sfman22 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Posted January 3, 2009 Hello, I am a new user but have been consulting these forums quite a bit over the last several days trying to grab a good deal for a trip to Las Vegas. I decided to take a quick trip on Jan. 18th. Attempted to book 4-star hotel in Strip North (likely Treasure Island) through the PRICELINE link. Found a room in Treasure Island for this night on Expedia for $69. Looked on Hotwire and found what appeared to be Treasure Island for $64 (though saving only $1 vs. Expedia with taxes/fees difference). Using PRICELINE link, I bid $48, $53, and $58 for the 4* hotel using the dummy zones (Las Vegas Airport, Speedway). All three bids were rejected without counteroffers. I realize this price of around $70 is already extremely low, but nevertheless I was disappointed I couldn't save even $5 off the Hotwire/Expedia price. I am considering trying for a 5* for hopefully greater savings but may end up just booking through the HOTWIRE link on this site. (One side note - I was bidding on a different date (2/15-2/16) for $45 for the same 4* in North Strip. I was very surprised to receive a counteroffer...of $88, nearly twice my bidding price!)
AaronJB Posted January 3, 2009 Report Posted January 3, 2009 Welcome to the site. :)If you saw the TI on HOTWIRE for not much less than Expedia and have bid up to $58, the TI may not have PRICELINE inventory available right now (but could put out PL inventory a day or week from now, so I would definitely be careful about bidding any higher.)You can try coupon code STAY10 for Expedia to see if that gets you $10 off each night, but that may only be valid for 2+ night stays.I think the other issue may be the regular rate on Expedia. While the HOTWIRE listing isn't a great deal, it could be an instance of the hotel having a floor on their rates (in terms of maintaining profit margins) somewhere in the neighborhood of this price. I certainly don't know for sure, but that would be my guess.Thank you for offering to use the site's PRICELINE/HOTWIRE/Expedia links, and let us know if you have any questions.
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