Priceline Hotel: 4* Las Vegas (Downtown) Golden Nugget

[dutchie26]

Hi

I have been bidding the last few days for 4* dwntwn vegas Hotel May 8-9. I am expecting/hoping for the Golden nugget. Using my free rebids I have worked my way up to 45$ with no luck.

At the $40 mark I was offered " a great deal." Priceline will give me the 4* hotel right away for $74. So I declined and went back and rebid up to $45 until I ran out of rebids.

What I don't understand is that the rack rate for that day at the Golden nugget is $69. $5 cheaper than the great deal offered by Priceline.

So does anyone have any experience as to how close I have to bid up to the $74 before I can get it.

Also isn't this a bit of underhandedness on Pricelines part offering a so called deal well over the rack rate when they advertise %40 discount. This offer of theirs is a 7% premium. The Buggers!!

Thanks so much everyone!!

[AaronJB]

If the regular rate is $69 (I'm seeing $88 on Expedia/Orbitz), I'm guessing you may have to go to $50-55.

Thank you for using the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

[dutchie26]

Thanks so much I will try PRICELINE again today and start a little higher.

(The $69 rate was on the golden Nugget web site)

[dutchie26]

Well its been a few weeks now and I have been bidding daily starting at $40 and working my way up as high as $57 which puts me just a few dollars less than the Golden Nugget's rate of $69 for that night. I notice that on the Priceline page where you first enter your bid it says "median price in this area is $69" (Sometimes it says $88)

Every time after I bid, it offers me the "Great Deal" of $74 ($5 more than rack rate???)

I don't understand why it is, that I cannot seem to get a hotel here for this night for any thing under rack rate?

[yellowdog]

dutchie26

Golden Nugget might not have any inventory at PRICELINE for the moment.

The median price is nothing you should pay attention too.

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

Yellowdog.

[dutchie26]

I guess I will keep trying and hope that some inventory pops up sometimes soon. thanks for the input.

dutchie26

Golden Nugget might not have any inventory at PRICELINE for the moment.

The median price is nothing you should pay attention too.

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

Yellowdog.

[yellowdog]

Good luck!

Please follow-up this thread with whatever you ended up doing for the stay (even if you chose to book direct, cancelled your stay, etc)

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

Yellowdog.

[dutchie26]

Will do!

[dutchie26]

Well after weeks of bidding and no success I finally got G.N. for $52.

Yesterday while bidding up to $45 I got offered a room for $58 by Priceline (up until then I had been always been offered @$78)

So I knew that things were starting to look up. I bid in $1 increments up to $50 and ran out of rebids.

Today I started @ $45 and received the same offer. I jumped to 50 next, then 51 and at $52 SUCCESS!

Man that was a lot of work to save $12!

Definitely not a lot of really big savings in Vegas. I have done a lot better everywhere else I have bid (usually 40 or 50% off rack rates)

4* Las Vegas (Downtown) Golden Nugget

$52 ... 5/08/10-5/09/10

Thanks to everyone for their insights and help.

As always I used the links to bid.

[AaronJB]

Congratulations on your success. :)

Given the already low regular rate, there may not be a lot of room to discount at this property.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using the site's PRICELINE link.

Enjoy your stay.

[zebrum]

I was after the Nugg and tried $52 for 5/7/2010 - 5/11/2010 and was rejected.

[thereuare]

zebrum,

If you'd like help with your own stay please start a NEW TOPIC.

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

[cared72000]

The Golden Nugget was just featured in a Yahoo! article on the 10 best hotel pools (worldwide). It was one of the only hotels listed in the U.S. I wonder if that hasn't given it quite a boost in people looking for a place to stay in Vegas.

[Taiko]

Well done for hanging in there. I was watching this thread and have seen time and again, persistence rewarded in the end.

I have heard good things about the new Tower at GN.

Thanks for following up for the benefit of all.

Have a great stay....