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Summary of Winning Bids on Priceline, Hotwire, etc.

sunlover5

By sunlover5,
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love2vacation

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Our daughter has been bidding for a room for 2/5/2010 for months and finally got fed up trying for a resort so she bid on the 3 1/2 star and got the OSJ for 90.00 first try. She thought she might have bid less and still got it but you never know. Hotwire did have for 109.00 for that date (though they don't specifically list the name of the hotel on the offer) and regular price on Sheraton site and other hotel booking sites is 229.00. She is pleased with the 90.00 price so that is what counts.

 

BTW most of the resorts are going for over 300.00 for this date on the regular booking sites.

 

I think they will enjoy OSJ since it is their first time in Puerto Rico.

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Irishmom23

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Just bid today on Priceline for

2 rooms precruise in San Juan area, resorts

three nights 7/23/09-7/25/09

Bid $110 per night per room

Won Marriot San Juan Resort and Stellaris Casino

Total $501.40 plus resort fee

 

 

Don't know if I could have won it cheaper but this amount seemed the winning bid lately, very happy!:)

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TargetsMom

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Hi, all. I posted a page or two back about my situation, in which I bid on Priceline and got Marriott SJ Resort & Stellaris Casino for $100, then my mother-in-law decided to join us on our cruise (AOS 12/6-12/13). Called the hotel to see if they would let us add another room, but they wouldn't budge.

 

Noticed yesterday that someone had gotten our hotel for $110 and decided to bid again at that price and I got the room! So now we don't have to drop MIL off at another hotel for the night. We are happy campers!

 

Thanks so much for all the tips! I don't think I would have tried Priceline without the encouragement of you CC folks.

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flcruzer03

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I would like to try priceline...but I need at least 2 dbl beds or 2 rooms in the same hotel...is there an option on priceline to bid for 2 rooms? We are 3 sisters traveling.. so I'm really not sure how to use priceline to ensure we each get a bed...:o

Duh..went to the priceline site & saw where you have the option to choose how many rooms you are bidding on...

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toonjie

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I would like to try priceline...but I need at least 2 dbl beds or 2 rooms in the same hotel...is there an option on priceline to bid for 2 rooms? We are 3 sisters traveling.. so I'm really not sure how to use priceline to ensure we each get a bed...:o

Duh..went to the priceline site & saw where you have the option to choose how many rooms you are bidding on...

 

You bet there is, glad you found it. You can even put each room in a different name.

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andesbrian

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Bid on two rooms for 12 December to 14 December, 2009. Started my bidding at $45 for 3* and just "San Juan" area. Declined and re-bid $52, adding "Ponce" area. This bid was accepted.

 

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $52.00 (USD)

Number of Rooms: 2

Number of Nights: 2

Room Subtotal: $208.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $32.88 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $240.88 (USD)

 

Courtyard By Marriott San Juan Miramar

San Juan

801 Ponce De Leon Avenue

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907

 

Had first tried bidding for 3.5* - trying to get the Sheraton Old Town. Both $75 and $82 bids were rejected.

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Reisebiene

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Hi all,

I look for 2 Rooms in San Juan for 11/27/09-11/30/09.

At Hotwire i see for this Time only 3*:(, i have wait too long.

Now i want try it via Priceline, but i used never before.

Whats the best strategy?

Also, has someone experience with upgrades? I think, the Bookings with Priceline or Hotwire are only standard rooms, we are looking for Oceanview.

Thanks

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kitkat9438

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Hi all,

I look for 2 Rooms in San Juan for 11/27/09-11/30/09.

At Hotwire i see for this Time only 3*:(, i have wait too long.

Now i want try it via Priceline, but i used never before.

Whats the best strategy?

Also, has someone experience with upgrades? I think, the Bookings with Priceline or Hotwire are only standard rooms, we are looking for Oceanview.

Thanks

One thing the folks at priceline will tell you is that your room is not an ocean view. Also when you call the 800 number of the hotel you get, they will tell you the same. We bid for 12/11/09 for one night precruise and 12/19/09 for one night post cruise for a resort and got the Marriott Stellairis for $95 plus taxes, which is a great rate. We are Marriott members so I called the hotel direct and linked my priceline reservation number with my Marriott reward number. After the trip I will get mileage from Continental (now 2,500 per stay). Last year we stayed at the LaConcha resort which we won through priceline. They gave me the song and dance about not being able to upgrade (and not being able to get mileage, which we did) since I paid through priceline, but the hotel upgraded me free of charge. Maybe it is because we are Marriott reward members? Here's what I did. I went to Priceline and put in my date. Do a sort my star rating and you will see what it is available. I don't know if you want a resort or a regular hotel. We wanted a resort, so I selected name your own price, selected "san juan" area and resorts only and put a bid of $95 in because it seemed to be the winner at the time I was looking. There is no way to guarantee what hotel you will get other than it will be a resort in the area you select. You definitely want the San Juan area because it covers from the airport, condado beach over into Old San Juan. You could end up with Caribe Hilton, the Mariott, or Intercontinental with resorts. If you expand that to 4 stars, you might get the LaConcha, which is Mariott's sister property and one of the best hotels we have ever stayed at. If you will look back up this thread some others have gotten other hotels for much cheaper, but they are not resorts. Good luck and enjoy your trip!

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VTSnorkeler

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Got the Marriott Solaris for $150. Seems like most people got that hotel for $110 but something must be going on in San Juan on the 29th.

 

Still happy. Looks like a nice hotel and it is one last thing I have to think about

 

You had to go up to 150? Was that before the Priceline charges?

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cheffip

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I notice that both the Sheraton OSJ and the Embassy Suites are the only two 3 1/2* in San Juan. Is there a way of bidding through Priceline to ensure you will come up with one and not the other? On Hotwire it's clear because of the amenities listed.

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marciew

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Hi! I just found a 3* hotel thru Hotwire that I think somebody said is Sheraton OSJ for $92 on 1/24/10. Is there really a way to tell by the amenities whether it is or not? There's a casino, fitness center, pool, restaurant, business center, high speed internet access, & tennis nearby. Thanks for the help!

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