Priceline Bids/results

[rebecca06261]

Just got the Country Inn & Suites LBV for June 4th, one night for $39.00 ($50.80 w/ tax and fees)

 

[HockeyJeff18]

Just got the Hilton Bonnet Creek for $80/night plus taxes for 2 nights. May 29th-31st.

 

[Mommy2LittleVols]

Just got Radisson Resort Orlando - Celebration for $50 + taxes for 1 night - May 28th.

 

[NattysMom]

We got the Radisson Hotel Orlando - Lake Buena Vista from 9/7-9/12 at $49/night.

If anyone has stayed there which roads did you take to get to the 4 different parks? Is there a back way or should you take I-4?

I read a few things on trip advisor about having to do U-turns but other than that it gets great reviews. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Esteri]

Uh - rental car off Priceline, not a hotel, but you might find it interesting...

Full Size car from Alamo for 15 days (6/21 - 7/6) $12/day. Initial bid of $10/day was turned down, had to wait until the next day. Total cost for the car (taxes and everything included) is $310 for just over 2 weeks. I'm pleased.

 

[emh1129]

We just got back from our trip. We had booked the Best Western Lakeside via Hotwire for $24 per night and we were pleased with it. Very clean & newer furniture. Housekeeping did a great job. The hotel was very conveniently located-- so close to Disney! And lots of restaurants nearby. I was very pleasantly surprised!

 

[ChrisnKim913]

Just booked Hyatt Grand Cypress for $100 a night June 25-28th. Original bid of $80 was turned down. It was going for $179 so i'm happy!

 

[A Mickeyfan]

today I won the Extended Stay America-Orlando Convention Center (6451 Westwood Blvd.) for $25 per night. I am paying $92.58 total for my 3 night stay... in on June 15th & out on June 18th.
We just needed someplace clean to sleep. The mini kitchen with full size appliances is a nice plus for me too....

 

[debsters41]

today I won the Extended Stay America-Orlando Convention Center (6451 Westwood Blvd.) for $25 per night. I am paying $92.58 total for my 3 night stay... in on June 15th & out on June 18th.
We just needed someplace clean to sleep. The mini kitchen with full size appliances is a nice plus for me too....

sounds fabulous! Would you mind telling me how many stars it was listed under? Have a fabulous time!

 

[A Mickeyfan]

sounds fabulous! Would you mind telling me how many stars it was listed under? Have a fabulous time!

It is a 2* SeaWorld/I-Drive south zone. I normally do not go lower than a 2 1/2* but this trip I had a set budget of under $100 for all 3 nights since it is a spur of the moment mini trip. I will say that this place is not upgrading me to 2 beds as most hotels/resorts do. Priceline guarantee's bedding for 2 only. It is up to the place to stand by it. This is the first time in over 10 years of using Priceline that they are enforcing the 1 bed room. Extended Stay America stated if I wanted the 2 bed room, I had to pay them $10 extra per night. They have several available for my date... I am not going to upgrade since it is only me and my 21 yr old DD. She can share the bed with me. This place doesn't provide housekeeping either for free. So I am looking at is one less bed to make ... oh & they also do not have a pool.. So if you are really wanting to make a nice trip of it.. I would "not" bid on a 2* in the Sea World zone... like I said, I am ok with it for a mini trip but had it been my week trips, I would be upset.

 

[debsters41]

Thanks for the information. I myself am looking for something just for a couple of days before Disney, close to Universal or at least with a shuttle. Have a lovely time, spur of the moment sounds so exciting!

 

[hfesing]

Just booked a room at Gaylord Palms 7/3-7/6 for $75 a night. Paid a total of $265 with taxes and fees. We have to pay an additional fee to park and resort fee, but that should be about $36 a night. Is this a good deal??

 

[IDoDis]

Double post

 

[IDoDis]

I just started a thread on this and then saw the priceline sticky. I don't know if this has already been posted but I found this coupon code for Priceline. It will give you up to $50 off a "name your own price" booking. They will knock off $10 a night with a 3* or better booking for up to 5 night (not good on 5* though).
I just tried it and I have the reward sitting in my "My rewards" tab under my profile.

The code is IMISSU and here is the link:

http://travela.priceline.com/budgettravel/?

 

[debsters41]

I just started a thread on this and then saw the priceline sticky. I don't know if this has already been posted but I found this coupon code for Priceline. It will give you up to $50 off a "name your own price" booking. They will knock off $10 a night with a 3* or better booking for up to 5 night (not good on 5* though).
I just tried it and I have the reward sitting in my "My rewards" tab under my profile.

I am curious, how does "my rewards" work, will they debit your credit card or is the reward knocked off during the charging process, before you find out the name of the hotel? Sorry, I am new to priceline

 

[IDoDis]

I am curious, how does "my rewards" work, will they debit your credit card or is the reward knocked off during the charging process, before you find out the name of the hotel? Sorry, I am new to priceline

I don't have a "my rewards" card, but by using the coupon code, I was still able to get the $50 deposited into my account. All you need is an email address and password account set up on priceline. I did that a few years ago because it's easier than having to type the credit card number in each time I bid.

Once you have the funds in your "my rewards" account, you have to click through the "my rewards" link on priceline (after you log in) for the credit to be applied to your bid. Priceline will add $10 per night up to 5 nights with that $50. So, let's say after you do some research on http://betterbidding.com, you see that 3 star hotels near Disney are getting winning bids of around $40 per night. If you bid $30, Priceline will up your bid to $40 per night so you are saving $10 per night.

If you are not familiar with priceline, go to http://betterbidding.com and read through the sticky's to get an idea of how it works. Then, you should click on the link of the state you are visiting and then click the link for the list of hotels. You will see a list of all of the priceline hotels for the various star levels and their approximate locations. This helps you see which hotel you might get in your desired location. If there are four 3 star hotels in the area you want, then you'd get one of those 4 hotels.

Then, go to the link that shows winning bids others have posted. They will say which hotel they got, what the star level of the hotel was, what the dates of the visit were, and what the winning bid was. This lets you know where to start your bidding so that you don't overbid. If your bid is not accepted because it was too low, your credit card isn't charged. You have to wait 24 hours to bid again, but if you read on the forum, you will find out strategies on how to get free re-bids right away without waiting 24 hours. If your bid is accepted, a page comes up telling you your bid has been accepted. Your credit card gets charged and the name and address of the hotel is revealed to you.

PS -- This particular offer expires on June 30th, but if you have an Entertainment book, there's also a code in there for $50 which is good until November 1st.

 

[debsters41]

Brilliantly informative response! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain that so clearly!

 

[DOOM1001]

Is something wrong with Betterbidding.com,it says this account has been suspended and I have never had any account,I just use the site to check the hotel lists.

 

[dennise]

It did the same to me, but it is working now.

 

[IDoDis]

Is something wrong with Betterbidding.com,it says this account has been suspended and I have never had any account,I just use the site to check the hotel lists.

It seems to be fine. Maybe they were upgrading the site so it was temporarily off-line.