Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Ft Lauderdale (North) Marriott Ft Lauderdale North

[NoGvmnt]

Hi everyone, ultimately, what I am looking to do is book the Hyatt Place in Fort Lauderdale for pre and post cruise stays on March 19th and March 30th (yes, I am aware that I will have to bid each date separately).

I know that when bidding through PRICELINE you can't pick your hotel but I see that some people have been successful with this property in my price range which is a maximum of $100.00/night including all taxes and fees.

So what I need is instruction on what bidding procedure I should take in order for the best possible chance of success.

And if my chances of success through HOTWIRE would be better please let me know.

And I WILL use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links provided on this website.

Thanks, Jim

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Please only post for one stay per thread... we'll use this thread for your pre-cruise stay of 3/19, feel free start a NEW TOPIC for your post cruise stay.

PRICELINE usually provides the lowest price (when bid correctly), but there is no way to target a specific property. HOTWIRE usually costs a little more, but you can often target, or avoid, a particular property by taking an educated guess as to the poroperty being offered based upon the star rating, amenities, and any additional clues that HOTWIRE may provide.

To begin, there are few Hyatt Place properties in the Ft Lauderdale area, are you refering to the Hyatt Place Airport North at 1851 SE 10th Avenue?

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

[NoGvmnt]

Yes, I am referring to the Hyatt Place Airport North at 1851 SE 10th Avenue.

[thereuare]

Thru HOTWIRE this property is located in the (Las Olas-Downtown-Port Everglades) zone and was last reported as a 3* hotel with the following amenities:

Shuttle, Complimentary Breakfast, Pool, Fitness, Smoke Free, Hi-Speed Internet, Business

If you search HOTWIRE for your dates, does anything the same as, or close, to the above appear in this zone?

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

Let us know and we'll take it from there.

[NoGvmnt]

The only 3* property with those amenities and that zone is coming up with a $171.00/night price.

Jim

[thereuare]

So given this information that at the current time you won't be able to target this property, are you willing to bid on PRICELINE and accept any hotel in the zone at the minimum star level that you select OR are would you prefer to book a 'known' hotel thru conventional means?

Was there something in particular regarding the Hyatt Place that you were looking for from this stay?

Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll advise accordingly.

[NoGvmnt]

Was there something in particular regarding the Hyatt Place that you were looking for from this stay?

I'm impressed with the property itself, I want the airport and cruise port shuttle and other members of our cruise group are staying there for their pre cruise.

Jim

[thereuare]

What is the rate the others are paying at the Hyatt Place?

So given this information that at the current time you won't be able to target this property, are you willing to bid on PRICELINE and accept any hotel in the zone at the minimum star level that you select OR are would you prefer to book a 'known' hotel thru conventional means?

[NoGvmnt]

I've actually been at it for a couple of days but kept getting rejected and running out of bids.

Today, I bid $90.00 on 3* Ft. Lauderdale Downtown and was rejected, I then rebid adding Ft. Lauderdale North and Kept the bid at $90.00.

My bid at $90.00 was accepted and I got upgraded to 3.5* for $90.00 plus $18.49 for a Total of $108.49.

Yes, I did use the PRICELINE Link from this site.

Jim

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

Hope you're happy with the results and that this works well for your needs.

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

Enjoy your stay.