Priceline...only 1 bed guaranteed? Have kids.

[Lucky'sMom]

I'd love to do Priceline for a 4-star, everyone seems to love MOWC and Wyndham Palace...but, we have 3 kids (one in a crib) so we have to have 2 beds. Does this make Priceline impossible or too risky for us? How does this work?

 

[leebee]

If I understand the rules correctly, Priceline guarantees double occupancy. That means the bed situation could be one king, or one queen, or one double, or two queens, or two doubles- whatever the hotel has available. IF you are going to take the chance on only one room in the 4* category in the Disney area, you might want to call the hotels that seem to be used most and ask what their bed accomodations are before you bid. Also ask if they have roll-aways/cots or cribs available, and if there's a charge. Otherwise I'd either bid for two rooms or look into a "regular" reservation.

 

[Jane E.]

When we bid on Priceline we received a winning bid at Wyndham Palace. We ended up in a room with one king bed and one pullout couch. It worked out great for us. Several years back we stayed at MOWC with a conference rate. That particular room had two beds in the room. It slept four of us comfortably.

 

[tinaluis]

We've never received a room with a bed smaller than a King and a pull out couch when bidding 4* and 3* in Orlando. In fact, most times, we've received a room with 2 double beds. We've even gone down to 2.5* and lucked out and gotten a room with 2 beds (but it's a risk). Generally, in Orlando, you're safe in assuming that the rooms will sleep two adults and two kids. When you use Priceline for New York or San Francisco, then you run the risk of getting a room with 2 single beds even in the 3*-4* categories.