Priceline Hotel: 4* Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Downtown

[TJewel]

I have a friend who is going on the cruise with us. When she heard about my success with Hotwire in obtaining Sheraton Yankee Clipper she decided she wanted to try Hotwire for a 4* FLL DT hotel for a one day post cruise. Since I had yet to see one show up I encouraged her to use Priceline. Having no experience she asked me to do the bidding. Her maximum was $100, I talked her down to $75 at this early stage because we had plenty of time to work on this. Bidding started as follows:

4* Fort Lauderdale DT- $65 Rejected

Added Fort Lauderdale airport bid $68 Rejected

Added Miramar bid $70 Rejected

Added Pompano bid $71 Rejected

Added Coral Springs bid $74 Accepted :)

Renaissance Fort Lauderdale

1617 SE 17th Street

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Check In: November 3rd,2004

Check Out: November 4th,2004

Offer Price: $74.00

Taxes and Service Fees: $15.43

Total Charges: $89.43

My friend was so pleased she decided she wanted another nite. Instead of using Priceline's add a night feature I decided to try a new bid to see if I could save her a few dollars. Started at $70 for 4* FLL DT and going up in 1 dollar increments using FLL airport and Miramar as my free rebids, accepted at $72 for the same hotel.

Check In: Novermber 4th,2004

Check Out: November 5th,2004

Offer Price: $72.00

Taxes and Service Fees: $15.15

Total Charges: $87.15

The lowest rate for this hotel on Marriott.com was $229.00/day. I used SavingsBarn.com to make the bid, but my ISP wasn't having a good day so I am not sure it worked. I can't find many reviews for this hotel so I hope my friend is pleased with her stay.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the support. Even if your ISP didn't cooperate, we appreciate the effort! :)

I think you did a great job bidding this for your friend. It's great when you're able to introduce somebody to the savings that Priceline/Hotwire offer and they're happy with the results.

Thanks again for the support and for sharing your results with the rest of us!