Priceline Hotel: 5* Bangkok (Sukhumvit) Westin Grande

[dmfsingapore]

The Westin Grande Sukhumvit

259 Sukhumvit Road

Bangkok, Thailand

662-651-1000

Check-In Date: Friday, November 12, 2004

Check-Out Date: Monday, November 15, 2004

Your Offer Price: $70.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 3

Subtotal: $210.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $45.97

Total Charges: $255.97

[lesmiz99]

Hi -

Just to share if you're unaware, the weblink below points to a Starwood promos page -

http://www.starwood.com/promotions/promo_l...y=PRGENNORES_AP

They've quite a number of deals that offer good value for money and are a worthy alternative to PL, especially if the price difference is marginal and comes with Starpoints.

In your case, there's a "Buy 2 nights, get the 3rd free" promo that offers the total rate of $280 - just $15 more than your PL deal. AND, it gives you 840 Starpoints if you're PLA.

Just to share that there are deals out there somewhat on the level of PL. I recently "lost out" paying 2 nights on PL, which would've given me 3 nights with the aforementioned promo.

Live and learn ... live and learn.

[thereuare]

dmfsingapore, thank you for sharing your win.

lesmiz99, welcome to BetterBidding and thanks for the link. Personally i'd still take the $30 in my pocket rather than 850 starwood points, but i suppose for those that need the points to get to the 'next level' it's a good deal.

[craz]

thereyouare, ill disagree with you about taking the $30 and running (using PL) IF a person is a Plat then going via the PL route NO UPGRADES for sure. Then it depends how someone values the pts, I can stay in a Sher cat#1 for 2000 pts on a Fri/Sat night that will be min $189 so to me the 840 pts is worth say min $72. the other days its 3000 pts so then its around $60 still more than the $30 in savings. As a Gold maybe one could also get a better room. PL usually means one of he worst rooms in the house. then if a Plat no amenity gift either.

on the other hand if my savings would be substantial I would do PL and forgo the benefits of being a Plat with SPG or Diamond with Hilton.

[thereuare]

... which is why i had said personally (meaning, 'for me'), and made the reference that it may be good for somebody that values points.

[Chris26WI]

I never got bad rooms with priceline - at least in Asia. Just came back from stays in Bangkok, and for the Westin Grande, I got a wonderful room on the 17th floor, SPG floor, including welcome drinks, fruit basket, and personal welcome letter from the manager. (and, as usual for Thailand hotels, I got 8 Starpoints - even though nothing else charged to my room, I only paid the priceline rate. Strange. Same for Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in June). [And I am only a Starwood basic member]