bambam Posted January 17, 2006 #1 Share Posted January 17, 2006 HelloBC is saying that this hotel is nice, clean and nothing special, except it is right off Robson Street. Can any one give a more detailed opinion of the Riviera...its right next to the Empire Hotel (the Tower)... and how far it is from the pier to meet the Celebrity Summit??? :confused: Thanks. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eritouma Posted January 19, 2006 #2 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Hope I can help a little... The Riviera is right ON Robson and across from the Empire. Although I have never stayed there, I pass it frequently. It appears to be well maintained and clean. It is not the newest, but always seems to have people staying there. The location is also very good as it is only a few blocks down Robson from the "Main" Robson attractions. As for how far from the pier... I am not sure which pier the Celebrity Summit is coming to, but if it is coming "down town" to pier, then it is about a 10-12 block walk, maybe 15 - 20 minutes. Hope this helped somewhat and if there are any other questions I would be more than pleased to try to help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambam Posted January 19, 2006 Author #3 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Eritouma, the info is greatly appreciated!! :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouchy Posted January 25, 2006 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2006 hotel. It is an older place and on the noisey side. Go to http://www.betterbidding/com and learn how to use Priceline for a great hotel! It will be about a $15.00 cab ride to the pier-depending on time od fay and traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambam Posted January 25, 2006 Author #5 Share Posted January 25, 2006 We have tried Priceline, for 3-rooms, from $65 up to $80 with no takes, for over 3-weeks. fellow cruisers have "won" with priceline as they got the Westin Bayshore for $61. So we went to HelloBC.com and got the Riviera for around $80 - other sites had Riviera listed from $100 to 110. We will continue to check Priceline, but not holding our breath...:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouchy Posted January 25, 2006 #6 Share Posted January 25, 2006 all that money for a cruise and are getting a second rate hotel. Keep trying Priceline,sometimes it takes awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambam Posted January 25, 2006 Author #7 Share Posted January 25, 2006 The nice thing is we have until 48 hours beforehand to cancel (Sept. 15), so we will keep trying. Bugs the snot out of me to see others getting Westin Bayshore on Priceline for $61-70, so its got to be the date (Friday) that is messing us up... We were told by HelloBC that March is a month in which a lot of hotels release their discount room rates, so we'll keep trying... Thanks again grouchy..:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard6933 Posted January 26, 2006 #8 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Hey BamBam......Priceline always tells us that you should wait until about 3-4 weeks prior to arriving before you make a bid. But I watch Bidding for Travel and I noticed that people were getting Westin Bayshore for $65 around the time we will be in Vancouver. So, I went on and made a bid for May 27th - May 30th and I guess I got lucky, because I got Westin Bayshore. I have stayed at that hotel several times in the past, and this is the first time that I got it for such a low price. By the way, I got a letter from Westin Bayshore last week advising me that the hotel is now a completely "no smoking" facility,so that's good news for non-smokers. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambam Posted January 27, 2006 Author #9 Share Posted January 27, 2006 We've got a bunch of us going in Sept (via our CC roll call) and one in the group did the priceline thing back in Oct (11-months in advance) and got the Bayshore for $61. We tried up to 80 and still got nothing... Also, there are a couple of folks in our group that are very sensitive to smoke, and the knowledge that the Bayshore is smoke free is especially helpful. Thanks again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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