DeltaPurser Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Started bidding at $35 and kept adding zones until a $60 bid was accepted at the Embassy Suites Hotel SFO Burlingame. The lowest rate on embassysuites.com was $149.DeltaPurser :) Link to comment
DeltaPurser Posted August 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Oops... I was wrong on the date (if it matters). It was actually from the night before: July 31 to August 1st...DeltaPurser :) Link to comment
thereuare Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I've edited the title to reflect your actual date.This is an important post as this hotel used to be rated 4* and then one day 4* bidding was no longer offered in the zone! :) It was suspected that this hotel was downgraded to 3* and you have confirmed it... THANKS!Hope you were there in time for the manger's reception. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
bbbb Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I hope that Pl upgrades this hotel to 4* with all the remodeling that they have done.It was nice when you could target this hotel as the cheap 4* at the airport. Link to comment
BEAV Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 This is an interesting "win" for a number of reasons. First, of course, because of the reason Thereuare stated. Second because it's obvious none of the usual 3* players in this zone (Hyatt, Sheraton, Westin & Doubletree) "hit" between $35 & $60. When the usual hotels don't seem to have Priceline inventory for a given date, it often results in the discovery of a higher priced property. Good to finally confirm this hotel still participates w/Priceline, if even at a substantially higher rate than all the other 3* we see so often in this zone. It's also interesting that I just bought this property from Hotwire a few days ago for $58. Hotwire is generally always higher than Priceline, but not so in this particular case.As to any possible upgrade, I agree with bbbb it would be great if it were returned to 4* status w/Priceline. But if I know how Priceline rates hotels, the property can renovate all they want, but until they add the amenities Priceline requires of a 4* hotel, I doubt we'll see it happen. Link to comment
bbbb Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 This hotel was a 4* on PL until about a year a go.It was a sure thing when bidding 4* south. Link to comment
DeltaPurser Posted August 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Well, we were given a room in need of some serious updating, so as far as I'm concerned, it was at most a 3* hotel. Our bill, which had been slipped under our door the morning of departure, showed that PL had paid $59 for the room.As far as Hotwire room costing more than PL, I've noticed at one of the hotels in Florida (I happened to see a list of guests and the rates they paid) that accepts guests from both PL and Hotwire that the Hotwire rate is actually $2 less than PL, but with their fees higher than PL it ends up costing a little more.DeltaPurser :) Link to comment
bbbb Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I had a few problems at this hotel last July (2003) and after a few letters to Hilton corp I had a free night from both Hilton and the hotel.So when I was there in July 2004 I had a real nice room,it might have had something to do with all the notes on my reservation that were put there by the GM when I called him to make the booking this year. :) Link to comment
DeltaPurser Posted August 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Like they say... The squeaky wheel gets the grease! Good for you!!!DeltaPurser :) Link to comment
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