Yulesong Posted March 26, 2012 #2201 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I submitted some bids for 4* & 3.5* starting at $81, then $83, and then $84. I decided to try one more time before giving up for today...I didn't have high hopes. But, lo and behold..... Priceline Zone 8 1 Room 1 night, Apr. 15, 2012 Bid: $87 accepted Total w/ taxes: $104.71 Sheraton Old San Juan Needless to say, I am thrilled!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin KLS Posted March 26, 2012 #2202 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I submitted some bids for 4* & 3.5* starting at $81, then $83, and then $84. I decided to try one more time before giving up for today...I didn't have high hopes. But, lo and behold..... Priceline Zone 8 1 Room 1 night, Apr. 15, 2012 Bid: $87 accepted Total w/ taxes: $104.71 Sheraton Old San Juan Needless to say, I am thrilled!!! That is a great price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boastud Posted March 27, 2012 #2203 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I have been shot down paying up to $160/nt for april 6/7. I have been trying resorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmilak Posted March 28, 2012 #2204 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I have been shot down paying up to $160/nt for april 6/7. I have been trying resorts. try 4 star got conrad for 92 plus tax about a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser man Posted March 28, 2012 #2205 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) I got the Sheraton Hotel and Casino - Convention Center for $107 for the night of April 7th on Hotwire about a month ago also. Edited March 28, 2012 by cruiser man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boastud Posted March 30, 2012 #2206 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I just booked La Concha for $95/nt 2 nights. 4/6-4/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat9438 Posted April 4, 2012 #2207 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I just booked La Concha for $95/nt 2 nights. 4/6-4/8 What did you bid to get this? That's a great rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustacruise Posted April 9, 2012 #2208 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) I just booked La Concha for $95/nt 2 nights. 4/6-4/8 Yes boastud, what did you bid to get this price ??? Edited April 9, 2012 by gustacruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadie8 Posted April 13, 2012 #2209 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Had no success at a lower rate and then someone else on our cruise won the Marriott at this price so I bid at $151 and won. Hope this helps someone else out. Priceline Zone 8 1 Room 2 nights, 1/24/2013 and 1/25/2013 Bid: $151 accepted Marriott Stellaris in Condado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted April 13, 2012 #2210 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Priceline in the UK via http://www.booking.com 3.5* Zone 8 £80 bid / £94.14 incl taxes 1 night December 2nd 2012 Radisson Ambassador Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRIUSERBOOZER! Posted April 20, 2012 #2211 Share Posted April 20, 2012 New to the "priceline thing". I have been bidding for a resort / 4* for Jan 19, 2013. I have started at $95 and I am upto $131 now after 4 days of trying. I have seen others winning those categories for less, am I doing something wrong? I bid zone 8 which I want and added zones 1 & 4 which don't have those category of hotels. IDK, ready to give up :( so any help is appreciated! Thanks. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queennewbie Posted April 21, 2012 #2212 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I'm not having any luck either for jan 25-27 2013. Thankfully we have plenty of time until January. Worst case scenario, I'll book on Hotwire. Every few weeks they feature another few hotels. We seem to be doing everything right, I'll post if and when i find a deal.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRIUSERBOOZER! Posted April 21, 2012 #2213 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thank you Queennewbie. I haven't watched Hotwire to closley, but haven't seen any "great" deals there either. Sounds like Priceline is the way to go but we just haven't been lucky yet, maybe persistence will pay off.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin KLS Posted April 21, 2012 #2214 Share Posted April 21, 2012 New to the "priceline thing". I have been bidding for a resort / 4* for Jan 19, 2013. I have started at $95 and I am upto $131 now after 4 days of trying. I have seen others winning those categories for less, am I doing something wrong? I bid zone 8 which I want and added zones 1 & 4 which don't have those category of hotels. IDK, ready to give up :( so any help is appreciated! Thanks. Bob We need something for January 25 and bid steady for a month going from $95 up to $130 and got nothing for a resort. In the past years we have always paid somewhere in this range for around the end of January. DH finally said to heck with it and we won the Marriott Stellaris at $151. Saved a lot of money on our flights this year so the extra $40 wasn't that big of a deal we thought. I don't know what has changed about bidding this year. -Kristi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliedog Posted April 23, 2012 #2215 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I needed two rooms for 2 nights post cruise. I have been trying for a couple of weeks on priceline. Tried to get a resort zone 8, went over 100 with no luck. Decided to lower my expectations and go for a 3 1/2 star. I ending getting the Radisson again. Last year I got the Marriott Stellairs for $115 pre and post cruise. Guess those prices are gone. 2 Rooms 2 nights for a total of $388. It's a good price, I just wanted to stay else where for our post cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBJ63 Posted April 24, 2012 #2216 Share Posted April 24, 2012 This was my first time to try price line. I use biddingtraveler.com to guide me. I went lower than they suggested and started at $80 and won on my first try. I got the Radisson for Dec. 21-22. I'm pretty happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcruiser16 Posted April 24, 2012 #2217 Share Posted April 24, 2012 We just got the Marriott San Juan and Stellaris Casino Zone 8 - Resorts Jan. 26 for one night $150.00 plus taxes and fees of 25.34 $175.34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queennewbie Posted April 25, 2012 #2218 Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) WOW! it looks like i'll be attempting to book a 3 star because i'm trying to budget no more than 120.00 taxes in for each night.. 2 nights. Edited April 25, 2012 by queennewbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadie8 Posted April 26, 2012 #2219 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Rooms at the Marriott are going for $359 in January, so $150 a night is a really decent price. The pool and beach are worth the extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queennewbie Posted April 27, 2012 #2220 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Just booked the 3* Courtyard marriott in miramar for 99.00 a night on Priceline 2 nights just about 220.00 with tax Jan 25-27 2013 I'm satisfied:) Now if only Jet blue would release the fares for late Jan:rolleyes:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Chevy2 Posted April 28, 2012 #2221 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Just booked the 3* Courtyard marriott in miramar for 99.00 a night on Priceline2 nights just about 220.00 with tax Jan 25-27 2013 I'm satisfied:) Now if only Jet blue would release the fares for late Jan:rolleyes:. I just did the exact same bid for Feb. 1-2 and won. Thanks Queennewbie, We have stayed there a few times. For one night pre-cruise, no frills at all, it's fine and I'm satisfied as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queennewbie Posted April 28, 2012 #2222 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I just did the exact same bid for Feb. 1-2 and won. Thanks Queennewbie, We have stayed there a few times. For one night pre-cruise, no frills at all, it's fine and I'm satisfied as well :) I'm glad I could help:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD26 Posted May 1, 2012 #2223 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I have never bid before on hotels. I need two rooms for January 25 - 26 and two more rooms for January 26, 2013. Any suggestions on how to get us in the same hotel? :):o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat9438 Posted May 2, 2012 #2224 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I have never bid before on hotels. I need two rooms for January 25 - 26 and two more rooms for January 26, 2013. Any suggestions on how to get us in the same hotel? :):o I'm a little confused. Are you saying you need two rooms for 1/25-26 and then two rooms for 1/26-27? Are these for different people or are you really needing two rooms for 1/25-27?? Bidding is simple, but there are no guarantees at all on what you will get if you are using priceline. I usually check out these boards to see what hotels are winning bids to know what price range to use a starting point for the hotel I'd like to get. I also go to betterbidding.com for more information and helpful hints. For example, I like staying in the Condando Beach area since I like staying on the beach and it's within walking distance of a lot of great restaurants and a Walgreens for last minute items and a liquor store. I normally stay at the Marriott Stellaris or LaConcha (another Marriott hotel but it's 4 stars and not a resort). If I would like to win one of these I will look here first and see if anyone is winning these hotels. Right now others are winning the Marriott Stellaris for around $150, which is still over half price what you'd pay if you booked directly with the hotel. If you look at priceline the Marriott is running $270 per night for 1/25-26 (if you pay for it outright). Click on the star rating to sort by the ratings and you will see what hotels fall within each category. There are only 4 hotels that fall within the Resort category in the San Juan PR area. The Marriott Stellaris, Caribe, Conrad and Condado. If you were to bid on Resorts only in the San Juan, PR area (Zone 8), you would win one of these hotels, and most likely the Marriott since it has been winning alot lately for next year but that's no guarantee. You will probably have to pay $150 for that hotel. Good luck with whatever you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD26 Posted May 2, 2012 #2225 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Thanks so much for your help. I sometimes talk in code, sorry. Four of us are flying to San Juan on Friday January 25th so I need two rooms for Friday night and Saturday night. My son and daughter in law and another couple are flying in on Saturday January 26th and I need two rooms for Saturday night. A total of two rooms for friday night and four rooms for saturday night. We want to stay in the same hotel. I have never bid on rooms before so you have been so helpful to me. Thanks again. :o:o:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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