Priceline Hotel: 4* Nashville (Downtown - Metro Center) Renaissance Nashville

[jkenlan]

Hello,

New to this site and never used Price.line or HOTWIRE.

Looking to stay downtown Nashville (walking distance to clubs etc) 5/28-6/2- rooms seem to be limited and expensive.

Before I found this site I tried PRICELINE at $99 for 4* - I see thats probably unrealistic.

Tried $130 -then $135- yesterday with no luck

Also checked HOTWIRE- 4*  for $208 Amenities: pool,fitness,restaurant,business center

3.5* - $90- free parking, free internet,pool, fitness ctr, bus ctr

Saw- PRICELINE EXPRESS deal- 3* $85 (probably same hotel as hotwire$90)

My concerns are - it seems there is one hotel with not such good reviews and actually pretty far from downtown I wish to avoid.(not sure if its correct to name names)

Also hotwires region includes other side of river -which I don't want

So probably stick with price line 4* to start -can add some regions and or go to 3.5* but name lower price

would love some guidance and bid suggestions

Thanks in advance

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

 

What would be your desired budget per night for this stay? Rates are definitely on the high side - what would be your desired max you'd want to spend on a 4* before looking at 3.5*'s instead?

 

With PRICELINE, you do have to be willing to accept ANY of the hotels at the chosen star rating in the zone/s chosen. There is also no way to guarantee a particular property via HOTWIRE or priceline.Express. 

 

Thank you for using the board's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[jkenlan]

AaronJB- don't really have a set budget - but when we first decided to make a Nashville trip(first time visiting) I was thinking we could get a nice hotel for 125-150 max.

I also understand there are high hotel taxes and parking is expensive $20-$30 a day at hotels (may be some municiple lots at 10-12/day) so even a $150 room will end up costing $200+/day.

Bottom line is-I'd love to put my wife in a nicer hotel without breaking the bank - personally I'm not so picky as long as the room is clean, quiet, and bed is good!

The more I save on room the more we have to eat and party with!

[thereuare]

At current rates i think youi're likely looking in the $165-$190 to be successful for a 4* hotel in the Downtown zone.

If you're willing to go higher in budget i'm seeing on HOTWIRE what appears to be the Hilton Downtown for $195/nite... or the Holiday Inn Express at $145/nite.

You could also try searching our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com... put in the adress of the 'center' of the Downtown area where you'd ideally like to stay, searchin for your dates within 1 mile of that location, and you'll see star ratings and rates plotted on the map, making it easy to see how much more/less it would cost to go up/down in star rating OR to stay closer/further from your ideal location.

You could also consdier the Vanderbilt-West End zone, but i'm not that familiar with this area so you would need to take a bit closer look to see how this zone might work for your needs.

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

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

[jkenlan]

Thanks for the replies.

I might as well try some more bids on Priceline.

I'll start upping my bid on 4* and see what happens.Perhaps start at 150?

Looking at the Nashville metro hotel list on this forum it looks like any listed as 4* will be OK and in the region I desire ( and the 3.5* listings could suffice as well )

If it doesn't pan out with the 4* would I drop my bid price when including the 3.5 hotels?

Also if I read correctly, by adding a region that doesn't have a 4*, i am effectively still only bidding on the original region I want. Is that Is that right?

 

[yellowdog]

Looking at the Nashville metro hotel list on this forum it looks like any listed as 4* will be OK and in the region I desire ( and the 3.5* listings could suffice as well )

The hotels you see on the list are the hotels that are reported to the board. There could be others as well that we don't know about, hotels could also be re-rated and not reported.

 

If it doesn't pan out with the 4* would I drop my bid price when including the 3.5 hotels?

Yes, if you start over and bid on a lower star rating should you lower your bids to start with.

 

Also if I read correctly, by adding a region that doesn't have a 4*, i am effectively still only bidding on the original region I want. Is that Is that right?

Yes, this is correct. If you have any qestions so just post. Please read this link: Priceline Re-Bidding Explained

 

I'll start upping my bid on 4* and see what happens.Perhaps start at 150?

Post your max budget before tax/fee's for 3.5* vs 4* and we'll help you with a bidding strategy.

 

Good luck!

 

Please use the PRICELINE and hot.wire links on the board to begin your purchases and searches.

 

Yellowdog.

[jkenlan]

for a 4*,my  max is about $180 ( figuring I'll be adding $30-40 on taxes and fees + $20-30 on parking bringing daily total to $230-250)

Not sure what I should expect to pay on the 3.5*-maybe 160 max?

Last night I did bid on 4* - 4 bids- 140-160- added region each time and upped in $5 increments ( stopped there because I got nervous that I might screw up and end up paying 160 for a room in the boonies) Really did not think I would get at that based on previous posts but wanted to test out bidding,adding regions etc.

Searching hotel web sites directly I see some are sold out- may be convention or something going on.

Yes- please suggest bidding strategies on both the 3.5* and 4* and I'll try for real tonight or tomorrow -Thanks

[AaronJB]

These dates are unfortunately busy across the board, but I will note that Price.line Express has a 4* hotel in the downtown area that appears  to be the Renaissance or Union Station Hotel for $173 for 5/31-6/2 only. When you look at 5/30-6/2, the 4* listing in the downtown zone is $233. When you look at the entire set of date/s there is no 4* listing available downtown. I'm not sure what is going on for these date/s, but I'm noticing somewhat similar pricing on Hot.wire - 5/31-6/2 is still expensive but better than the date/s as a whole, then 5/30-6/2 is more expensive and the period as a whole is - unfortunately - very expensive.

 

Splitting your stay is not an optimal option, but I'm thinking you MAY have a better chance of success.  Just to confirm - is the Vanderbilt area okay, as well, or only the downtown area?

 

Thank you for using the board's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[Romelle]

You could explain to your wife that you bid two different groups of dates so she could experience two different hotels? B)

 

If you do decide to go this bid splitting route, you could bid for a 4* for the somewhat less expensive dates AaronJB noted (5/30-6/2).  If you aren't successful within your budget for those, you could shift to 4*s for the least expensive dates (5/31-6/2).  Each time starting somewhat lower and working up as you have been doing.  Maybe you can score a 4* for 2 or even 3 of your dates.   That $173 Priceline Express for 5/31-6/2 suggests you could be successful.   

 

Then you can bid for the remaining dates.  You can still try for another 4*, but if you hit your budget limitation you can shift down to the 3.5*s.  Do be careful with that tactic though, as there are fewer free rebid zones at the 3.5* level than at the 4* level.

 

In fact, if you'd like, you can post your understanding of the current free rebid zones at both the 4* and 3.5* level, and somebody here will double check them for you.

 

When I'm making a series of bids using the free rebid zones, and worrying about a new hotel out in the boonies popping in while I'm bidding, I open a second Priceline screen and recheck those free rebid zones between every couple of bids.  Just to be absolutely safe.  

 

Romelle

[jkenlan]

Thank you all so much for all the great thoughts. Splitting the stay is a very good option. I think I'm OK on the rebid star ratings-but here's a few--

Antioch -no 3,3.5,4 star

Bellvue -    "           "

Brent wood- no 3.5,4 star

Cool Springs -No 4 star

There are a bunch more that i can use as well- I will go through the star checking by region again to double check my list

So... I think I'll start with the 4* - up to the 180 (starting at 160?)

Then 4* for the 3 night stay -(starting at 160?)

Then, if needed go to the 3.5* ---what are suggestions for starting bid on the 3.5 star?

 

You could explain to your wife that you bid two different groups of dates so she could experience two different hotels?  B)  Romelle- you must be sales! :P

Thanks again -I will report back

[jkenlan]

So... I think I'll start with the 4* - up to the 180 (starting at 160?)

Then 4* for the 3 night stay -(starting at 160?)

Then, if needed go to the 3.5* ---what are suggestions for starting bid on the 3.5 star?

 

Actually for the three night I guess I would just try the Priceline.express and not the name your price

[jkenlan]

Bid- 4* Nashville downtown - 5/29-6/2- 170,175,180,183,188,193 - all rejected - time for plan "B"

[thereuare]

What is your Plan B?

Let us know how we can help with your alternate plan.

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

[jkenlan]

Bid history- 135,140,145,148,153,158,163

Room -326.00 -Taxes and Fees - 72.50

That worked well - Thanks to all - breaking stay up in two hotels was no prob w/ wifey 

I'll work on the other nights and report back - probably tomorrow

[jkenlan]

Thought the bid won info went up with the post-  Rennaissance Hotel   4* - 2 nights 5/31-6/2- at 163.00

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you got at least part of this stay settled.

The information from the form edits the topic title... the text underneath is what gets posted to the body of the message.

For help with, or to report a win for, the remaining nites of your trip please start a NEW TOPIC.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding.

Enjoy this leg of your stay. :)

[Romelle]

I'm glad it worked for you, and your wife is agreeable to your Plan B. 

 

I'm not BB Sales, but rather just a devious long-time member who has done a lot of personal bidding.  Presentation is critical in many areas of one's life.

 

Good luck with your other 3 nights.

 

Romelle

[AaronJB]

Glad to hear that splitting the stay allowed you to get some of the nights locked in at this well-reviewed Nashville property. I'm seeing $10 for self-parking at this property, so that at least comes in a little lower than expected. While the other days do appear more expensive, you can see if there is a response with PRICELINE's "Add A Night" feature (it may say no, may say yes or may say yes but for a higher price.)

 

What appears to be the Millennium Maxwell House is likely the cheapest option at $76 on HOTWIRE for the first few nights, but that property gets very mixed reviews. 

 

The Vanderbilt area may also be a better option for the first nights as well, if that is acceptable.

 

Thank you for using the board's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[jkenlan]

I did a bunch of bidding trying to lock in the other dates (downtown 4* and Vanderbilt 4*) -will post history in a new thread - not successful yet

Will probably contact hotel directly and see what I can do for the other dates

enjoyed the process and will definitely use in the future-

Tried the add a night feature - didn't work out for the same rate.

$10 parking - thats a pleasant suprise

thanks all

[yellowdog]

We are happy to help!

 

Just start a new topic if you need any help with the remaining dates and we'll have a look at this.

 

Please use the PRICELINE and hot.wire links on the board to begin your purchases and searches.

 

Yellowdog.