Wendell Pendell Posted April 9, 2008 #276 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I just also got Red Lion, same date, same price as Phil did. Bid $74 downtown 4 star, rejected. Bid $74 downtown 3 star, accepted. Thanks Phil for the info! I'm cruising HAL's 7-day Inside Passage leaving 5/11. But first, I get on the Carnival Spirit this Sunday for a 7-dayer to Cabo, Mazatlan, and La Paz. Hope you enjoy your Princess cruise! Just got the Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue Seattle for Saturday May 10, 2008, one night pre-cruise for a $74 bid. Started with Downtown Seattle, 3 and 4 star, bid $54, rejected. Added Lynwood, $64, rejected Added Bothel, $74, accepted. $28.50 in fees and taxes all in, $92.50. Lowest rate at Red Lion site, $209 plus taxes. Lowest rate at hotels.com, $194.50 plus taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejae Posted April 11, 2008 #277 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Hi, We are thinking of cruising out of San Diego next year. Which zones are closest or best. Thanks, Janet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell Pendell Posted April 11, 2008 #278 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Janet, I live in San Diego and I'm now looking at the Priceline zones to try to help answer your question. I would say that Downtown/Airport is by far the best zone. The cruise pier is near both the airport and the downtown area, so that zone will be most convenient and also near many restaurants. The La Jolla zone is mixed because La Jolla includes both hotels that are located within half a mile of the beach and close to the interesting La Jolla "village" area, such as the Hotel La Jolla At The Shores, and also hotels that are a 4-mile drive from those areas. I'm not sure I would pay up for that area unless you want to walk around La Jolla, which surely is interesting and pretty. Mission Valley/Kearny Mesa will probably put you into the Hotel Circle area, which is an affordable place for hotels but not in walking distance to anything. You can get to reasonable restaurants with a cab ride. I would recommend King's Fish House in that area. If I were coming to San Diego, I would probably just raise my bid on the Downtown/Airport zone until I got something, until the price got so high that I wanted to consider other zones. Keep in mind that cab fares to the other zones may offset any savings. Thanks for visiting our beautiful San Diego! Hope you enjoy your cruise. I'll be driving downtown and getting on the Carnival Spirit this Sunday! Hi, We are thinking of cruising out of San Diego next year. Which zones are closest or best. Thanks, Janet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandladypr Posted April 12, 2008 #279 Share Posted April 12, 2008 We got the Doubletree Hotel Seattle Airport for $69.00 + $15.34 Taxes for a total of $84.34 for May 31st for 1 night on Hotwire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karshrimp Posted April 13, 2008 #280 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I've never bid on Priceline before. This really intrests me. We'll be cruising out of Long Beach in Jan 09. How far in advance or how close to the departing date should I start bidding? We booked in February for our September trip...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted April 15, 2008 #281 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I did Priceline and we already had the Seattle Sheraton pre-cruise for $110. DH and I decided we would like to stay in Seattle for a night POST-cruise as well. So I went back to Priceline and got the Sheraton again, but this time for $91! I tried $86 last night with no luck and then again tonight....what a difference a day makes! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanCrazy Posted April 17, 2008 #282 Share Posted April 17, 2008 My winning bid was $57.00 for the Holiday Inn Fishermans Wharf in SF. My Dates are 4-23-4-27. The 4 night total including tax was 270.71. I was actually bidding for a 2.5 star and was upgraded to a 3 star. Afterward I checked the online prices including the Holiday Inn and the cheapest room was 187.00 + tax per night. So I'm a happy camper. CaribbeanCrazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmhawley Posted April 19, 2008 #283 Share Posted April 19, 2008 My winning bid for 7/4/08 was $79 for Red Lion Hotel on 5th Ave! It generally goes for $195/night! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacotam Posted April 22, 2008 #284 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I got two rooms for $74 each on May 31rst at the Red Lion on 5th Ave. The normal prices are over $200 each. Seems like we got a great deal. I called the hotel just after I booked and they had me booked with King Size beds, but I was able to switch to 2 Queens in each room without a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becca23 Posted April 23, 2008 #285 Share Posted April 23, 2008 My winning bid was $57.00 for the Holiday Inn Fishermans Wharf in SF. My Dates are 4-23-4-27. The 4 night total including tax was 270.71. I was actually bidding for a 2.5 star and was upgraded to a 3 star. Afterward I checked the online prices including the Holiday Inn and the cheapest room was 187.00 + tax per night. So I'm a happy camper. CaribbeanCrazy BTW are you on the 4/27 sailing of the Mercury? If so see our Roll Call. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Tango Posted April 25, 2008 #286 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I need to bid on a 3* hotel near Disneyland for early November, through Priceline. Has anyone bid on this area lately? How much and which hotel did you get? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare silentbob007 Posted April 27, 2008 #287 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Interesting ... I just called to "confirm" my two Priceline hotels for next weekend ... Indy Adams Mark and SP Crown Plaza. Both told me that I had a reservation for a king room. I asked if they could switch me to a room with two beds or at least note it on the reservation, and both flatly told me NO, if you want to change, you need to contact Priceline. That was a first for me (refusing to at least make a note AND telling me to call Priceline if I wasn't happy) after using PL over 20 times in the last 3 years. Hopefully I'll have better luck at the desk in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommyJamiex4 Posted April 28, 2008 #288 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Like everyone else we got the Crown Plaza in San Pedro for $65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeblueeyes Posted April 30, 2008 #289 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Has anyone used the bidding portion on priceline, etc for car rentals? We want to rent one way from phx, az to san diego for a 5-22 cruise so that there isn't a parking fee for the car at the pier. And then get another car for the return trip. Any ideas or has anyone done this as of yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodml Posted April 30, 2008 #290 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I don't think you can book one way rentals on the 'name your own price' part of Priceline unless they've changed the policy recently. I've looked for that in the past and no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnmarkne Posted May 2, 2008 #291 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Bidding Downtown with 4 free re-bid zones for a couple of days. At $97 dollar bid rejection, got an offer to add $22 to my bid. Decided to raise my bid by $11. I had 2 free re-bids left, so tried 1st at $105 which was rejected. Tried again at $108, and got it. Yahoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monicamn Posted May 2, 2008 #292 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Thanks for the posts! I had never used Priceline. We got our room for $65 as well! It helps to save somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridatravelersforlife Posted May 3, 2008 #293 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Just Booked Hyatt Regency in Vancouver Downtown for 23-25 July 08 through PriceLine.com Got it for $122. per night, down from the published rate of $259. 4 Star hotel with a 5 rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanCruise Posted May 3, 2008 #294 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Been bidding up to $85 for the last 2 weeks. Won it on the 1st try at $65. Wanted to stay in Long Beach pre-cruise instead of San Pedro since there is more to do in Long Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamwinn Posted May 5, 2008 #295 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Got the Intercontinental San Fran (just opened in Feb) for 140...June 23-26. Got the Palace hotel on our return for 105 7/6-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishIwascruising Posted May 7, 2008 #296 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Help, new to Priceline but I am trying to get 2 downtown Seattle 3 star rooms for pre-cruise. I have been unsuccessful and I'm up to $97. I see others have rooms at the Red Lion for much less for the same period. What am I doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo59 Posted May 7, 2008 #297 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Help, new to Priceline but I am trying to get 2 downtown Seattle 3 star rooms for pre-cruise. I have been unsuccessful and I'm up to $97. I see others have rooms at the Red Lion for much less for the same period. What am I doing wrong? Go to BiddingforTravel.com for advice. http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free2travel Posted May 10, 2008 #298 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Booked Crowne Plaza San Pedro Pre cruise Oct 10 for $65.00 two rooms with Priceline. I paid $89 last year using PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl06 Posted May 11, 2008 #299 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Based on a previous poster I bid $122 for a 4* Downtown Vancouver for 7/6; this bid was accepted. Previous bids of $100 and $110 were rejected. Special thanks to floridatravelersforlife, now I get to stay at a 4* instead of a motel for the same price!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamwinn Posted May 12, 2008 #300 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Based on a previous poster I bid $122 for a 4* Downtown Vancouver for 7/6; this bid was accepted. Previous bids of $100 and $110 were rejected. Special thanks to floridatravelersforlife, now I get to stay at a 4* instead of a motel for the same price!:) Which one did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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