Priceline Hotel: Help with precruise stay 2/22/08

[cruiser25]

Please help, any advice appreciated.

I am looking for 2 rooms, prefer resort in San Juan 2/22/08 for one night.

I have booked back ups at the Normandie for $210/night, but after reading some reviews would prefer to stay elsewhere.

I am willing to go up to 175/night for one of the resorts. I have bid up to 150 without success.

Thanks.

[cruiser25]

and of course I will use the link.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

For starters i think you can improve upon your back-up in two different ways:

1) you can book the Normandie HERE for $194/nite (less than your current reservation)

2) you can book the Holiday Inn for $194/nite and it gets very good reviews. I've also posted some pictures of this property at our sister site RealHotelPhotos.com

Each of the above are cancellable up until a few days before your stay. (also, just noticed that the Holiday Inn is sold-out thru their own website, so if the above is an option, you may want to reserve it now since it's cancellable and given that the vendor above only gets a limited number of rooms allocated to them)

If either of the above are acceptable, do you still want to keep your maximum bid at $175 (or lower it based upon the lower price of your back-up hotel?... although currently i'm doubtful that $175 will be enough for a Resort property)

Let us know your thoughts and we'll advise further.

[cruiser25]

Thanks for the advice. I guess if $ 175 is out of the question I will have to stay with my back up plan at least for the time being. I will check back later.

[thereuare]

I didn't say it was "out of the question", i said i was "doubtful".

However, since you're not really happy with the reviews of the Normandie, why not consider the Holiday Inn as your back-up? It's less expensive and better reviewed.

[cruiser25]

What do you think of the possibility of a 3 star in SJU?

Any strategy for this bid?

I am willing to go up to 150 or so.

Thanks.

[thereuare]

Any reply to our own question (asked twice):

However, since you're not really happy with the reviews of the Normandie, why not consider the Holiday Inn as your back-up? It's less expensive and better reviewed.

[cruiser25]

For now I guess I will stay put at the Normandie. In the end with the fees on EasyClickTravel it is about the same. I will try again in the upcoming weeks. Thanks for the advice.

[thereuare]

I don't get it...

The reviews of the Holiday Inn are far better than that of the Normandie and you state that you're not really happy with your back-up at the Normandie... so why stick with it? :)

PS- EasyClickTravel doesn't charge any booking fees