iahphx Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 No luck on a 2-star or better in Cocoa Beach for $50 for several different days mid-February.No luck on a 2 1/2 star or better in several Orlando zones for $45 for 2/14-2/15 (surprising to me). No luck on a 2-star Melbourne for $30 for 2/14.I have a somewhat foolish relative who is travelling around Florida the past 10 days without advance reservations (foolish because it's a pretty peak tourist week). He keeps calling me at the last minute to help him get priceline rooms (he's no fool on that front -- he knows what I usually pay). But I keep striking out -- the Orlando failure was particularly surprising because, hey, I can always get a cheap room in Orlando. But peak season, on short notice, is apparently different. In Cocoa Beach, I was trying to get him into a 3 star Hilton that folks on the TOBB board have reported success as low as $38. No luck, even for tonight (2/24) at up to $50, when I thought we might be beyond the peak period.That bid in N. Melbourne was aimed at a Baymont Inn, which usually pop up quite reasonably. They had rooms on their website for $59, but wouldn't take a $30 priceline bid.We had to resort to those motel coupon books (now available on line at roomsaver. com). Link to comment
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