Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Detroit (Southfield) Westin Southfield

[frenchmn]

First bid $49, rejected. Zones very limited, only 1 free rebid, and increased the bid to $54, which was accepted.

I used the PRICELINE link.

Great place, stayed there in the past.

[AaronJB]

Thank you for using the PRICELINE link and reporting your win! :)

Enjoy your trip and Happy Holidays. :)

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

This is a new star rating for this property (previously 4*)... thanks for the update to the Priceline Hotel List and using our PRICELINE link to begin your purchase.

[frenchmn]

Congratulations on your win!

This is a new star rating for this property (previously 4*)... thanks for the update to the Priceline Hotel List and using our PRICELINE link to begin your purchase.

An FYI about this area, I just looked for Southfield 12/31/08-01/04/09 now is showing 4* available for bids. It wasn't available when I bid and received the Westin.

So if Marriott and Westin are 3.5* there must be another unknown property available...or they are playing with ratings/confused. I have also confirmed 3.5 stars in my internet bidding travels. How often do they play with stars?

When I looked at my history, the summary bid stars for Westin are 3.5, but when you look at the property detail, it has 4*. I'd vote for confused. The trouble is whuch do you bid 4 or 3.5? I also saw on their winning bids scroll, 4* Southfield $60.

Happy Holidays to all.

[Colfax]

How often do they play with stars?

Since September, when Priceline introduced the 3.5* bidding class, they've been playing with stars quite a bit. A number of hotels have gone from 3* to 3.5*, then back to 3*, within a matter of weeks. I hope it settles down soon as it's confusing to purchasers (and makes keeping the Hotel Lists current a chore).

In Priceline's retail side the Westin Southfield shows as a 4* now. Apparently it's been upgraded from 3.5* since you bid. If you look at your acceptance page under "MY TRIPS" it should say you won a 4* hotel, as rating revisions do get transmitted to old acceptance pages.

The Hotel List will be updated to reflect the Westin's 4* rating.

The Marriott Southfield is still a 3.5* on Priceline's retail side.

Thanks for alerting us to the change, frenchmn. Happy Holidays to you too.

[frenchmn]

... If you look at your acceptance page under "MY TRIPS" it should say you won a 4* hotel, as rating revisions do get transmitted to old acceptance pages.

Thanks Colfax, you were right, the star playing continues.

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[Colfax]

Thanks for the update, frenchmn.