Priceline Hotel: HELP: Vancouver 12/27

[brats]

Does any know which hotels hotwire have in their 4* range at Vancouver airport

Fairmont would be a real treat

Any information will be great

[thereuare]

Please look at your HOTWIRE LAS VEGAS post and follow the same procedure to look at the appropriate lists for Vancouver.

If you'd like help with a bidding strategy feel free to post your maximum bid, dates, and desired star levels.

[brats]

After looking through this site a zillion times,

I am wondering if the 4* is the Marriot and 3.5* the Delta

Both properties at the airport

I am looking for 1 night 27th Dec 2004,should I wait to se if they go down

I am checking Hotwire,because I am in Canada its realy difficult to go through Priceline

I had trouble with Hotwire had to phone it in it didn't like my Postal Code

( yes I did use the out of US site)

Thanks again in advance

According to this site the Marriot has Laundry

[brats]

Sorry

The Delta seems to be the only 3.5*

Is this what I should be working out??

[thereuare]

Please keep all posts regarding the same stay in the same thread.

The hotel lists should not be considered inclusive, from the top of every hotel list on the board you'll find:

This list is NOT a complete list of all hotels that Hotwire offers in this area, it is ONLY a compilation of hotels that have already been reported on this forum. Hotels are added/removed by Hotwire all the time, and star ratings can change at ANY time. As well, the geographic boundaries of an area are subject to change, so it's always a good idea to look at the Hotwire map before purchasing.

In light of the above, you MAY get a hotel that is NOT on this list, or get a hotel on this list but at a star level you didn't expect (if the star rating has changed).

If you'd like help identifying the hotels please provide all of the amenities that Hotwire associates with the property.

[brats]

Question--- according to Priceline they have a 4* Hotel at Vancouver Airport

but your list only has 2-----3*

The Coast & Park Plaza

Do you know of a 4

[WillTravel]

Take a look at this thread:

http://www.betterbidding.com/index.php?act...T&f=165&t=8109&

[brats]

Managed to get through to Priceline with a Canadian address adapted as I had read about

But was not as lucky as the previous bidder

I did not get 3* for Vancouver Airport for 27th Dec to 28th 2004

my bid was midway hers at $33 but it came back as a NO with no counter,

So I assume I have to wait 72hrs before bidding again I can get something through Hotwire for $55

But I thought i would try Priceline for lower of course, after I had read oe of the other posts

[WillTravel]

I'm not sure when the previous poster got her bid, but the Canadian dollar has jumped significantly against the US dollar lately. So keep that in mind when looking at older winning bids.

[brats]

Coast Hotel for $35 was 24th October 2004

the dollar has not changed that drasticaly in 3 weeks

[thereuare]

So why did you bid $33?

Do you know of rates on 10/24 were the same as they are for your upcoming date?

When bidding for 3* in this zone you do have two RE-BID ZONES available (but make sure you understand which ones they are before using them).

[brats]

No I didn't know anything, I just took a stab

Now I could go back and put Langley in as a different Zone as well but I'm a little scared that there could be a hotel in the *,even though they say there isn't ( I dont want to end up in Langley)

Hotels for that night are around $50 US for 2*

[thereuare]

If you're afraid to use re-bids then all you can do is wait... as you should only do things that you're comfortable with.

Are you going to split the reservation for your VEGAS STAY?

[brats]

No I dont think so its a pretty good deal I think I'll stay with that one,

but I will try again for the Vancouver Airport one.

Or maybe just take Hotwire 3* @ $50 ----Are the charges Taxes ect the same for Priceline as Hotwire there $15 on the $50

[thereuare]

Please add a reply to the Vegas post so that others reading it in the future will know what you ultimately decided to do and the thread will have some 'closure' and not be open-ended.

However, i will add that i don't understand your reply... if you are able to cancel two of the nites and re-book them at a cheaper price, why wouldn't you do so?

[lighthouse boy]

Fairmont Vancouver Airport may be the 4* hotel at the airport.

[brats]

Vancouver Entertainment Distict

Downtown Vancouver Entertainment District -

Selected amenities include: Restaurant(s), Fitness Center, High-Speed Internet Access, Business Center.

Does anyone know if this is Crown Plaza 3.5* -----@$50 for 27th Dec 2004

[brats]

Does anyone know WHY the Service Charges and Taxes on Priceline are approx $7 on $50

and double at Hotwire?????

[thereuare]

Do you have a win to report? What zone are you seeing this in?

What do you think the taxes and service charge should be?

[brats]

NO I dont have anything to post yet

but when everone posts there wins I have noticed their Service and Taxes

are approx $7 on $50 ( with Priceline ) and when I checkout Hotwire its

No. of rooms: 1

No. of nights: 1

Price per night: $55.00

Subtotal: $55.00

Taxes/Fees: $14.95

Total Price: $69.95

All taxes & fees included.

Prices are in $USD.

I was looking @ Vancouver-Richmond area (which is the airport )

at 3.5 and 3 * Properties- Dec 27th one night

I was just trying to get the Fees sorted in my head

because then on my next bid I can bid at least $7 more

When you win a bid with Priceline are the Hotel Taxes included ???

I am sorry if these questions are stupid but I am just trying to understand both the systems

[brats]

Vancouver Airport 3* Not a win again last bid 72 hrs ago = $33

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1) bid $35 @ Vancouver Airport

2) bid $37 @ Vancouver Airport/Langley

3)bid $38 @ Vancouver Airport/Langley/Surrey

All bids rejected

Will try again in 72 Hours

Expedia.ca have 2 Hotels--- Executive Inn and Comfort Inn @ $62 Can=$52 US

Or I think its the Delta3.5* @ the Airport With HOTWIRE

No. of rooms: 1

No. of nights: 1

Price per night: $55.00

Subtotal: $55.00

Taxes/Fees: $14.95

Total Price: $69.95

All taxes & fees included.

Prices are in $USD. Approx $84 Can

So at the moment with a long time to go I'll keep bidding with PRICELINE

$52 for a 2* Available with Expedia

$$70 for 3.5*(maybe Delta ) with Hotwire

I still dont know if Hotel Taxes are Included in either Expedia,Hotwire or Priceline

[thereuare]

You assumption on Priceline's service fee and taxes are wrong.

You can to thru the same procedure as you did above for Hotwire (stopping short of a purchase) to see the equivalent taxes and service fees for Priceline. Likewise you can do the same for Expedia.

[edyvr]

FYI, Priceline doesn't not include GST in the tax and while Hotwire does.

So for hotels in British Columbia, for example:

Priceline pays hotels 7% less in tax than Hotwire because technically Priceline only sells rooms to Americans or foreigners where they can get the taxes exempted while Hotwire is allowed to sell rooms to Canadians and so they'll have to charge the GST.

[brats]

OK in response to closing this tread

I did not get any of the hotels so just booked direct