Priceline Hotel: 3* Orange County (Costa Mesa-Irvine) Doubletree Santa Ana

[Colfax]

$44/2.5* rejected. $45/2.5* upgraded to 3*.

I was unhappy about the upgrade because the Doubletree charges $14/night parking and $9.95/day for Internet. Both items are free at the 2.5* hotels in the zone.

But the gate to the underground parking garage was up, the parking attendant's station was unmanned, and I parked both nights without paying.

Doubletree's best price for this Friday/Saturday stay was $99. I bid through SavingsBarn, as usual.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

Glad to hear you were successfully able to avoid the parking charge.. hopefully that and the cookies soften the blow of the upgrade and $10 internet usage. :)

Thanks for posting your win and for using the PRICELINE links at SavingsBarn.com

[jrnyman04]

But the gate to the underground parking garage was up, the parking attendant's station was unmanned, and I parked both nights without paying.

Do you think some of these hotels don't charge their parking fee on the weekends? I stayed at Embassy Suites Irvine during the Memorial Day weekend and used my room key to access their parking garage, but they didn't charge me for it.

[Colfax]

I've only stayed at the Doubletree Santa Ana on a weekend, so I don't know if they handle parking differently during the week. They mentioned the $14/night charge when I checked in and asked if I had a car. I said no. If the gate was down when I came back I guess I would have paid then. But the gate stayed up all weekend.

I didn't pay the $9.95/day internet charge either. Local calls were 75 cents for the first hour and I was able to get done what I needed on dialup with two 75 cent calls.

I DID tip the maid though. :)