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[sullins5]

Hi Sullens5....
you were right. They have my reservation listed ! As far as I'm concerned, Last Minute Travel is a great travel resource !!! Thanks all !

So glad it worked for you! Let us know after you stay, if your expectations were met! Or if there were any 'dings' the rest of us need to know!!!

Congrats and have a great trip!!!

 

[CJK]

Priceline vs. Lastminutetravel??

I've been using priceline for about 10yrs now and have been happy about 90%of the time. The only negative experiences I've had were having to endure a smoking room at one hotel, and another hotel gave us a room with only one double bed in it and dh and I are used to a King. haha Anyway, I'm interested in learning more about lastminutetravel. From the homepage, I gather it's quite similar to priceline? Is there any benefit I should know about that would convince me to try it over priceline? Thanks for any info!

 

[MiaSRN62]

So glad it worked for you! Let us know after you stay, if your expectations were met! Or if there were any 'dings' the rest of us need to know!!!

Congrats and have a great trip!!!

I will ! I get back from this trip on May 7.

 

[travelfanatic]

Priceline vs. Lastminutetravel??

I've been using priceline for about 10yrs now and have been happy about 90%of the time. The only negative experiences I've had were having to endure a smoking room at one hotel, and another hotel gave us a room with only one double bed in it and dh and I are used to a King. haha Anyway, I'm interested in learning more about lastminutetravel. From the homepage, I gather it's quite similar to priceline? Is there any benefit I should know about that would convince me to try it over priceline? Thanks for any info!

To me the main benefit was being able to truly figure out what I was booking. It wasn't a guess like priceline. I too have used priceline many times & have been happy with the Hotels I have received but some of them were complete guesses. On LMT you see photos, descriptions, and there are other tricks to figure out which hotel you are getting. The prices have been fantastic! I would give it try!

 

[zoicca]

I learned about Priceline on HotelDealsRevealed.com and booked a room, then realized it's only good for 2 people. I check in tomorrow and there are 4 of us. I guess I will have to wait and see what kind of trouble this causes me. Do you think I have anything to worry about? It's pretty late in the evening... should I call them now and ask for 2 beds? Or just wait until I show up?

 

[CJK]

I learned about Priceline on HotelDealsRevealed.com and booked a room, then realized it's only good for 2 people. I check in tomorrow and there are 4 of us. I guess I will have to wait and see what kind of trouble this causes me. Do you think I have anything to worry about? It's pretty late in the evening... should I call them now and ask for 2 beds? Or just wait until I show up?

It wouldn't hurt to call now and request 2 beds. In which city are you staying? Some zones have an abundance of rooms with double beds, while others don't. Orlando is usually very good for example, but in Tampa, we encountered a room with only one double bed in it. Good luck and have a great trip!

 

[topolskis]

Let us know how it goes. I've had 2 experiences with pricline.com. 1) Awesome, booked rooms dirt-cheap, let 4 of us stay in the room no problem 2) Not so great, was for 2 people with ridiculous charges for extra people. I hope for you experience #1.

Be careful when booking with priceline.com. As said early, no refunds, know what you are bidding on.

 

[taliategan]

I learned about Priceline on HotelDealsRevealed.com and booked a room, then realized it's only good for 2 people. I check in tomorrow and there are 4 of us. I guess I will have to wait and see what kind of trouble this causes me. Do you think I have anything to worry about? It's pretty late in the evening... should I call them now and ask for 2 beds? Or just wait until I show up?

I would check the hotel's web site to check out what room possibilities the hotel still has available for your night(s). If you check in late and the hotel if close to full, you get whatever the hotel has left as you can not reserve a particular type of room once you made a Priceline purchase. Requesting a type of room beforehand will not hurt, but it will be no guarantee. I do not have a problem using Priceline, but our children still have small bodies. (Probably would not use for 4 adults or larger children.) A few times I have received a room with one king bed (usually some type of small sofa or large chair in room as well) -would usually sleep three on king bed and one of the children on the sofa or chair. My most recent stay with a late check-in, the hotel clerk told there was only rooms with two beds available. If you have the ability to bring a sleeping bag, that may help your situation. If you want to avoid extra charges, I would check in yourself and leave other family members in car and then enter the hotel through one of the side doors after you check-in and park your car. Priceline always has this risk if you have more than 2 in your party - I will still use for short 1 or 2 night stays, but with a longer stay I normally use Hotwire where you can obtain a guarantee of two beds.

 

[Ted in Halifax]

taliategan has captured the problems with Priceline when traveling with Kids. We have encountered this issue first hand, but only rarely.

 

[sassy2000]

For anyone who wants to bid on the lastminutetravel.com website but doesn't want to take a chance, here's how to identify what the hotel is ahead of time:

Go to the last minute travel website. Find the hotel that you would like to find out about and click on the "book it" button.

Look up at the URL (starts out with http://) and look for "hotelid=". Copy the number after this.

Now go to this website:

http://www.touricoholidays.com/en/PageHotelDetail.aspx?hotelId=5256&provider=localTgsProvider

After the "hotelId=" take out the number which is there and replace with the number you just copied. Go to the website and there is the hotel which you are bidding on.

How did it work for you? If you need help, let me know.

Thanks for the link! It was great being able to identify the hotels I was looking at on lastminutetravel. I got Fairfield Inn & Suites in the Marriot Village by Downtown Disney for 1 night May 24th for $56.00. I checked on Expedia and they had it listed for $95.00.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Thanks for the link! It was great being able to identify the hotels I was looking at on lastminutetravel. I got Fairfield Inn & Suites in the Marriot Village by Downtown Disney for 1 night May 24th for $56.00. I checked on Expedia and they had it listed for $95.00.

Congrats !

What amazed me most with my experience with Last Minute Travel is that they got me a room in Tallahassee where there were no rooms ! I had been on Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz, Hotels.com, etc.......NADA. I was in panic mode. Finally found a place 22 miles away but I took it out of desperation. Somehow LMT found me an awesome room for an awesome price only 9 miles from my destination My first experience with them has been awesome !

 

[ceemys]

I need one night at Downtown Disney. We arrive on April 2nd and don't check into the Movies until the 3rd. I will try my luck at the lastminutetravel.com and hoping to get one super close since we will be driving 12 hours that day! Any sugguestions on how long I should wait to book it? Thanks! Anyone stay at the Hilton? I see from the map that it is the closest

 

[travelfanatic]

I need one night at Downtown Disney. We arrive on April 2nd and don't check into the Movies until the 3rd. I will try my luck at the lastminutetravel.com and hoping to get one super close since we will be driving 12 hours that day! Any sugguestions on how long I should wait to book it? Thanks! Anyone stay at the Hilton? I see from the map that it is the closest

The Hilton DTD is a nice hotel and LMT has great rates for that hotel too! Good luck with your planning!

 

[sullins5]

I need one night at Downtown Disney. We arrive on April 2nd and don't check into the Movies until the 3rd. I will try my luck at the lastminutetravel.com and hoping to get one super close since we will be driving 12 hours that day! Any sugguestions on how long I should wait to book it? Thanks! Anyone stay at the Hilton? I see from the map that it is the closest

Good Luck! I got the Hilton Disney for $71 but for October of this year! Here's hoping for some pixie dust for you!!

 

[MOM POPPINS]

I need one night at Downtown Disney. We arrive on April 2nd and don't check into the Movies until the 3rd. I will try my luck at the lastminutetravel.com and hoping to get one super close since we will be driving 12 hours that day! Any sugguestions on how long I should wait to book it? Thanks! Anyone stay at the Hilton? I see from the map that it is the closest

Hilton Bonnet Creek is availbe for your night for 97 on last minute travel.

http://www.lastminutetravel.com//Pa...nd=&AvailableOnly=False&hpt=1&hptf=1&hpstf=1&

 

[ceemys]

Thank you!! I searched the Disboard for priceline and found this thread. I read and learned about Lastminutetravel.com. I totally forgot about booking my one night hotel for this Saturday night at DTD. I wanted the Hilton since it was so close to DTD and I have heard great things.

So, remembering about the touricoholiday trick to find your hotel, I found the hotel ID and knew which one to book tonight. Not thinking about LMT, I went to priceline...sold out, hotwire...sold out, I went to the DTD website and they weren't sold out but wanted $200 a night! I was freaking out, then I remembered LMT! I went and found an available room for the Hilton Hotel, for $98 including all taxes!!! WHEW!

Thank you so much for all your comments and suggestions they were a blessing!!!

 

[DizGirl20]

I just stumbled upon this thread - WOW! I LOVE THESE BOARDS! You guys are a wealth of information!

 

[obama549]

I'd like to bid on a 3 star in the Universal 'area'...but I'm afraid of getting the Wyndham resort that they list at 3 stars. Anyone have any recent experience with priceline in just the US area?

I also got the Radisson Worldgate, I'm getting worried because it got some real bad reviews on tripadvisor.com. Would those of you who stay there soon please post a review when you get back? I hope I didn't make a terrible mistake

 

[ebhurleys]

For anyone who booked the Hilton DTD through LMT did you have to pay a resort fee at checkout?

 

[travelfanatic]

For anyone who booked the Hilton DTD through LMT did you have to pay a resort fee at checkout?

I have not stayed there yet but it is my understanding that they do not have a resort fee. There is a fee to park there & $10 a day for internet if you want it, but that should be it. Hope this helps!