winterescape Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I did not see this tactic described in the FAQ and thought I would post it, feel free to delete it if it is redundant or covered elsewhere. We are well aware that the price of the hotels displayed in a search is date dependent. Changing your check-in and check-out dates can significantly affect the price. I recently booked an 8 night Hotwire stay (used the link!) After booking the non-cancelable and non-refundable reservation I discovered I could have saved $50 by making my 1 long stay into 2 shorter stays. I attempted to use the Hotwire Low Price Guarantee (LPG) without any success. Here is what I observed: As I shifted the dates around I discovered that had I booked 2 nights and then 6 nights the sum of my two stays would have been $50 less than booking 1 stay for 8 nights. The other observation is that Hotwire prompts you to add nights before or after your booked stay, after you purchase your hotel. I likely could have just booked the 6 nights and then just "extended my stay" and saved myself even more $$. Small risk that availability could change and you could get 2 different hotels when splitting up your stay, however if you carefully monitor the hotel class, amenities, and TA ratings, this makes the probability of that occurring very low... Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I recently booked an 8 night Hotwire stay (used the link!)Thanks for your post. Can you please add your win to the board as a NEW TOPIC so that others will be aware of your win when searching the topic titles on the board and in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins. In your post please include the star rating, city, zone, hotel name, room rate per nite, dates of your stay and amenities shown before your purchase... you can still view all of this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page. For more on the suggested tip above, see SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID. Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
winterescape Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 For more on the suggested tip above, see SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID. Except this was for Hot.wire... So it appears to apply to both... Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Same theory applies... and can even be applied to 'regular rate' bookings as well. Regardless always a good reminder/strategy/suggestions for users. Thanks for posting. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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