jrk

After adding the taxes and fees the price turned out only minimally ($5/night) lower than that offered on the hotel site. Bidding on PRICELINE was no success either. Amenities: Pet friendly Fitness center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business center Self-service laundry Internet access

Used standard method, increasing the price while adding zones.

The good deals in Orlando from the past 2-3 years seem to be over. I used to quite routinely get a 4-star hotel in my preferred area (International Drive - Convention Center) for ca. $50. No more. Any weekend I looked at in January and February, the Express Deal on Priceline was way over $100. Bidding attempt to lower this number significantly failed. So I went for Lake Buena Vista instead. Hotwire listed (most probably, since it was a Hot Deal) Sheraton at $75 on this weekend. Bidding on Priceline lowered it to $71. The hotel does not have great reviews or ranking. We'll see. BTW Disney Downtown changed name to Disney Springs. jrk

The PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal for this property was $84 / night. Started bidding low at $60, adding zones. Not surprisingly, the bids were refused until I hit $80. Pretty hefty hotel fees, though, so the total will be about $120 per night plus parking.

That was quick: started with $50, bid rejected; raised to $55 adding one zone, bid accepted. With fees, taxes, and $15 hotel fee, the full cost comes to $82.13 per night. Still pretty good. jrk

Tried bidding in the same area on Price.line, and went up to $65 with no success (they had a PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal at $90). Went with Hot.wire instead.

Bidding didn't really work out well in this case. Started with $80, reject. There aren't many zones in Madrid with no 4-star hotels, so had only 3 zones to add. Went to $120 in three consecutive bids. This is only $5 lower than a PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal (probably the same hotel) and the regular Priceline price for the same property. The hotel sites quotes $147 but including taxes, which means about $130 net.

I'm in Orlando on average 4 times a year, and always staying in the same area (Convention Center). The lowest I ever got for Hilton was $80. Best, jrk

Started with $45, apparently a bit low. But $57 is satisfactory for the Labor Day weekend. Used the betterbidding.com [url=http://www.betterbidding.com/clicks/click.php?afsrc=1&id=40]PRICELINE[/url] link portal, and always appreciate this service. jrk

We did enjoy our stay. The hotel is very good, corresponding to the 4-star denomination. The only problem was, upon checkin the front office could not find our reservation. It turned out Priceline had canceled it. It took a half-hour phone call to Priceline to bring it back. Fortunately, the hotel was not full, so we got our room OK. This is the first time it happened to us, and nobody -- least of all Priceline -- could tell how it happened. jrk

Started bidding with $60. Added zones; ended up with Renaissance for $70 + taxes & fees. Always using the bettebidding.com portal to access PRICELINE / HOTWIRE and appreciate this service. Regards, JK

Correction: the fee is $15 (+tax) not 20. Self-parking fee of $18(+ tax) also adds to the price. Altogether, however, the hotel is adequate for its 4-star rating. jrk

Westin started charging $20/night resort fee, which is not-so-welcome news, adding to the final price, which will be $106.81/night, taxes & fees included. Still not too bad. Hotel Amenities Smoke-free rooms Fitness center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business center Accessibility Accessible for visually impaired Accessible for hearing impaired Accessible path of travel In-room accessibility Accessible bathroom Accessible parking Roll-in shower

Just got back from Orlando. This is not the place for reviews, but let me say Hyatt Regency was the best hotel I've ever stayed at in Orlando, and at the price of $90 (+taxes and fees) it was a very good bargain. Also, no resort fee, although I was prepared for it (since it was mentioned on the hotel's web site). Self-park, $16 per day, which is the norm in this area. jrk

There is only one 4 1/2 star hotel in that zone, and the PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal price was $96. I started bidding with $70 and went up to $85, no success. The next day I started with $80 and my $90 bid was accepted. Used betterbidding.com [url=http://www.betterbidding.com/clicks/click.php?afsrc=1&id=40]PRICELINE[/url] link and appreciate this service. jrk