Priceline Hotel: 3* Orlando (Universal Studios-SeaWorld) Hyatt Place Universal

[dogbert75]

Just won a great deal at the Hyatt Place in Orlando through Priceline. $30 per night for 2 nights (April 24-26). I was trying to get this hotel based on the info from this board. I started at $25 a night and worked my way up to $30 using the free re-bids by selecting areas that didn't have anything higher than 2 1/2 stars.

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Room Subtotal: $60.00

Taxes and Fees: $15.39

Total Room Cost: $75.39

Hyatt Place Orlando Universal

5895 Caravan Court

Orlando, FL 32819

Edit: Could a Mod update my title to say $30, not $3.... sorry, forgot the zero... if only it was that cheap!

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding and congratulations on your success!

A nice deal for a nice hotel.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding :)

Yellowdog.

[jimmyt]

thats a great win! This is one of the ones I am looking at for a stay in June - HOTWIRE has it for about $47, but I am leary of PRICELINE. What areas did you tell price line to bid in?

thanks

[dogbert75]

Got back from my trip and I was pleased with the hotel. Two full size beds and a pull out sofa in the room. Nice sized flat screen tv. Pool is a little on the small size, but the kids still had a blast. Free breakfast is basic: english muffins, bagles, toast, cereal, and fruit -- but still does the trick. Location is convenient for Universal, which is where we went for the weekend. When checking out there was a lady at the desk who was having a conversation with the manager because of a variety of issues she had with the plumbing in her room, but my stay was uneventful.

To answer Jimmy, my bidding history was as follows: Zone 8 (selected 3 star hotel) - $25; Zones 8,7 - $27; Zones 8,7,11 - $29; Zones 8,7,11,3 - $30 (winning bid).

The zone numbers are the different areas that show when looking for a hotel in orlando. I scoped each out before I started bidding to see what their maximum star rating was. I had seen others had gotten this hotel for 30, so this was the one I was hoping for. My preliminary research had the following list (I didn't pay attention to resorts, if available):

1- 4*

2 - 4*

3 - 2 1/2*

4 - 3 1/2*

5 - 3 1/2*

6 - 2 1/2*

7 - 2*

8 - didn't write down since I knew I was starting the bidding here asking for a 3* hotel

9 - 3*

10 - 3*

11 - 2*

Each time I was denied on my asking price, I added a zone that had no hotels higher that 2 1/2 stars to my rebid. These are the "free rebids" because they obviously can't produce any winners since I set the mark at 3 stars or higher. I figured it would be 30 a night, but I wanted to try lower since it was so last minute.

I hope all this info helps.

[b_almeida]

how many people can stay at this hotel in one room, buying it from PRICELINE?

[thereuare]

Please post an update or follow-up with whatever decision, or were you stand, for your Hotwire Miami thread... then start a NEW TOPIC for your own stay regarding your question above (but if your question pertains to your Miami stay please post as a reply to your existing thread for that stay)

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