Priceline Hotel: 2* Rochester (Downtown) Clarion Riverside

[krinconn]

I want one night 7/18/06 at a downtown 3*or better Rochester hotel. So I bid:

Downtown 4* $47 failed

+ Henrieta $50 failed

+ Victor $55 failed

start over

Downtown 3* $60 failed

+ Henrietta $65 failed

+ Victor $68 failed

Meanwhile I'm reading about people getting 4* for $47 on 7/2

4* for $60 on 6/17, 4* for $50 for 8/4 ????!!! Anybody with helpful advice?

Thanks,

K

[GM Mike]

Welcome --

What are the rack (regular) rates at the 4* and 3* hotels in Rochester for your night? How do they compare to rates for other nights, such as the 8/4 you quoted. Have you tried hotwire? Is there anything going on in Rochester that night?

What is your actual maximum bid? What is your fully refundable/cancellable backup reservation? Can you only consider the downtown zone?

[thereuare]

What are the rack (regular) rates at the 4* and 3* hotels in Rochester for your night?

[powerplantop]

6/17 and 7/2 were weekend dates. 7/18 is a weekday stay. For your dates most 3* hotels are sold out. The Crowne Plaza has rates starting at $155.

HOTWIRE has a 3* for $88. If this is also a Priceline 3* (it may not be) I would guess that you will need to bid around $80 to get it.

[krinconn]

Thanks. I have to consider whether it's worth $80... I suppose my alternative is a microtel for $46 in Victor... sounds a bit depressing.

[krinconn]

So in the end, I bid $50 at Priceline for a 2* in downtown Rochester, for Monday night 7/16, and I succeeded. The hotel is the Clarion Riverside (had to be, since it's the only priceline 2* in downtown Roch).

The rack rate seems to be $143 for that room.

I started my bidding from savingsbarn.com.

Thanks.

[thereuare]

Thanks for using the links at SavingsBarn.com

Can you clarify the date of your stay:

Monday night 7/16

7/16 is a Sunday nite

Thanks! Enjoy your stay.