Priceline Hotel: 3* Louisville (East) Hyatt Place

[jazzlobster]

Hotwire lists a 3-star hotel in East Louisville and St. Matthews. The list here doesn't show a 3 star, but does have a 2.5* Ramada.

Is it likely that this is the same hotel?

[dahammer]

Welcome!

Can you please post your dates of travel, the amount of the purchase, and the amenities associated with this property?

thanks!

[jazzlobster]

• airport shuttle
  
• fitness center
  
• pool
  
• business center
  
• high speed internet
  
• tennis nearby
  

Looking for 10/24 - 10/28

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

The amenities don't match what has previously been reported for the Ramada so it's unlikely that it is that hotel as there are too many inconsistencies with what has previusly been reported for that hotel.

However, the star rating and amenities above do match the Breckinridge Inn so that would be our best guess.

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

[jazzlobster]

Thanks for the reply and your expert guess! I would have suspected a 3 star to be a bit more upscale than the Breckenridge, which Hotels.com compares with Microtel and Baymont.

If you're correct though, going through the usual suspects for that hotel (Orbitz for instance), I can get an "average" discounted price for my stay that's the same as the Hotwire price, and it's refundable.

I've never dealt with hotwire before - is it common for them to have a rate that you can get on one of the more "open" sites?

[thereuare]

Usually HOTWIRE offers a nice discount vs. a conventionally booked rate, but occaisionally the savings are not worth the unkown and non-cancellability factor, which is why it's important to research rates and know what constitues a good deal for your particulare dates.

I'll add that there's only so much margin in a hotel room which goes for $50 thru conventional means, so there often isn't the opportunity to discount as much (then add on ~$7/nite as a book fee adn it instanctly adds 15% to the cost per nite... where as a more expensive hotel room the booking fee is the same ~$7/nite, but represents a much lower percentage of the total cost). This is one reason why the better values are often seen at the higher rated (and more expensive) hotels... it's easy to discount a $200/nite room than a $50/nite room.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. (or if you go hotel direct or thru an online agency please use the links in our support page) You can also use our BetterChecker to assist in your rate search.

Let us know whatever you end up doing for this stay or if we can be of further help.

[jazzlobster]

I've been trying to get one of the downtown hotels for a couple of weeks, budding up to $79 for a 3.5* with no success. Oddly, I've found postings from others who have successfully captured a 3.5* downtown for less than $50, so there must be a conference there that week.

So, I started with 4* and 3.5* downtown, then added Louisville East, with no success. Since I need the room for next week I decided to bump the star rating to 3* and $47, and got the 3* Park Place. Not as close to downtown as I'd hoped, but it's still a rockin' deal.

I bid using the betterbidding PRICELINE link.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

Your topic title indicates the Hyatt Place but your message indicates the Park Place hotel... i believe you probably won the Hyatt Place but can you please confirm to make sure we have it correct.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.

[jazzlobster]

Yes, it's definitely the Hyatt Place. Thanks for the correction!

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up/confirmation.