Priceline Hotel: 3* Melbourne Holiday Inn Viera

[Bladerunner]

I recently got this for $48. I was expecting a beach hotel.

Surprised this is rated as a 3 star, same as the Hilton on the beachfront. This is a standard Holiday Inn with a small unheated pool. Adequate though.

Incidentally, I know this Travelocity's Secret Hotels are not listed on this forum, but the site recently offered me an unnamed 3 star hotel in Fort Lauderdale. After I had paid it turned out to be a 2 star highway La Quinta.

Hotwire also recently gave me a 2.5 star hotel in Ft Pierce. It turned out to be a small motel (the Royal) with no amenities - no gym, pool etc.

In my experience higher star ratings are increasingly being applied to lower standard hotels on Priceline, Hotwire and Secret Rooms, so beware.

This week, there are virtually no great deals to be had on the Florida Coast due to Spring Break

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

I recently got this for $48. I was expecting a beach hotel.

Can you please add the date(s) of your stay to this thread so we can enable your win to appear in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins. Also, I'm assuming this was on PRICELINE? If not, please include the amenities shown before your purchase which you can still view by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

Hotwire also recently gave me a 2.5 star hotel in Ft Pierce. It turned out to be a small motel (the Royal) with no amenities - no gym, pool etc.

Can you please add this win to the board as a NEW TOPIC... you can still view the details of this purchase in the MY ACCOUNT section of the HOTWIRE website as described above.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Thank you.