Priceline Hotel: 3* Montreal Delta Montreal

[AEmgee]

I've been watching Hotwire for Montreal for a few weeks. Two 3.5* hotels - Novotel Montreal and Delta Montreal -- showed up consistently, but never together. They are differentiated by their amenities (Novotel with only 2, and Delta with 6). Another 3* property (presumably the Holiday Inn Select) also showed up, but at higher prices than the 3.5*.

Anyhow, all three of these hotels are considered 3* by Priceline.

I spotted the Novotel for $54 on Hotwire so I bid $45 on Priceline and was told to up my bid by $13.

I waited 3 days and then the Novotel disappeared on Hotwire and the Delta appeared for $60. I bid $46 on Priceline and was rejected, with no counteroffer.

Then the Delta appeared 2 hours later for $56 on Hotwire. I got my friend to bid $48 on Priceline and got it!

Details:

Check-In Date: Friday, April 16, 2004

Check-Out Date: Sunday, April 18, 2004

Your Offer Price: $48.00 (US dollars)

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 2

Subtotal: $96.00 (US dollars)

Taxes & Service Fees: $16.07 (US dollars)

Total Charges: $112.07 (US dollars)

Delta website had a room for $139.00CAD/night, and Novotel had $129.00CAD/night.

[Travelling]

Thanks for posting this information. I am looking at both Hotwire and Priceline to consider my options for a trip to Montreal in May and your info is useful to compare against what I've found.

The Delta never shows up for my dates (20 May for 3 nights) but the hotel I think is the Novotel has three icons (Shuttle, Restaurant and Fitness Centre). When I check the vacation package for both my dates and your dates it shows the same three icons.

I was wondering if you'd noticed it ever change icons (it looks like the Novotel changes icons quite a bit) since for your dates the hotel (i.e. not looking at the vacation package) shows up with just the Restaurant and Fitness Centre.

[AEmgee]

Travelling,

I've only seen (what I think is) the Novotel as having Restaurant and Fitness Centre, never more icons. The alleged Delta had Restaurant, Pool, Fitness, Business, Spa and Children's Activites.

The Delta only showed up for one day in the past 2 weeks or so and I've been checking at least once every day.

Hope that helps.

[AEmgee]

Damn, just spotted what seems to be the Novotel (with three icons - Shuttle, Restaurant and Fitness Centre) for $49 on Hotwire... Probably obtainable through Priceline for low $40s...