BEAV Posted March 22, 2009 Report Posted March 22, 2009 I needed two rooms, so decided to purchase one through PRICELINE for $105, one through HOTWIRE for $161 and then applied for Hotwire's double-the-difference price guarantee program. The $112 HOTWIRE refund brought the average price per room down to $77 (pre-tax).Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa 1 Old Golf Course RoadMonterey, CA 93940 Check-in: April 25 2009Check-out: April 26 2009Rate: $161.00Taxes/fees: $20.57Total: $181.57 Amenities:FitnessPoolRestaurantBusiness CenterHi-Speed InternetGolfTennis Purchased through the Better Bidding link to HOTWIRE.
thereuare Posted March 23, 2009 Report Posted March 23, 2009 Congratulations on your success... both in hotel received and on your Double the Difference Guarnatee.Haven't seen this done in awhie, yet just refered to it in a post yesterdy, so glad to see HOTWIRE still honoring their Double the Difference Guarantee against other opaque providers (when can show an actual purchase confirmation number reflecting the same property)Nicely done and glad to see it all worked out well!Thank you for sharing your results with the board and using our HOTWIRE link to begin your purchase.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Jim the Nomad Posted March 28, 2009 Report Posted March 28, 2009 Just joined the site this afternoon, nd I'm booking Montery for a road trip with my father (82 and still kicking) down the coast highway. Thanks for the heads-up, much appreciated. Gotta' appreciate the Priceline vs. Hotwire hedge play, impressive. Best,
BEAV Posted March 28, 2009 Author Report Posted March 28, 2009 Welcome to Better Bidding!I've been fortunate to use this hot wire / PRICELINE "system" several times when I've needed two rooms. It hasn't failed me yet. One word of advice, though, is to purchase the Priceline room first. That way, if you're assigned a different hotel than what you're seeing displayed on Hotwire it doesn't come back to haunt you by winding up with two rooms at different hotels. In my case, I could have been assigned the 3.5 star Casa Munres on Priceline. Had that happened, there would have been no point in purchasing the second room (at the Hyatt) from Hotwire. I would have simply gone back to Priceline and duplicated the first purchase for the second room. No guarantees I'd get the Casa Munres the second time around, but I think the chances of duplicating the same exact bid minutes later would end up with the same results. Finally, since HOTWIRE can't "see" the rate you paid on PRICELINE, you have to fax them your Priceline confirmation sheet in order for them to approve and process your claim.
thereuare Posted March 29, 2009 Report Posted March 29, 2009 Jim the Nomad,Welcome to BetterBidding!If you'd like help with your own upcoming stay please start a NEW TOPIC.Thanks! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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