Foo7595 Posted April 24, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 24, 2004 To all you seasoned cruisers, and/or Priceline users - I'll be cruising in early January (with a group cruise), and I can book the Embassy Suites for $149 (+local taxes). I've been looking around quite a bit at other close-by hotels, and reading many posts of folks who get the Marriot for $52, Embassy for $80, etc... thru Priceline. My question to you is, what time of year are you getting these rates? Is $149+ a reasonable amount to pay for Embassy Suites in January, or can I do much better through Priceline? I'm looking for a clean, comfortable place to stay - close to the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doone Posted April 24, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 24, 2004 I bid in September for a March pre-cruise stay in Ft. Lauderdale, received the Marriott for $52. Hope this helps, but I think you can do better than $149 on priceline, but remember, you have no say in which hotel takes your winning bid. Hope this helps, good luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurBunny Posted April 24, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 24, 2004 If the $149 rate is cancellable, I'd reserve that, then start bidding on Priceline. Except for some early wins last fall, the Priceline prices for this past winter were generally over $100 for the 3* properties in the Downtown zone, and the Embassy Suites never became available at all. <font face="Imprint MT Shadow" size="5" color="#FFCC00">Amber</font> <font size="4" face="Berlin Sans FB">Cruise Resource BiddingFun and BiddingHELP</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foo7595 Posted April 24, 2004 Author #4 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Thanks Burbunny for the good advice - I'll definatly check into that! I've never used Priceline before, and I kept reading all these posts for hotels under $100 - and then when I went to check at these hotels websites, they were all advertising $200+ a night for January. Noticed you are up in Denver - what part? I'm up near Cripple Creek, west of the Spgs. How bout that big snow we just had? LOL Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurBunny Posted April 24, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 24, 2004 Lisa - have to love Springtime in the Rockies! I live in the SE metro area - near Cherry Creek Reservoir. Had a bit over a foot of snow here, but it's basically gone already except in very protected areas of my yard. <font face="Imprint MT Shadow" size="5" color="#FFCC00">Amber</font> <font size="4" face="Berlin Sans FB">Cruise Resource BiddingFun and BiddingHELP</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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