Priceline Hotel: West of Strip, 4* == Rio?

[thehuges]

Am I right that the only 4* property West of the strip is the Rio? I will be playing in the World Series of Poker (held at the Rio) in July and August, and would like to stay there if I could get a good rate. But I wouldn't want to bid and end up somewhere else. Any idea what a good price to bid might be? Cheapest price I've seen for a weeknight on travelaxe is $127.

The other (cheaper) choice is the Gold Coast across the street, but I assume priceline doesn't work there, since there are other 3*'s in the area (and anyway the Gold Coast is pretty cheap to begin with - $55 for weekdays, minus 10% AAA discount).

Let me know if you have any ideas of getting a good deal here (or if it seems like priceline just isn't the way to go here).

thanks...

[thereuare]

Dates of your stay?

[thehuges]

Dates of your stay?

oh yeah, I guess that would ne helpful information ...

I think I would like to reserve the Rio for the nights July 30 - August 4 (departing 4th). If I last longer than that in the tournament I won't be worrying about hotel costs.

thanks...

[thereuare]

The $127/nite rate you found... is it for these exact dates?

All rates i'm seeing at the Rio are much higher than that, and given they are hosting the tournament, i would expect rates to be more in line with what i'm currently seeing (rather than the $127/nite rate you mention).

[thehuges]

Now that I get back on Travelaxe I'm only seeing $127/night for one of those nights (Aug 3) - the other nights are much higher, as you said. I thought I had seen 127 for each night earlier, but either I read it wrong or it has gone up in the past few days.

It looks like priceline is not the way to go for this visit. I know I can get some sort of players discount, so I'll find out what that is and either use that or book the Gold Coast across the street for $50-ish/night for the first few nights of the tournament.

Thanks for your help, as always...