zbenye Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Check-In Date: Sunday, September 2, 2007 Check-Out Date: Monday, September 3, 2007 Hotel Name: Days Inn Wheeler Road3654 Wheeler Road Augusta, Georgia 30909 Your Offer Price: $44.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $44.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $13.24 Total Charges: $57.24 Days Inn a 2*? We'll see.$45 rejected in Augusta and Fort Gordon.$42 rejected in Augusta West.Would've been a total of only $4 more had I booked directly on the hotel's website. Bad Priceline deal. Link to comment
zbenye Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The hotel manager laughed at me. Turns out that regular booking on their website, with AAA discount, would have been cheaper than Priceline, due to Priceline's fees. Really bad deal.AAA rate1 night (1 Room): USD 48.59Taxes: USD 6.32 Total: USD 54.91 Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 A $6-$7 nightly fee is a large percentage of a $45 hotel room.If 'regular rates' are only $50 or so i guess there is only so much you can discount and still make it worthwhile... which is why we often say the better value of using the opaque providers is at the higher star levels. Much more room to discount a $150 hotel room than a $50 hotel room.. and a $6 fee is much less meaningful. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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