Priceline Hotel: Trying to Get 4* El Caribe Hilton from 3/6 to 3/10

[jalcantara79]

I'm traveling with my family to Puerto Rico from 3/6/14 to 3/10/14. I'll have my wife and three kids with me, ages 6, 4, and 7 months. I might have to list us as a family of four in order to get the rates on Priceline or Hotwire. I think this is okay since our third kid is a baby. I've zeroed in on the El Caribe Hilton because it has a lot of kid-friendly stuff like playgrounds and kids clubs. Since I'm new at this, I need your advice on how to get this hotel. This hotel is listed at $299 per night on Priceline for a regular reservation. Under Express Deals, there's a hotel in the Condado area for $147 per night, but I'm pretty sure it's the Sheraton.

What's your advice?

If I can get this hotel for under $160 per night, I'll be pretty happy. It was listed at $259 p.n. on www.aaa.com.

[thereuare]

You can't bid on a specific hotel when using PRICELINE, you have to be able to accept any hotel in the zone at the star level (or higher) that you choose. With HOTWIRE you can often take an educated guess as to what is being offered based upon the amenities associated with the property, but it's still a 'best guess' and no guarantees you will receive the hotel you're hoping for. As well, HOTWIRE only shows one hotel at each star level per zone, so there is a chance the hotel you're hoping for isn't the one which is offered for your particular dates.

Also, all PRICELINE reservations only guarantees double occupancy, HOTWIRE may still be an option as they allow you to search for up to quad occupancy and ensure sleeping accommodations for everyone you include in your search (although this usually means two beds, the second 'bed' could be a sofabed, rollaway, etc)

If you search HOTWIRE for dates for 2adults/2children do you see anything within your desired star rating, zone, and budget?

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

PS- please follow-up your previous Priceline Car Rental thread with whatever you ended up doing for that trip. Thanks.

[jalcantara79]

Thanks for the tips. I've used PRICELINE and HOTWIRE before. I'm trying to make as educated a guess as possible in the zone I'm hoping for. I'll check hotwire for dates, star level, and budget, and get back to you with what I find.

[thereuare]

If you find something in your budget (and desired star rating and zone) let us know the details of the offer and we will have a look trying to identify it.

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

[jalcantara79]

On HOTWIRE, I found a 4* hotel in the Condado Area of San Juan for about $148 per night. Amenities: Free internet, pool, pet friendly, fitness center, Casino, and more. It says it's 51% off the normal price.

My guess is the Sheraton Hotel and Casino.

[thereuare]

Amenities: Free internet, pool, pet friendly, fitness center, Casino, and more.

I believe there are more amenities then what you have posted above as HOTWIRE has a new interface that does not show the complete set of amenities unless you click thru a few extra links.

If you repeat your search using our BiddingHelper.com tool... use the HOTWIRE EASY VIEW tab and then click the GREEN BUTTON next to this listing, do you see more amenities then what you have listed above?

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

[jalcantara79]

Here's what I found on Hotwire

4*

Free internet, pool, pet friendly, fitness center, Casino, self service laundry, restaurant, smoke free rooms, business center

Right now: $145 per night

[thereuare]

If you repeat your search using our BiddingHelper.com tool... use the HOTWIRE EASY VIEW tab and then click the GREEN BUTTON next to this listing, do you see more amenities then what you have listed above?

Please use the site and EASY VIEW tab as indicated above and copy/paste the information that appears on the screen after clicking the green button next to this listing.

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

[jalcantara79]

Right now, with the Hotwire tab, there's a 4* hotel in the Condado region at $178 per night with the following amenities:

FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Pet friendly, Casino, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Golf Nearby, Spa Services, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower

[thereuare]

The Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino would be my best guess for this one.

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

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[jalcantara79]

Thanks for your help on this. We decided to go with the AAA website because of the challenges with finding accommodation that was cheap, on the beach, and would work for a family of four. Though 4* and affordable, the Sheraton Hotel and Casino didn't really suit our needs. Thanks for everything!

 

[thereuare]

Glad you found something that works well for your needs.

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

Enjooy your stay.