TravelTea Posted June 17, 2007 Report Posted June 17, 2007 Used SavingsBarn link to PLine to bid for a Resort in Palm Springs. Won the La Quinta Resort and Club (located in La Quinta, CA). Web rate = $89; not too keen on the $25/day Resort Fee; but it is expected that all Resorts in Palm Springs charge some kind of Resort Fee. Used this bidding strategy:Rancho Mirage/Indian Wells/Palm Desert zone Resort *: $50 [rejected]Add Indio: $55 [rejected]New bid: RM/IW/PD and Palm Springs zones Resort *: $60 [ACCEPTED!]La Quinta Resort And Club Rancho Mirage-Indian Wells-Palm Desert49-499 Eisenhower Drive La Quinta, California 92253 Offer Price: $60.00 Subtotal: $180.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $31.28 Total Charges*: $211.28
thereuare Posted June 17, 2007 Report Posted June 17, 2007 Congratulations on your win!IIRC, some users have not been charged the Resort fee (i think if you don't charge anything to the room and have a 'zero balance' at the end of your stay).Thank you for sharing your results with the board and for starting your bid with the PRICELINE links at SavingsBarn.comEnjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
bebe624 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 I just tried your exact bidding stratgey and it didn't work for me. :) I was trying to get only 1 night 7/14/07-7/15/07.Maybe I'll try again next week.
Colfax Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 TravelTea bid for Sunday/Monday/Tuesday and you're bidding for a Saturday night, bebe624. The Priceline rate might not be the same as Saturday nights are usually higher demand than weekdays. You've still got a few weeks to keep trying $60 though, if you want.
thereuare Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 bebe624,Please start a NEW TOPIC for your own stay.Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
LoneStar Posted June 22, 2007 Report Posted June 22, 2007 Ironic that folks are now getting this hotel for only $60 after the La Quinta cancelled the $40 priceline reservations as an "obvious" mistake 3 weeks after the fact. :) I've noticed that there are many cheap published rates in Palm Springs this summer under $100, so it pays to be careful bidding above that $60 level. I think the La Quinta is one of the better properties, so you did well for yourself (even if you didn't save a ton of money).
TravelTea Posted July 5, 2007 Author Report Posted July 5, 2007 Just returned from our stay (July 1 - July 4, 2007) @ the La Quinta Resort & Club.Yes, they did charge us the $25 per night Resort Fee, even though we did not have any other charges to our room bill.
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