Priceline Hotel: Resort Orlando (WDW) Omni Championsgate

[scottzmon]

[see my previous priceline win for Saturday, where I 'won' one day at Gaylord Palms @ $71, but was too cheap to pay $112 plus ~$30 in resort fees.]

In order to get a hotel for the next night - Sunday 17th May 2009 I decided to start over and stick with resorts. I was toying with switching to 3 ($35-$45) or 3.5 star ($45-$60) but figured I could do that if I had to pay over $80 for a resort. I'm travelling with my son and figured he'd get a kick out of the alligators, lazy rivers, pools etc at the resorts in question since Hilton didn't seem to be available. If Hilton was available then at least we'd get the extra Disney park hours.

First bid of $60, in case Hilton popped up. Didn't want my first bid to be $72 and get Hilton.

Second bid of $65 (added Universal, which only has one resort)

Third bid of $68 (added next zone, no resorts)

Fourth bid of $75 (added next zone, no resorts)

Fifth bid of $78 (added another zone no resorts) ACCEPTED, Omni Chamionsgate. Cool!

I didn't want to go over $80, so I was glad to get it at $78 and not have to formulate a new strategy for the more complex 3 or 3.5 star hotels.

I haven't listed the exact zones as it really doesn't matter when bidding ONLY on resort hotels. You have 9 zones to add, plus Universal if you're okay with the one Resort there - JW Marriott Grande Lakes. IIRC it's pretty good and is rated #22 of 392 hotels on TripAdvisor.

*Note: car rental: see previous post also about my Avis mid-size car rental from PRICELINE at $15 / day

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

Glad to see you did better than the counter-offer for the Gaylord Palms and feel changing hotels is worth the cost differential... you have the right attitude, "a chance to explore a different hotel".

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICLINE link to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay(s).

PS- please post your car rental win in the Priceline Car Rental section