Priceline

[jess98ac]

Has anyone ever used them to book near Disney? My sister, my friend and I are heading down for 5 nights in April, looking to keep things as cheap as possible. We want someplace that has a decent pool and hopefully a hot tub to hit after the parks.
Thanks!!

 

[AJKMOM]

there are a few websites to use for help.

www.biddingfortravel.com
www.betterbidding.com

I think those are the ones. I have never had enough nerve to book through Priceline, but those who have, rave about it. I read that people get Gaylord Palms, a 4* for $85/night. If you are careful about the amenities you choose, and don't care exactly where you stay, it could be for you. I was going to try for an airport hotel, but in March if the weather is bad and the flight delayed, we would lose our money.

 

[MossMan]

If you want to keep things as cheap as possible, then I suggest you do not use priceline. Not that you can't get a cheap room through priceline. But if you are going for something way down there in price, you probably aren't going to save that much. (Maybe get a room for 30 instead of the 45 you would pay otherwise.) Also if your aim is a one or two star place, it is probably worth paying a little more and making sure the place you get is half-way decent. (Priceline doesn't give you the hotel name until you have paid for it in advance.)

Where priceline is really great is when you try for a 3 or 4 star hotel and get one of those places for a great price. Then you have the possiblity of getting a 200+ dollar room for the 70 dollar range. Nothing beats priceline for these deals. I strongly suggest you go to biddingfortravel.com and take a look around.

 

[kilee]

We used priceline in Disney for our 3/04 trip. We did save a lot of money. We did a lot of research first though so we knew when to stop bidding. We had a split stay. The first half of the trip we got the Sheraton Safari for $36 a night. This was a big savings as at the time 2 there were other diser's going the same timeframe's that paid the discounted rate of $99ish. I, for one, loved this hotel, especially for the price!!
The other wasn't a huge savings or a nice hotel, we got the Nikki Bird Holiday Inn for $26 a night. This place was a dump. On a brighter note I answered a survey when I got back home that Holiday Inn had sent me in regards to the hotel stay. I answered honestly and put in the comments at the end how disappointed w/ the hotel we were. I had never stayed at a bad Holiday Inn to that point. They proceeded to refund the 2 rooms I had won through priceline in full. I didn't ask or expect it, I was just completing their survey.
I would use priceline again for certain things. I just recommended it to a friend who is going to Baltimore for a long weekend w/ her DH.