Priceline Hotel: 2* Fayetteville Baymont Inn

[cthree]

Checked a great online travel search engine (one that checks multiple websites) that I've used before to book rooms at specific hotels. Also checked a great reviews website too. From that, I thought I had a good chance of getting a good room for a decent price using Priceline.

So, I used the link from betterbidding.com website to access PRICELINE and bid $65 for a 2 * hotel for one night. Based on the posts, there was a 2 1/2 * hotel that I wanted to make sure I did not get. This was done on October 8, 2009.

I won the Baymont Inn. With fees and everything, the final price was $81 and change. Sadly, this was more expensive than the hotel's own website. It also alarmed me that the hotel had some very bad reviews on the travel website alluded to earlier (#39 of 44 hotels approximately in Fayetteville - site says 50 total, but some are out of business). :) The hotel's website showed $78 for all rooms except their big suite, which I assumed I did not win; the room rate was actually $69, but the taxes were only like $9, making it cheaper than PRICELINE's final price.

Not entirely pleased for paying more for a room than "up to 50% less" for the room by using PRICELINE, I called Priceline to complain. After putting me on hold a few times and asking which website had the cheaper rate (the Baymont's own website, incidentally), the agent offered to credit me $11, though refused to change the hotel.

I was really hoping to get the TownePlace which I had won on priceline earlier in the year in Wilmington. Oh well.

We will see how this pans out. Perhaps the hotel will be better than the reviews indicate. This is the first time I've been really displeased with Priceline; the hotels it's picked for me in the past have been great and at great prices. At least they lowered the price a little bit. :)

[thereuare]

Thank you for sharing your results with the board.

Sorry to hear you didn't receive much of a deal on this purchase, but be thankful that PRICELINE refunded the money that they did, as their best rate guarantee is based upon bid price only... not the total included taxes and fees.

Thank you for using our PRICELINE link to begin your purchase and for sharing your results with the board, helping us add this property to the Priceline Hotel List.

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

Hope your stay goes better than expected.

[cthree]

As a quick follow up: The hotel wasn't spectacular and barely made imho the 2* rating. The checkout receipt showed $48.50 on it. :) It might have been worth that. Too bad I paid quite a bit more for it though. :) Live and learn I guess.

[AaronJB]

Sorry to hear you had a disappointing stay. :)