MCO Marriot for $25 - I LOVE Priceline!

[inkkognito]

I was getting a listtle frustrated, as I couldn't get a night-before hotel for our 5/24 cruise (of course, I was bidding on Priceline 2 to 3 months ahead of time...sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't). I put it off for a while, tried again tonight, and I got the good ol' MCO Marriott for $25. That's actually a bit cheaper than my usual bid of $28. So if any of you other 5/25 cruisers still need a night before hotel, give Priceline a try. You might even want to go a bit cheaper than $25. If they don't take it, you can try again in 72 hours.
We are also staying in Orlando the night after the cruise, and I got the Downtown Disney Wyndham for $71. That's a lot better than their own website's rate of $139, but if I had read biddingfortravel.com a bit more closely, I probably could have gotten it for $60. Oh well!
Barb
Visit the Platinum Castaway Club at: www.castawayclub.com

 

[Grumbo]

I am going to HAVE to read up on using these websites where you "bid" for hotels. Have to admit I'm clueless in how you use them but think a few hours investment, if you can get those types of prices would be well worth it.
Thanks Barb,
Cheers,
Grumbo

 

[patches-4]

What is biddingfortravel? I haven't hear of this one. Is a like priceline? Do you know which hotel you get before you bid or do you find out after they accept the bid?

 

[newhampshire4]

Biddingfortravel.com are just the boards where people post their winning bids and strategies for using priceline I'm at the Marriott the same night as Barb for $28, and then the Grosvenor for $35 post cruise through priceline, but following the biddingfortravel board for guidance. They also have listed "known" hotels that have have come up for winners, but of course, no guarantees. People were hitting mostly Renaissance Worldgate (?) for $35 and figured that is what I would hit, but surprising got the Grosvenor for that bid.

 

[house_of_princesses]

Grumbo, You changed your pic! Looks inviting! I assume it's Castaway Cay?

 

[Grumbo]

Yes house
It was about 7 photographs that I "stitched" together from my digital camera. The original is a VERY large photo that I really shrunk. I have a print up on my desk at work that I look at from time to time when I get fed up.
It IS Castaway Cay from the deck of the Wonder in March.
Cheers,
Grumbo