alsk Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 My husband and I found a great flight price, and are planning to go on these dates if we can get a good hotel deal as well!We would like a 2.5* or 3* hotel for these dates. We are willing to split our stay if necessary. This would be our first trip to DC, so we need to stay in a zone with good metro access. We prefer Dupont Circle, Convention/Capitol Hill, or White House/Downtown. We would like to keep it at $70 or below if possible. Any suggestions? Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Please follow-up what you did for your NEW YORK CITY STAY. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Did you want to try for a 3* first and then for a 2.5*... or is price most important? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
alsk Posted September 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Price and location are most important. We are willing to stay in other areas as long as they have good access to the metro and downtown. Thanks for your help! Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I understand that you only want to be in one of the three zones you listed above, but from there, i don't know if you are willing to spend more to be in a higher rated hotel (ie- 3* vs. 2.5*) or if lowest price is most important (while still being in one of the three zones above) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
alsk Posted September 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Oh, sorry. Lower price is more important. Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Rates are very high for these dates and i'm doubtful you'll be successful at $70 or less. You said you would consider SPLITTING YOUR BID, but do you want to try for what will more likely be the difficult dates first? (since this is a discretionary trip) If so, i would try the following for 10/18-10/20 (you can try the complete stay first if you'd like and then try the previously mentioned lone two dates):Select 2.5* DupontBid $60, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* ConventionBid $60, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* White HouseBid $60, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Dupont and ConventionBid $65, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Dupont and White HouseBid $65, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Dupont and White House and ConventionBid $70.Let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
alsk Posted September 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 After more research, we also decided that we'd be wasting bids at $70 or less. We used your strategy, but started at $75 and went to $90. No luck in any of these areas.Are there other areas we could try that would still put us close to transportation into the city?Any help is appreciated! Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Hopefully board member Travelguy (or somebody else knowledgable about the area) can comment, but the problem is that your hotel can be anywhere within the shaded region, and while some hotels in the zone may be walkable to the Metro, others may not. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
TravelGuy Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 After more research, we also decided that we'd be wasting bids at $70 or less. We used your strategy, but started at $75 and went to $90. No luck in any of these areas.Are there other areas we could try that would still put us close to transportation into the city?Any help is appreciated! All the hotels in the Crysal City zone are Metro accessible. The next best zone would be Arlington, where all but one hotel, which rarely comes up, is near a Metro stop (and that one hotel has a Metro shuttle). Those zones would definately not be as pleasant as staying in town, however, with Arlington being somewhat the better of the two. The 2.5*'s in those zones are as good as the 3*'s.You might also try for 3* in the Georgetown/Foggy Bottom zone. The 3*'s that come up there are in the Foggy Bottom/West End part of town and a bit of a hike to the Metro, but they would be a cheap cab ride to one, as well as to Dupont and Georgetown. Link to comment
alsk Posted September 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Thanks for the advice! I think I'm going to add Crystal City and Arlington to my bidding options. I also read that Silver Spring is a good place to stay because of access to the metro. Would you agree, Travelguy? I REALLY appreciate it! Link to comment
alsk Posted September 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 All of the following bids were just rejected for 2.5* October 19 - 22 :)Crystal City (CC): 60 CC + Convention Center/Capitol Hill (CCCH): 65 CC + Dupont/Woodley Park (DWP): 70CC + White House/Downtown (WHDT): 75CC + WHDT + CCCH: 80CC + CCCH + DWP: 85CC + DWP + WHDT: 90As you can see, I was targeting Crystal City with this assault, but to no avail! I suppose I'll try a similar approach with the Arlington and perhaps Silver Spring zones, but I'm not too optimistic. Perhaps we'll change our destination as it seems we've chosen a bad week. :) Link to comment
TravelGuy Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 I also read that Silver Spring is a good place to stay because of access to the metro. Would you agree, Travelguy? I wouldn't recommend Silver Spring because it's lumped together in the same zone with College Park. There are two 3*'s that have come up in that zone, and one is the Sheraton College Park, which requires using the hotel shuttle to get to the Metro. In addition, both cities are substantially farther away from DC than either Crystal City and Arlington. In the past I've highly recommended Bethesda, but that was until Priceline combined Bethesda with South Rockville.I should also amend what I said about bidding for a 3* in the Georgetown/Foggy Bottom zone, as I forgot that there's a 3* Marriott located on the campus of Georgetown Univ. that would not at all be convenient to Metro. It very rarely comes up, but is a theoretical possibility. Link to comment
alsk Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Bid 3* 10/20-22:White House/Downtown (WHDT): 70Convention Center/Capitol Hill (CCCH):70Dupont /Woodley Park (DWP): 70DWP + WHDT: 80WHDT + CCCH: 85WHDT + CCCH + DWP: 90, AcceptedTaxes/Fees: 33.82Total Charges: 213.82Thanks for the help! Link to comment
thereuare Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Congratulations on your partial win... i see your other half of your stay here: PRICELINE WASHINGTON DC.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
Recommended Posts
Register now, we have a huge community of travel enthusiasts to answer any questions you might have.
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountAlready have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now