calicat Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 hi!i'm new to this board and have never purchased from either hotwire or priceline before. however, after browsing this site, i'm very much interested in doing so. i found this on hotwire for the length of my stay. any ideas which hotel it is?amenities listed are:smoke free roomsfitness centerpoolrestaurantbusiness centerhigh speed internet.any other advice is greatly appreciated!thanks!
thereuare Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 Welcome to BetterBidding!The above is a match for the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers so that would be our best guess.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
calicat Posted March 12, 2009 Author Report Posted March 12, 2009 thats what i thought. and from reading thru the forum, seems like the sheraton is just an OK hotel. i also found this one...any idea which one it is?3.5*$79chicago (mag mil - streeterville)amentities: boutique, non smoking, restaurant, gym, business center, high speed internet.4/23-4/26/09any other suggestions for a stay in chicago from 4/23 - 4/26 would be greatly appreciated! preferably a 4* or comparable at under $100/night. thanks!thank you and i'll def book thru the link on this site!
thereuare Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 Unfortunately this property has not yet been identified.If you're able to stretch your budget a little, what appears to be the Inter-Continental is available for $119/nite and gets pretty good reviews.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.Let us know what you end up doing for this stay or if/how we can be of further help. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
calicat Posted March 15, 2009 Author Report Posted March 15, 2009 thanks again for your reply. i still have not booked for this trip. after further looking thru the forum, i noticed that the rooms generally go for less on priceline. do you have any suggestions for getting a 4* room for under $100/night on priceline? i saw that someone got the blackstone for $81...is there a strategy to get that specific hotel?i appreciate all the help and advice!
AaronJB Posted March 15, 2009 Report Posted March 15, 2009 There is no strategy to get a particular hotel. The reason why PRICELINE and HOTWIRE are as cheap as they are is because you give up the ability to select a specific hotel.PRICELINE is cheaper because it is more opaque than HOTWIRE.
thereuare Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 As AaronJB points out above you can't bid for a specific hotel.If you haven't seen it yet, and you're new to PRICELINE and HOTWIRE this is a good read which explains the similarities and differences between the two services: I've Never Used Priceline or Hotwire.Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll advise accordingly.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
calicat Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Posted March 16, 2009 i would like to try bidding thru priceline. do you have a suggestion has to how much i should start at for a 4* for 4/23-4/26/09? i'm interested in either the millenium loop area or michigan ave. or do you think going for the choices on hotwire is my best bet? again, appreciate all your help. thanks!!
thereuare Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 It depends what is more important to you... PRICELINE is usually a little cheaper than HOTWIRE, but with hotw.ire you're able to take an educated guess as to the property you may received before your purchase... whereas with PRICELINE you're subject to any hotel in the zone at the star rating (or higher) you bid.If you'd like to give PRICELINE a try let us know your maximum bid so that we don't' suggest a strategy that goes higher than you're willing to pay and we'll advise accordingly.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
calicat Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Posted April 25, 2009 with the help of this site, just won the James Hotel!! very happy with my win! :) amenities listed were:fitness centerrestaurantbusiness centerlaundry facilitieshigh speed internetspaused the HOTWIRE link thru this site!! thanks!
thereuare Posted April 25, 2009 Report Posted April 25, 2009 Congratulations on your success!Glad to see you received the hotel you were hoping for and that you're happy with the resutls.Thank you for sharing your results with the board and using our HOTWIRE link to begin your purchase.Have a great stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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