joannanwb Posted February 25, 2010 #1351 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Congrats on getting the Marriott! You should be able to get two double beds, but they always cover themselves since it is not guaranteed. You have a request in and as long as you check-in early in the day, you should be fine. Priceline is the one that takes the payment and then passes it along to the hotel, so if something looks wrong, then I would take it up with priceline. They charge you full in advance so you can always check with your CC company to see if it is correct and you have been charged in full. I don't believe they do rollaways anymore. A lot of hotels have been getting rid of them lately and I know Marriott Residence Inns have. There are often fire regulations that make rollaways a problem. Thanks Toonjie, our plane doesn't land until 9.45pm so an early check-in won't be possible. If I understand correctly they charge for third adults over the age of 18? I don't know what we're going to do if we arrive and can't get two double beds, we also have a child under 18 making 4 of us in total. I was pretty sure with Hotwire I would get the Intercontinental and their charges for a third adult are quite steep in comparison to the Marriott, and you gave the Marriott a big thumbs up so I am very happy. I previously emailed Hotwire to see if their charges included a third adult and they said no all they guaranteed was a room to accommodate the total number of guests. I did email Priceline and they said my card has been charged in full and they pay the hotel. I just thought it strange that when I went into the hotel confirmation on the Marriott website the booking confirmation credit card showed a credit card ending in a card number I had not supplied, so I wondered could this belong to Priceline who pay the hotel on your behalf after taking payment from you? To the person asking about areas without Resorts in San Juan I am by no means an expert in fact this is the first time I have bid on Priceline. When I went into Priceline I clicked the Resorts button refreshed the hotels and it showed 8 for my dates, 5 in San Juan, 2 in Rio Grande-Humacao and 1 in Ponce from this I rebid adding; Aguadilla, Cabo Rojo, Dorado and Mayaguez knowing there were no Resorts in those areas and I got exactly what I wanted. :D Just have to sort the bed arrangements out now. Thanks again Toonjie, Lknight and everyone else who has kindly given their expert knowledge and experiences. Greatly appreciated.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannanwb Posted February 25, 2010 #1352 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Congrats on getting the Marriott! You should be able to get two double beds, but they always cover themselves since it is not guaranteed. You have a request in and as long as you check-in early in the day, you should be fine. Priceline is the one that takes the payment and then passes it along to the hotel, so if something looks wrong, then I would take it up with priceline. They charge you full in advance so you can always check with your CC company to see if it is correct and you have been charged in full. I don't believe they do rollaways anymore. A lot of hotels have been getting rid of them lately and I know Marriott Residence Inns have. There are often fire regulations that make rollaways a problem. Thanks Toonjie, our plane doesn't land until 9.45pm so an early check-in won't be possible. If I understand correctly they charge for third adults over the age of 18? I don't know what we're going to do if we arrive and can't get two double beds, we also have a child under 18 making 4 of us in total. I was pretty sure with Hotwire I would get the Intercontinental and their charges for a third adult are quite steep in comparison to the Marriott, and you gave the Marriott a big thumbs up so I am very happy. I previously emailed Hotwire to see if their charges included a third adult and they said no all they guaranteed was a room to accommodate the total number of guests. I did email Priceline and they said my card has been charged in full and they pay the hotel. I just thought it strange that when I went into the hotel confirmation on the Marriott website the booking confirmation credit card showed a credit card ending in a card number I had not supplied, so I wondered could this belong to Priceline who pay the hotel on your behalf after taking payment from you? To the person asking about areas without Resorts in San Juan I am by no means an expert in fact this is the first time I have bid on Priceline. When I went into Priceline I clicked the Resorts button refreshed the hotels and it showed 8 Resorts for my dates, 5 in San Juan, 2 in Rio Grande-Humacao and 1 in Ponce from this I rebid adding; Aguadilla, Cabo Rojo, Dorado and Mayaguez knowing there were no Resorts in those areas and I got exactly what I wanted. :D Just have to sort the bed arrangements out now. Thanks again Toonjie, Lknight and everyone else who has kindly given their expert knowledge and experiences. Greatly appreciated.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agocruisin Posted February 26, 2010 #1353 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Just got San Juan Intercontinental Resort for 112$ for 04/10. Started at $85 a week ago, went up to $99 before we got the "add $22 and you're in". Ignored that and tried $105, $110 and finally got $112. Hope it's a nice place. certainly looks like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KATSEKIS Posted February 26, 2010 #1354 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Resort Intercontinental Isla Verda April 16, 2010 2 nights $111 per night $34.42 taxes $256.42 total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greek Gal Posted February 26, 2010 #1355 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Katsekis, are you Greek? Your name sounds it. Thanks for the tips on bidding for the Intercontinental Hotel. Being that we got the Caribe Hilton for the 25th, I am thinking of maybe trying for the Intercontinental for that same weekend you got and just paying more than we likely would for the Caribe just to experience something different rather than check into the same hotel we were staying in just a week prior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KATSEKIS Posted February 27, 2010 #1356 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Katsekis, are you Greek? Your name sounds it. Thanks for the tips on bidding for the Intercontinental Hotel. Being that we got the Caribe Hilton for the 25th, I am thinking of maybe trying for the Intercontinental for that same weekend you got and just paying more than we likely would for the Caribe just to experience something different rather than check into the same hotel we were staying in just a week prior. Hey Greek Gal, Yes, my husband is Greek! I figured I would get the Caribe Hilton when I started bidding. It seemed like that was the resort that everybody was getting. I started bidding at $80 and did every combination I could for 2 days until I got to $111 and got the Intercontinental. I was really surprised, but happy. I still have to bid for April 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x98bjv Posted February 27, 2010 #1357 Share Posted February 27, 2010 We got the Marriott San Juan Stellaris for $110/night for June 11-13/10. I started bidding at $70 (yeah, right - I know) and added other areas of Puerto Rico with no resorts and increased bidding until $110 was accepted. Excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greek Gal Posted February 28, 2010 #1358 Share Posted February 28, 2010 So Mrs. Katesakis, are you staying at the Intercontinental for April 16-18? That is when we will be staying there, so if you are, maybe we could arrange to meet there for a drink before the cruise starts (have no idea of our schedule really yet, but we're thinking of renting a car for Saturday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KATSEKIS Posted February 28, 2010 #1359 Share Posted February 28, 2010 (edited) So Mrs. Katesakis, are you staying at the Intercontinental for April 16-18? That is when we will be staying there, so if you are, maybe we could arrange to meet there for a drink before the cruise starts (have no idea of our schedule really yet, but we're thinking of renting a car for Saturday). We will be at the Intercontinental April 16 ~ 18. Our flight arrives at 10 pm on Friday night. We are thinking about going into town Sat. morning and taking the ferry over to do the tour at the Bacardi Rum factory. Then back into Old San Juan for some siteseeing. I'm sure we can arrange to meet sometime Sat. night or Sun. morning. Are you sailing on the Caribbean Princess? Edited February 28, 2010 by KATSEKIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnut4 Posted March 2, 2010 #1360 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I am hoping to get a room on Hotwire for the Sheraton Old San Juan for later this year 2 nights pre-cruise. I had it down, that it was 3 star, with the non-beach amenities and tennis nearby, but now I don't see that unless I am putting in 2 adults and 2 kids (only will be 2 adults). Has anyone had this as well? I def want to stay in Old San Juan. Would there be a problem when I got there and asked for a king bed, when the reservation says there are 4 people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fammingo Posted March 3, 2010 #1361 Share Posted March 3, 2010 We got the Rio Mar Wyndham Resort for $91 per night for May 20-23, 2010 on priceline.com. I started bidding at $85 (OSJ with resorts no luck) and then added Rio Grande-Fajardo, still no luck, untill I reached $91 and the bidding was accepted. So excited but we have to rent a car because Rio Mar Resort is 45 mins away from OSJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurry&Wait Posted March 3, 2010 #1362 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) I am hoping to get a room on Hotwire for the Sheraton Old San Juan for later this year 2 nights pre-cruise. I had it down, that it was 3 star, with the non-beach amenities and tennis nearby, but now I don't see that unless I am putting in 2 adults and 2 kids (only will be 2 adults). Has anyone had this as well? I def want to stay in Old San Juan. Would there be a problem when I got there and asked for a king bed, when the reservation says there are 4 people? I just got this on Hotwire for $89 per night for a July 3 pre-cruise stay. We are getting in late and didn't have the time to enjoy a full resort. This is just across the street from our ship. Earlier in the day when I first looked it was $98. but dropped a few hours later so I grabbed it. It was the 3 star etc. Don't know why you are having problems with just two adults. Could be a Hotwire system error.:confused: Edited March 3, 2010 by Hurry&Wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigminc Posted March 5, 2010 #1363 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Is it better to attempt Priceline far in advance or closer to date? We only need a room for 1 night and we are arriving very late, so can't see spending a lot on a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donap Posted March 7, 2010 #1364 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Just got Intercontinental for $112 on Priceline for 4/16 one night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigminc Posted March 7, 2010 #1365 Share Posted March 7, 2010 So, we needed a room for 1 night on 11/06 and got the Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino after bidding $110. (I began really low and added the non-resort locations and upped $5 each bid and got nothing until I included 4 star). Total with taxes and $5 insurance came to $135.xx. Not bad. I hope I can find more information on this resort within the forum, like transportation, dining options, etc. Thanks for all the posts and info within Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanbreeze50 Posted March 11, 2010 #1366 Share Posted March 11, 2010 After bidding for over a week for San Juan resorts, I got a good deal today for $115 at Intercontinental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenL Posted March 12, 2010 #1367 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I got the Hilton Doubletree in downtown San Juan for $71 a night 4/10-4/12. wooohoooooo! The entertainment books have a coupon for $10 added to your bid. So I guess you can say I paid $61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aim2cruise Posted March 18, 2010 #1368 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Just got the Radisson Ambassador for $75 for our 1 night pre-cruise stay on 5/8/10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzfiend Posted March 19, 2010 #1369 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Our cruise is for next February, is it too soon to start bidding??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxsonbrownie Posted March 19, 2010 #1370 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I just bid for 2 nights in September, got San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino for $256 for 2 nights, fees and taxes included. Was surprised to have a bid accepted so soon. I am happy with that price. Would have cost twice as much if not on Priceline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaShelle2 Posted March 19, 2010 #1371 Share Posted March 19, 2010 YES $78 woo hoo I booked an "Undercover" hotel on lastminutetravel.com. We got the Wyndham Rio Mar Resort and Spa for $78!!! Woo Hoo. Now, the catch is this is about 15 minute drive from the airport. We decided to rent a car with Enterprise for $25 and the plus is we will be able to drive around the city and won't have to worry about cab fares. We'll return the rental to the Airport Sunday morning and get a cab to the port. I am super psyched about getting the hotel for $78, we definitely could not have afforded full price at the Wyndham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaShelle2 Posted March 19, 2010 #1372 Share Posted March 19, 2010 We got the Rio Mar Wyndham Resort for $91 per night for May 20-23, 2010 on priceline.com. I started bidding at $85 (OSJ with resorts no luck) and then added Rio Grande-Fajardo, still no luck, untill I reached $91 and the bidding was accepted. So excited but we have to rent a car because Rio Mar Resort is 45 mins away from OSJ Hey, we got the same Resort on lastminutetravel.com for $78. If you send me an e-mail addr I will let you knwo how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin KLS Posted March 22, 2010 #1373 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Reading through the posts would be a lot more informative if everyone followed the same format. Date: 02/03/2011 - 02/06/2011 # of nights: 3 (pre cruise) Hotel: Marriott Stellaris Resort and Casino Area: San Juan, PR Site: Priceline Winning bid: $110/night So in answer to cruzfiend's question...now is not too early to start bidding. -Kristi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzfiend Posted March 22, 2010 #1374 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Thank You, Kristi - That was a big help!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxsonbrownie Posted March 22, 2010 #1375 Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) Date: 09/24 - 09/26/2011 # of nights: 2 (pre cruise) Hotel: Marriott Stellaris Resort and Casino Area: San Juan, PR Site: Priceline Winning bid: $110/night Sorry, I was just trying to show cruzfiend that it really wasn't too soon to bid. Edited March 22, 2010 by Jaxsonbrownie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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