Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Calgary (Downtown) Marriott

[resipsa99]

I used the PRICELINE links on this site to start my bidding. Prices on this website looked low ($65-100), but there seems to be low availability for those dates at the high end side. Was not able to get anything above a 3* for those dates on HOTWIRE, and my first three bids on PRICELINE were rejected.

So, although I'm a bit disappointed at the "higher" price, it's still a much better price than the CAD$284/night on the Marriott website or the CAD$299/night on Expedia.

Bidding strategy:

$74 for 4* Downtown Calgary - unsuccessful

Added Airdrie (no 4* hotels) at $81 - unsuccessful

Added Cochrane (no 4* hotels) at $94 - unsuccessful

Added 3.5* hotels (none in Airdrie/Cochrane - only 3.5* at all was the Marriott and checked prices as above) at $97 - successful

It gave the option of extending at the same rate (but didn't use it).

[yellowdog]

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

Sorry to see that the savings wasn't that great for you. Sometimes is it hard to get the really good deals.

But we hope you'll get a pleasant stay.

Yellowdog.