Priceline Hotel: 3* Orlando (WDW) Holiday Inn Maingate East

[Keoni]

Started at the Savingsbarn and accessed PRICELINE for a visit to

Orlando and vicinity.

3* DWV $50.00 Not Accepted

Counter Offer to add $17.00 (had 6 rebid zones so I was going to go up $1 or $2 a try)

add rebid $51.00 Not Accepted

add rebid $52.00 CONGRATULATIONS!!! :)

Holiday Inn Maingate East

Disney World Vicinity

5711 West Irlo Bronson Mem Hwy

Kissimmee, Florida 34746

407-396-4222

$52.00 x 6 nights = $312.00 + $51.87 (taxes/fees) = $363.87 :)

Previously used SavingsBarn to score an Economy Rental Car via Priceline

at the Orlando Airport for 10/16/07 - 10/23/07 from Budget Rent a Car.

$11.00 per day x 7 days = $77.00 + $40.20 (taxes/fees) = $117.20 :)

Regards, Keoni :o

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

Glad to see your success and at just $1 over your previously rejected bid.

Thanks for posting your results to the board and for using the SavingsBarn.com PRICELINE links to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.

[Keoni]

I don't see where this property has been reported before so I was surprised with the win.

I checked Priceline's Hotel Review for this Holiday Inn and the returns were discussing a

Travelodge. Most recent review was from 2005 so I don't know if there is an incorrect link

or the hotel changed chains but the reports were very negative for the Travelodge.

I will report after my stay.

Regards, Keoni :)

[thereuare]

Holiday Inn Maingate East

5711 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway (formerly Travelodge Maingate East/Kissimmee)

Kissimmee, FL 34746

[runNgun]

they spent $12,000,000 in renovations before becoming a Holiday Inn so don't worry. Check out the pictures at holidayinn.com and you'll feel better.

[las2ams]

As I wrote elsewhere, check this hotel's rates before bidding.

For your dates, the 17 & 18 are available for $29.99. The 19, 20, 21 & 22 are available for $59.95, with one of the nights free. (I'm getting these rates from the 'specials & packages' page.) That yields a total of $271.15, including tax (but not including the nightly "resort fee.") You overspent $92.72!!! Just last week this was the "mystery" hotel on another popular booking website with a nightly rate of $29 through the end of December.

Given this hotel's agressive pricing in the past, Priceline's 3* DWV has become essentially useless (unless bookings are strong & rates rocket upward).

edit by thereuare: removed broken links

[thereuare]

I get "package not available" when searching for the date combinations mentioned above.

[las2ams]

I've used the above links for awhile, and now they're not working :-/ .

Anyway, go to http://www.orlandofunspots.com/travelodge.htm and click on "packages" instead. There's availability

I get "package not available" when searching for the date combinations mentioned above.

[djpataka]

Keoni Please reply

To the person who got this winning for 52 dollars a night please report to me how your stay was and how the transportation service was. Where can u get the hotel for 29 dollars a night?? please tell me??

[Keoni]

DJPATAKA,

Sorry but I have nothing to report as I was not able to make the trip as planned.

Regards, Keoni