Hotwire Hotel: Whistler booking

[ibh02]

Hi there,

I'm planning a vacation in Whistler, Canada between Feb 11 - 17, 2006. It will be two nights/3days. Anytime in that week is good. I just need the cheapest date I can find for the accomodations.

My choices are as follows:

www.priceline.com

www.hotwire.com

www.Hotels.com

www.Expedia.com

www.whistlerblackcomb.com

Hotel direct?

Any suggestion as which site will be the best for bookings? I'm looking for 4 star or resort accomodation. What price range will I be looking at? Also, can the rooms accomodate 4 people?

Thanks for your help

[thereuare]

Priceline only guarantees double occupancy, the others allow you to search for up to quad occupancy.

What is your budget?

What is the best you have found thus far?

[ibh02]

would you happen to know the price range that people found during the dates? Don't really have a budget, as long as it's much cheaper than the hotel website and Expedia

[ibh02]

any chance of getting one of those nice hotels?

4 star ones? Pan Pacific... Westin...

at say $150USD?

Delta is selling at $200USD on priceline

[ibh02]

If you bid for a 4 star or resort... do you think you can make it for $125-150 USD? Since, if you took a look at the bidding strategy and entered the amount, it won't complain if it's more than $120USD. It complains that there is a small chance if less than $120USD for those dates.

[thereuare]

First, are you comfortable bidding for a room for quad occupancy when only double occupancy is guaranteed?

Second, ignore priceline's "low chance" message.

Third, what is the best rate you can find for a 4* or Resort for the timeframe you are looking for?

[ibh02]

First, are you comfortable bidding for a room for quad occupancy when only double occupancy is guaranteed?

-Yes, I guess, they usually give 2 queen size beds in a room...

Second, ignore priceline's "low chance" message.

-ok

Third, what is the best rate you can find for a 4* or Resort for the timeframe you are looking for?

So far, about $200 USD...from priceline, other sites are showing around the same rate in Canadian dollars.. so I guess if I do bid, I could try for $150 USD because of this estimate

[thereuare]

so I guess if I do bid

What will determine whether you bid or not?

Are you ready to bid now?

[ibh02]

we are currently in the planning stages and will not bid yet.

Although, we are thinking if it's better to just go through regular bookings through company website or through priceline.

Although the problem with priceline is , it only guarantees 2 ppl and that might be a problem

I'll probably go traditional then.

do you think it's possible to get $100 USD on priceline for those dates? I can just book a couple rooms at that rate...

[ibh02]

if our budget is around $100-150 USD a night? What star can we get?

What we are trying to do is set a $50USD max per person ceiling...

so if we can get a room for $100USD, that might work

[thereuare]

The "issues" you are still debating were all discussed at the beginning of this thread, and we asked you if you were comfortable moving foward with the double vs. quad occupancy.

This should all not be new information to you, as it is the same discusssion that was brought up in your PRICELINE LAS VEGAS THREAD.

We have already done a fair amount of research on this stay already given the vagueness of your plans (ie- any two days between x and y for a 4* or Resort) which involved looking at many combinations... now your bringing up an 'obstacle' which was talked about at the beginning of this thread and are no longer only looking at 4* or Resort properties. :)