Hotwire Hotel: HELP: Coral Gables/Coconut Grove

[janae]

I have a group of 14 in Miami for one-night prior to a cruise in October 2005. I'll need 7 rooms to be on the safe side. What are the odds of me successfully winning the same hotel on 2 different tries to get the total 7 rooms?

[thereuare]

In your title, what is RP?

What are the actual dates of your stay?

Are you thinking about Priceline or HOTWIRE?

[janae]

RP stands for Repost...sorry for the confusion

My stay will be one night 10/14/2005.

I asked the question on both boards because I haven't decided which service I'll use yet.

thanks.

[thesqueegeekid]

I took a chance last month trying to get 8 rooms on Hotwire... and indeed, got them on two tries.

The best thing you can do is narrow down the odds against you with a little research... Determine the hotel, their size, how frequently do they offer rooms on Hotwire/Priceline ... and also, call up the hotel and say you need to do a large group booking and specifically how many rooms are they showing available ... often, they may say their wide open etc (best time to call is evening so, you are just dealing with someone at the front desk and don't have to get transfered to a manager)...

Also, I'd book it as quick as possible...

[thereuare]

Only necessary to post on one board... we'll move it depending upon what service you ultimately use or have success with.

I'd say your chances are better than 50/50, but not 100%, as we have seen occaisions where bids placed simultaneously on two different computers resulted in different hotels.

Your chances would be better on HOTWIRE since you can match the amenities and star rating of your second purchase with those of your first purchase... and if the the hotel does not show itself again you can make a decision to wait, buy a different hotel, or purchase the hotel won in the first purchase directly so that everyone can be together (then total the two purchases and divide by 7).

If you need help with bidding strategies or identifying hotels let us know.

[janae]

3* Coral Gables/Coconut Grove

Amenities: Restaurant(s), Pool(s), Fitness Center, Laundry Facilities (self-Service)

$59 per night

Check-in 10/14/05, check-out 10/15/05

Thanks!

[janae]

My apologies, as soon as I posted this I saw a similar post right below.

Thanks

[janae]

4* Coconut Grove/Coral Gables

BEST VALUE

Amenities: Restaurant(s), Pool(s), Fitness Center, Golf Nearby, Business Center

$77 per night, Oct 14, 2005 - Oct 15, 2005

[thereuare]

I believe this 4* hotel is mostl likely the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables.

If you book it please let us know how it goes, and please use THIS LINK to begin each of your purchases (since you'd be making multiple purchases of more than 4 rooms)