Priceline Hotel: 2.5* Orange County (Disneyland) Holiday Inn Anaheim (Walnut St)

[unleashedmaniac]

I was trying to get a 3* in Orange County, but couldn't find one in my budget range. I have gotten 3* in Orange County (Buena Park) for $47, but not this time. I finally broke down and went with a 2.5* hotel. I used the posting on BetterBidding by "nicoee" (8/14/08) to start my baseline bidding as it was during the same week I was going. Hey, nicoee and I will be there at the same time. (hehehe... BetterBidding Bidders Unite!)

Disneyland Area 2.5* $45 - Accepted

Previously rejected bid was $46.

(See all of my bidding below.)

Note from hotel's website:

The Public Areas of the property will be closed & under renovations from September 20, 2008 - December 07, 2008. The Public Areas include....Pool & hot Tub Area,Restaurant & Bar, Business Center, Gift Shop,Fitness Center, Banquet Space, & the Game Room (this area will be completely removed).

Also, Rooms will be under renovations a section at a time from October 01, 2008 - January 01, 2009.

**** My Hotel ****

Holiday Inn And Suites Anaheim

Disneyland Area

1240 South Walnut Street

Anaheim, California 92802

Number of Nights: 4

Subtotal: $184.00

Taxes and Service Fees: $30.69

Total Charges: $214.69

(* Free parking)

**** Disneyland Hotel Parking Notice ****

Just an FYI, I made this same trip a few years ago and there are many hotels in close proximity of Disneyland that charge for parking. This information is not given on Priceline. (eg. "By selecting this area, there may be an additional $10-$20 for parking a vehicle") A few years ago, I got a 3* hotel for $35 per night and ended having to pay $18 a night for self-serve parking.

**** My Bidding ****

7/31/08 (All Rejected)

3* Disneyland $40

3* Buena Park $42

3* Costa Mesa $44

3* Fullerton Area $45

3* Anaheim Hills $47

3* Seal Beach $48

3* Newport $50

8/3/08 (All Rejected)

3* Disneyland $40

3* Buena Park $45

3* Costa Mesa $47

3* Fullerton Area $50

3* Anaheim Hills $52

3* Seal Beach $54

3* Newport $56

8/13/08 (All Rejected)

3* Disneyland $40

3* Buena Park $45

3* Costa Mesa $47

3* Fullerton Area $50

3* Anaheim Hills $52

3* Seal Beach $54

3* Newport $56

8/25/08 (All Rejected)

3* Disneyland $40

3* Buena Park $45

3* Costa Mesa $46

3* Fullerton Area $47

3* Anaheim Hills $48

3* Seal Beach $49

3* Newport $50

9/1/08 (All Rejected)

3* Disneyland $40

3* Buena Park $45

3* Costa Mesa $46

3* Fullerton Area $47

3* Anaheim Hills $48

3* Seal Beach $52

3* Newport $54

9/1/08 ($46 Accepted Disneyland Area)

2.5* Disneyland $38

2.5* Buena Park $45

2.5* Fullerton Area $46

[thereuare]

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

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

Enjoy your stay.

[jde]

I used hotwire on 9/1 to get the disneyland north, 3*'s for $55 (4 rooms) for 10/23 - 10/26. They gave me the Holiday Inn....which is under construction. Hotwire emailed me and offered me $50 in credit to cancel or 1/2 off in credit if I kept the reservation. I canceled the reservation and then used the same criteria on hotwire today 9/6 this time for $54. Well, they gave me the same hotel and i canceled again and hotwire gave me another $50 credit. So, I'm up to $100 credit but looking for a hotel with a pool close to the magic kingdom. Any thougts?

[thereuare]

jde,

Please start a NEW TOPIC for your own stay.

It would also be appreciated if you posted the details of your previous purchases (with amenities) as a NEW TOPIC... especially if the amenities are different than those above.