Hotwire Hotel: 3* Vancouver (Downtown West) Residence Inn

[rrzep1169]

Dear Members,

I'm coming to Canada from Europe with a friend and will be staying in Vancouver September 19-21 as well as Toronto September 24-28. I have tried to bid for the last 5 days with different combinations and by re-bidding and have been unsuccessful.

An optimum bid would be in the downtown area in both Vancouver and Toronto in a 4 star hotel for under $100 per night, however I'm willing to settle for around $130.

My friends use this site as well as PRICELINE religiously and have landed great bids in Toronto (Sheraton Center, Delta Chelsea) for under $80.

Any tips on what I can do? PLEASE HELP:((

Cheers,

Rad

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Please use separate threads for each stay. We'll use this thread for your first stay of September 19-21 in Vancouver... feel free to start a NEW TOPIC for the Toronto leg of your stay.

For Vancouver, what star level have you been selecting and how high have you bid? When was yoru last rejected bid?

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

Let us know the above and we'll advise accordingly.

[rrzep1169]

Thanks in advance for your help. In Vancouver I have been bidding for a 4* in the downtown area.

I started off with $75 in downtown and was rejected.

Bid $80 and re-zoned with downtown and added zone 3. Rejected... Closed browser

Bid $85 and added zone 1...Rejected

Bid $90 and added zone 4...Rejected...Closed browser.

Bid $95 and added zone 5...Rejected.

Bid $100 and added zone 3 and 1... Rejected

I'm up to $125 a night and still nothing. Getting kinda worried as the bid range is going up fast... My last bid was around 10 hours ago.

[thereuare]

Vancouver gets busy during the summer months... the weather is nice and cruiseship passengers descend upon the city and it can often take more than $130. (fortunately, usually not much more than that though)

Do you have a back-up reservation anywhere? If you're not successful up to your current limit of $130, what would will you do for this stay?

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

[rrzep1169]

I attempted bidding again today and got up to $160 for a 4* in downtown Vancouver.. unfortunately still rejected and kinda happy as it was over my budget.. Maybe its a bad weekend in YVR. Either way I just booked in Vancouver using the HOTWIRE link for $139 at the Residence Inn by Marriott with breakfast included.

Thanks again for your help.

[thereuare]

I just booked in Vancouver using the HOTWIRE link for $139 at the Residence Inn by Marriott

Thank you for sharing your results with the board.

Can you please add the star rating, zone and amenities of the HOTWIRE hotel you purchased... you can still view this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

Thanks! Enjoy this leg of your stay.

[rrzep1169]

Hotel Details for Vancouver on September 19-21.

Using the HOTWIRE link i got the following for $139 in Downtown Vancouver West. Residence Inn by Marriott Vancouver.

3* with the following:

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Restaurants

High-speed Internet Access

Complimentary Breakfast

Pools

Laundry Facilities

Kitchenette

Not bad at all:) Thanks again better bidding:)

[thereuare]

THANKS!! for the follow-up and for using our HOTWIRE link.

Glad the board was helpful in your purchase.

Have a great trip.

[Woofer]

The Residence Inn is a regular haunt of mine--I think you will be happy with it. One tip: be sure to ask for a street-side room (west side of the hotel). The alley-side rooms can be noisy at times (they are not all noisy, but some are--due to a bar that exits onto the alley, and during the day time a construction site right behind--so why risk it?). Plus, from about the 8th floor up on the street side, one can usually get a glimpse of English Bay.