Priceline Hotel: 4* Toronto (Downtown) Westin Harbour Castle

[wass8940]

I'm looking for a 4* in Downtown Toronto Dec 14-15

I bid $60 just to see if I could get it and was rejected

I don't want to expand out of Downtown and I really want a 4*

[thereuare]

Please follow-up your previous Hotwire Boston thread with whatever you ended up doing for that stay... then bump this thread and we'll have a look at the above.

[wass8940]

taken care of. Didn't end up going to Boston, went to LA & Vegas but didn't have to pay for hotels

[thereuare]

What is your maximum bid for this stay... we'll then suggest a strategy for you to follow.

[wass8940]

I found the Intercontinental which is 4.5* on Front Street which I've stayed at before on Hotwire for $105 so I'd say no higher than that. But I'd love to be around $80-90

[cober6711]

Do as priceline says and 'Don't be a Namby-Pamby', but rest assured, you're very close to hitting that magic number!

Your $60 will LIKELY get you a 3-star (and some of the supposed 3-star hotels are actually rated 4-stars)

The most Ive ever paid for a 4-star in the off-season is $77.

Just remember, add areas without 4-star hotels to allow yourself to re-bid (ie Don Valley does not have a 4-star in it) Avoid bidding on a 3-star in the Don Valley; you'll get the Crowne Plaza which DOES subject Priceline guests to 'Priceline Discrimination'.

Ive noticed no such discrimination at the 4 star hotels in Downtown toronto (Sheraton, Westin, Sutton Place). In fact, I always get good rooms. Just make sure if you get the Sheraton to make sure they don't put you in the 'Richmond Tower' and to make sure you face south.

[wass8940]

I got the Westin Harbour Castle for $75

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win! (your first!!)

Thank you for sharing it with the board... hopefully you're happy with the outcome.

Enjoy your stay.