Marriott - Big Savings $$

[JosieGirl71]

Marriott has a lowest rate guarantee (they will beat the best price by 25%)and I recently took advantage of that to save some big money. Here is what I did:

I compared rates on Marriott's website and Expedia. For example, Marriott's website has Anaheim Marriott Suites king suite for $139 but Expedia has the same suite for $111. So I booked the room on Marriott's website and then called their 800 number to submit a "claim" (that's what they call it) to tell them that Expedia has the same room for $111. When all was said and done, I got the room for $83.25 a night ($111 - 25%)!

I also did this for Courtyard Anaheim and got a room there for $63 a night.

I keep checking Expedia to see if I can get a good deal on Residence Inn but nothing so far.

Hope this helps some people!

 

[DizMe]

Wow! Very clever of you!!

 

[JosieGirl71]

Wow! Very clever of you!!

Thanks! I learned about it from another DL board and had to share.

 

[KAYELIZ]

I did the same thing for our trip in October. I got the Fairfield Anaheim for $75.00 but I can't decide if I want to stay there or at the Paradise Pier for $159.00. I'm just not sure if PPH is worth twice the price

 

[JosieGirl71]

I did the same thing for our trip in October. I got the Fairfield Anaheim for $75.00 but I can't decide if I want to stay there or at the Paradise Pier for $159.00. I'm just not sure if PPH is worth twice the price

If you have little kids, it probably is worth the price. It's just me and DH and we want really comfy beds and ART.

 

[CrazyDuck]

Will they do the "Fairfield Inn by Marriott" too?

 

[JosieGirl71]

Will they do the "Fairfield Inn by Marriott" too?

Yes. Any Marriott owned property (Fairfield, Residence Inn, Courtyard, etc.) that has a better price on another site (Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity). I was leery of doing it at first but I made my reservation through Marriott's website with the thought that if they didn't honor the better price, I would just cancel my reservation. But they honored the lower price and beat it by 25%. It worked for my friend too.

 

[JosieGirl71]

Will they do the "Fairfield Inn by Marriott" too?

I just checked rates for the week we are going to DL (11/30 - 12/5) and found that Marriott's website is either the exact same price as Expedia or $1 or $2 lower. Maybe they caught on! If you really want to do this, I would check it every day because Expedia is always changing their prices.

 

[nikki&petey]

I did this too. We are staying at the Residence Inn and they beat the published price by 25 percent. I am spending 100 a night.

 

[Jsme]

Oh this is good information.

We are flying out to LA and now with the Ike hitting Texas DH might not be flying with me. We are going on a cruise out of Long Beach but will be there 3 days early and had planned to do a few tours in the LA area but if he does not go I am looking at the Courtyard by Marriott to meet up with some friends who are coming in on Thursday as well but going to Disney.