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Summary of Winning Bids on Priceline, Hotwire, etc.

sunlover5

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AquariusOne

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Hotwire can select 3 people, with Priceline there is no guarantees they will give you what you want...

 

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Thanks for your response. It is much appreciated.

 

How soon is too soon to book through Priceline or Hotwire?

 

Do the deals get better close to travel time or the other way around?

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sadie8

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I ended up with the Marriott San Juan and Stellaris Casino for my November trip. Express deal for resort at $119, originally $195.

 

Price:avg. per room, per night $119.00

Rooms: 1

Bed Type: City View - This Room Provides 1 Bed.

Nights: 2

Room Subtotal: $238.00

Travel Insurance: $10.00

Taxes & Fees: $75.66

Total Charged to Card: $323.66

 

Thank you for the heads up about the Marriott on Priceline's Express Deals. It is impossible to tell on Express Deals which hotel you are getting. We love the Marriott and don't mind paying that rate to stay there.

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AlbertaCruisers

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Hi Everyone,

 

Summary of my win (having trouble for Jan 24 of 2014 though!):

 

Date: 11/01/13

# of nights: 1 (pre cruise) - one room

Hotel: Radisson Ambassador Plaza Hotel & Casino

Rating: 3 1/2

Area: San Juan, PR

Site: Priceline

Winning bid: $75

Taxes & fees: $ 16.11

Total: $91.11

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cherylroslyn

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I don't see resort when selecting Ponce. Just resorts in Rio Grande and San Juan when bidding.

Wrong......

 

 

Hilton Ponce Golf and Casino Resort

 

Go to Priceline and pick your dates. Then select Ponce only. It is the first hotel that comes up so I'm not sure how you don't see it.

 

Also, I have a friend who got the hotel in Ponce while adding free rebids because she believed someone who put something on here that wasn't true.

 

Also, anyone who knows betterbidding or biddingfortravel knows this new resort was added in the last couple of years.......

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sadie8

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I don't usually rebid and just come back 24 hours later with my new bid.

 

For my dates, if I select "name your own price" on Priceline and then only select "Ponce" as the area that I want to stay, the star levels available are 3, 2 1/2, 2, and 1.

 

So it seems if my initial bid only included San Juan as the area and Resort as the star level and then on my next bid I add Ponce as an area but have not changed my star level I would not win a resort in Ponce.

 

Like you said, there are resorts in Ponce, but I don't see them on the bidding section of Priceline - "name your own price" - for the dates I need.

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AquariusOne

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Booked through Hotwire

 

San Juan area

Isla Verde

4 Stars

June 6-8, 2013 (2 nights)

$125 per room per night - plus taxes and fees

Total cost $667

 

Room listed as 90% approval rating.

 

I don't quite follow this pricing on Hotwire. Your room rate per night is $ 125, and for 2 nights, it should be $ 250. Yet, your total cost is $ 667, which means $ 417 is in taxes and fees. Is this correct?

 

It if it is correct, you are paying $ 333 per night, without tips.

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cherylroslyn

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I don't quite follow this pricing on Hotwire. Your room rate per night is $ 125, and for 2 nights, it should be $ 250. Yet, your total cost is $ 667, which means $ 417 is in taxes and fees. Is this correct?

 

It if it is correct, you are paying $ 333 per night, without tips.

I seriously think it is a typo. The taxes and fees for hotwire are the same as everyone else's. I've used them and they are no different than priceline, lastminute travel or hotels.com

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HappyHappy1

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I don't quite follow this pricing on Hotwire. Your room rate per night is $ 125, and for 2 nights, it should be $ 250. Yet, your total cost is $ 667, which means $ 417 is in taxes and fees. Is this correct?

 

It if it is correct, you are paying $ 333 per night, without tips.

 

 

Sorry. Two rooms for two nights. $125 per room per night plus $41.75 tax and fees = 166.75 per room per night. Total $667.

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cherylroslyn

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I just went onto priceline and they have taken away the "Resorts" diesignation for the hotels in San Juan. Now it is just stars....so now you really don't know what you are getting if you bid for stars....

 

 

it used to be if you bid on a resort you would have one of six very nice hotels....now if you bid on four stars you can get a pretty wide range of options in my opinion.....like Sheratton Convention Center which is really far from anything walkable......

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khm1

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It looks like Priceline has done away with the resort category everywhere, not just in San Juan. ........... And just when I felt like I had this all figured out!!

 

Uh oh. Back to the drawing board.....:confused:

 

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khm1

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La Concha Renaissance

Priceline

2 people

Feb 1 - 2 / 2014

$150 + Tax

 

Did you bid or is this an express deal? Was this your first bid? I would love to stay at La Concha. As soon as the Southwest opens its itineraries for 11/13, I will book with them then book a hotel through Priceline or Hotwire. I should be able to book by next week

 

I see that you cruise out of SJ a lot. Can you tell me about how you went about booking this time? did you use Betterbidding? Thanks!

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KRUSA

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Did you bid or is this an express deal? Was this your first bid? I would love to stay at La Concha. As soon as the Southwest opens its itineraries for 11/13, I will book with them then book a hotel through Priceline or Hotwire. I should be able to book by next week

 

I see that you cruise out of SJ a lot. Can you tell me about how you went about booking this time? did you use Betterbidding? Thanks!

 

I started at $115 and bid in $5 increments to $150 which was also my ceiling and my last rebid zone. I checked Betterbidding but didn't find any help there for Feb so I just went for it and bid 4* using free rebid zones up to $150.

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khm1

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I started at $115 and bid in $5 increments to $150 which was also my ceiling and my last rebid zone. I checked Betterbidding but didn't find any help there for Feb so I just went for it and bid 4* using free rebid zones up to $150.

 

Thanks so much! Good info!

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Fisherlady48

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Just won on Priceline:

 

3.5 Star in San Juan

Radisson Ambassador Plaza Hotel & Casino

September 28, 2013

2 rooms

$75 each

 

You will like the Rad, small casino, nice area to walk around in. A little dated but people are nice.

 

K

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You will like the Rad, small casino, nice area to walk around in. A little dated but people are nice.

 

K

 

Hi Stranger:) how are you?

 

I stayed there last year and to be honest, I wasn't impressed.

Had issues with the room, bed and the staff:rolleyes:.

 

It is in a good location.....lots of restaurants along the street.

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