Priceline Hotel: 3* Ft. Lauderdale (Airport FLL) Wyndham

[LadyBug50]

Can you help me with a pre-cruise hotel in Ft. Lauderdale Jan. 18? Preferably one with perks like free bfast and shuttle to/from airport/pier, and maybe watch our ship come in? What zone would this be? Any suggestions on what * rating to go with and what to bid? We don't need fancy. Are there any decent 2* to 2 1/2*'s in this area? Thanks, Denise

[thereuare]

Most cruisers stay in the Downtown zone (or some in the Airport zone). The airport is pretty close to the pier (downtown is even closer) but i think you're about a month early to be booking this. The inventory at the prices you're looking for haven't been released yet. Add a reply to this post in about a month and we'll take another look at it then. If you want to be more pro-active than that, keep an eye on Hotwire's prices for your dates and add a reply when you start to see 2.5*-3.5* properties in the Downtown zone under $100/nite.

[LadyBug50]

I am still bidding for a hotel by the Lauderdale pier.

I was turned down on a Downtown Zone 3* $50 with an added free bid and upped to $54. I then started over with a 2 1/2* going for the Amerisuites and was turned down at $40.

My preference now is the Amerisuites (because of the free shuttles, breakfast and suite room) with the Marina/Embassy Suites as a second choice.

If I start out with a 2 1/2 for Amerisuites in downtown can I add a 3* if they want me to alter my bid? Would this probably knock me out of those free bid zones because of the 2 1/2 being an option with Miramar/Pompano Beach, which I don't want to *win*.

Now, if I get turned down on these downtown hotels, is the Airport Zone a good one to try for, as far as proximity to pier and nice safe area to stay?

I am willing to bid $65 (or more) for either 2 1/2* or 3* because an alternative reservation is much pricier than that...but, I don't want to bid more than I have to.

Can I get some help with bidding stragedy? Thanks

[thereuare]

You can't bid 2.5* and then if rejected, bid the same zone at 3* (this is because when you bid 2.5* you're looking for 2.5* or higher, so the 3* bid would be seen as a duplicate bid).

As a result, if you really want to bid for 2.5* first you're going to severely limit your bidding opportunities (and you can simply go to the last bidding sequence in this thread).

Ideally this is how i would bid this:

Select 3* Downtown and...

Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone and

Bid $57, if rejected add re-bid zone and

Bid $60

If above is rejected close that browser and start over again from a brand new screen:

Select 3* Airport zone and...

Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone and

Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone and

Bid $60

If above is rejected close that browser and start over again from a brand new screen:

Select 3* Airport and Downtown and...

Bid $62, if rejected add re-bid zone and

Bid $64, if rejected add re-bid zone and

Bid $65

If above is rejected (or you really only want to try for the 2.5* hotel in Downtown) then close that browser and start over again from a brand new screen:

Select 2.5* Downtown and...

Bid $49, if rejected add Airport zone and...

Bid $56

Feel free to ask any questions regarding the above.

[LadyBug50]

thanks thereuare,

so you're saying I can do ALL you've suggested without having the 72 hour penalty between the bids, except if I START with the 2 1/2*and if rejected I'll disqualify myself for the 3*bidding, and I'll have to wait for my next 72 hr. bid opportunity. I think I get it :)

okay, I'll see what happens with tomorrow's bid.

[thereuare]

I think you got it... now all you need to get is a hotel room :)

[LadyBug50]

Success! I got the Wyndham Ft. Lauderdale Airport Hotel

My bidding thru the Savingsbarn.com website went as follows:

Ft. Lauderdale Downtown $54 ....rejected

added Mirmar and $56 .... rejected

without using up my last free bid in Downtown,

I switched to FLL Airport and began again with a new screen

and a $50 bid. Rejected again

tried again by adding Mirmar and upped the bid to $55 and that did it!

This hotel wasn't exactly what I was hoping for,

but I am very happy I got a nice room at a pretty decent price.

$55.00 bid

$12.93 tax and fee

$67.93 total

Ft Lauderdale Airport Wyndham (FLL)

1870 Griffin Road

Dania, Florida 33004

954-920-3300

Thanks thereuare for a tutoring job well done!

[thereuare]

Glad you're all set... now you can focus on the upcoming cruise!

As Nanatravel pointed out HERE, this property used to be a Hilton but was just taken over by Wyndham a few days ago.