Priceline Hotel: 3* DC (White House-Downtown) Holiday Inn Washington Central

[gratianus]

PRICELINE advises that 3star hotels downtown go on average for $352 a night, an inflated number in my opinion even for the rack rate, so I bid about 1/3 of that amount ($121) and "won" five nights at the Holiday Inn, which on Hotwire et al runs a little less than $160 a night. I was surprised to see a hotel PRICELINE rates as 3stars come in so cheaply, and I wonder about how easily PRICELINE hands out these designations.

[thereuare]

Thank you for sharing your winning bid with the board.

I've added (White House - Downtown) to your topic title, can you confirm that this is the zone you bid and is the location of the Holiday Inn you received.

Also, please add the date(s) of your stay to this thread so that we can add this information to the topic title and this win can appear in the Priceline Wins Calendar and also follow-up your previous Priceline Miami South Beach thread with whatever you ended up doing for that stay.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Thanks.

[gratianus]

I was placed in the Holiday Inn Downtown (1501 Rhode Island Avenue NW), not the Capitol Holiday Inn. The dates are 4.17, depart 4.22.

I am truly puzzled by how Priceline places both these Holiday Inns in the 3* category, though one is offering rooms on the Holiday Inn site for about $168 a night, while the range at the other is $270 and up. Clearly Holiday Inn believes these two hotels provide different levels of hospitality.

How does Priceline advise that the average rate for a 3* downtown is $320, and then comes up with a 3* that is offering its rooms at $168? My bid was $121 and predicated on the higher "average" price.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up info regarding the dates.

I was placed in the Holiday Inn Downtown (1501 Rhode Island Avenue NW)

The official name for this property is the Holiday Inn Washington Central, as per the Holiday Inn Website.

How does Priceline advise that the average rate for a 3* downtown is $320, and then comes up with a 3* that is offering its rooms at $168? My bid was $121 and predicated on the higher "average" price.

We'll reply, once you do the same:

follow-up your previous Priceline Miami South Beach thread with whatever you ended up doing for that stay.