Priceline Hotel: 2.5* Denver (Downtown) Courtyard

[slruud]

Probably pulled the trigger a little early on this one. First bid accepted at $55/nite.

Total with taxes/fees...$133.

Web site quoting $139/nite...total w/ taxes...$319.28.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win and thank you for sharing it with the board.

I added "Denver" to your topic title...can you please confirm that this is the city you bid?

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

Enjoy your stay.

[slruud]

My mistake, I'm sure I went through the PRICELINE link on this site, and yes, it is Denver.

[thereuare]

Thank you for confirming the city and for using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding :)

[travelAlot]

Great win -- still a great price for a high-demand weekend and an awesome hotel (its restaurant is considered not officially part of the hotel so it's considered 2.5-star even though it's overall better than many 3 stars and on the 16th Street Mall killer location).

One word of caution regarding Denver and 2.5-star bidding -- be very very cautious as Priceline has recently extended the Downtown Denver zone to the north to accommodate the Holiday Inn Central (industrial area, not that well-regarded to be minimally kind) and some other so-so properties that are nowhere near downtown (zone goes to I-25 and 60th Ave and HI is at Bannock between 58th/59th). TOBB showed a win at the HI recently and I (I live in Denver) was a bit shocked. From what I can tell a 3-star bid's only drawback (if upgraded from 2.5 star) for those wanting downtown/non-isolated areas is the Red Lion (isolated next to Invesco Field) but it's unlikely to come up if there's a Broncos home game the day after/day of (Burnsley is in a residential area very close to DT, typically comes up higher $$$ than 2.5-star properties and would be other non-DT 3 star though usually not likely to be an upgrade).

Just thought I'd throw this out there....in case anyone is modeling future bids after this one. Be aware of the changes to PL's Downtown Denver zone -- and make sure you are OK with the Holiday Inn Central (check TripAdvisor) and Red Lion before bidding.

PS thereuare, one other related Downtown denver change: Holiday Inn Downtown (it's actually downtown on Court Place) has been upgraded from 2.5-star to 3.0-star as Crowne Plaza. It wasn't on the original PL Denver list as it rarely came up as a HI.

[slruud]

travelAlot,

I was aware of the HI when I bid this stay, but took a chance anyway. Since I bid, the rate went up to $159/nite, and now shows no availabiity. Might use $20 trick to hopefully get a king room, though.

What's going on that weekend???

Cheers