Priceline Hotel: 3* Los Angeles (Airport LAX) Crowne Plaza

[Nunu]

Very happy with this win! for our 1 day getaway from Las Vegas on our upcoming Christmas trip.

Your Offer Price: $41.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $41.00

Taxes & Service Fees:

$13.01

Total Charges: $54.01

Best rate on Hotel website was $109 plus taxes.

[LoneStar]

That 3-star LAX zone is the biggest crapshoot in priceline. You really don't know what you'll get -- I think I've seen about a dozen hotels pop up. Fortunately, I haven't really heard of a bad hotel in the zone, so I guess it's a safe roll of the dice.

BTW, anybody know how priceline selects your hotel if two properties bid the same dollar amount? For example, I got the Embassy Suites North LAX for $41 that week. Do they just alternate?

[thereuare]

I have heard that ties go to the bigger Priceline supplier.

Nunu, thank you for posting and sharing your win with the rest of the board.

Wishing as much luck in Vegas as you had with this Priceline win. :) Was this your first bid in the zone?

Enjoy your stay.

[bbbb]

Now that PL does not offer a 4* (westin) does anyone know if all the 3* hotels that can be won in the LAX area have a airport van? Could you wind up paying for transportation to any of the 3*s?

I am going to need a room in March after a return flight from Hawaii and don"t want to have to pay for a cab.

[Nunu]

Thanks thereuare, I started off at $41 as I was happy with that amount and had tried a different zone (I think Torrance) at $48 and was rejected. Any money that I saved on this or through Vegas winnings will be long gone when my wife and daughter hit the malls in LA on Dec. 26! Ouch!!!

[LoneStar]

Now that PL does not offer a 4* (westin) does anyone know if all the 3* hotels that can be won in the LAX area have a airport van? Could you wind up paying for transportation to any of the 3*s?

I suppose it's POSSIBLE to have a 3 star LAX hotel without a van, but I think it extremely improbable, and do not know of such a property (every once in a while you hear an horror story about remote priceline airport hotels -- like in Paris -- but these stories are extremely unusual). Frankly, it would be impossible for such a hotel to compete in the market. So I think you can bid the 40-some-odd bucks with reasonable confidence!