Aston Aloha Beach.

The median price shown by PRICELINE is often incorrect and shouldn't be used to formulate a bidding strategy... if you want to get a feel for rates use the Hotels.com at BiddingHelper.com OR our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com.

Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there.