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Nordictat2

Nice! Congrats and welcome to money saving hehe

GlennTheBaker

dmg24 wrote: »

San Francisco Marriott
July 28-30
Winning Bid £57 per night plus taxes
Best published rate £120 plus taxes

Very happy as I have status with Marriott (thanks to a certain MSEer ), so will get upgrade to concierge level, free breakfast etc!

My Marriott Gold status saved myself and Mrs Baker an absolute fortune this year so far. Free brekkie, evening snacks, booze, etc in Berlin, Prague and London :beer:. The Berlin stay was a £55 Priceline win.

Good win, by the way :T

thestrangerwithsweets

Destination: San Francisco
Star rating: 3* plus
Won on 3rd bid, 1st bid £50, 2nd bid £52, winning bid £54

4 nights in 3* plus hyatt for £54/night in september, expedia price for the same nights £110/night! first go on priceline and am very impressed!

can't post a lnk to the hotel site because I am new - but it looks very nice!

duchy

Interesting little debate
I have had over 50 priceline stays (not nights) mostly US and UK and I always call the hotel straight after the bid is confirmed and request my preferred room type. I've yet to have a hotel tell me they can't find my reservation.

blindman

thestrangerwithsweets wrote: »

Destination: San Francisco
Star rating: 3* plus
Won on 3rd bid, 1st bid £50, 2nd bid £52, winning bid £54

4 nights in 3* plus hyatt for £54/night in september, expedia price for the same nights £110/night! first go on priceline and am very impressed!

can't post a lnk to the hotel site because I am new - but it looks very nice!

Well done with the win.

Which Hyatt was this, there are several in San Fran?

crombiestone

Destination: London Marriott West India Quay
Type of accommodation: five star hotel - 5*
How many extra daily bids did you have available: Many combinations of free bids
How much were your 2nd/3rd etc & final bids : Started at £45 and increased by £1 until accepted at £60

The total price including taxes & fees was £75

The win in itself was not so impressive as it was only about £10 less than booking through the Marriott Website . However.......

Upon arrival on Saturday, I was asked for my bed preference and I asked for a King bed and I also asked very politely if I could have a room with a nice view ? She said certainly but the room would not be ready until after 3 pm .This was fine as we had things to do in London .

After a great day out we arrived back at the hotel to collect our keys only to be informed that we had been given a 1 King Bed curve suite (there are only 7 in the hotel) this room was on the 8th (top) floor of the hotel (the rest of the tower is other Marriott apartments and private residences) at the apex of the tower with separate bedroom and living room panoramic views to Canary wharf and the City . Needless to say we were more than a little pleased !!

On our return I checked the cost of the room and it averages at around £500 a night (though this would have included executive lounge benefits.We didnt try our luck ) . I know this was more luck than anything that we were given a suite but it goes to show that hotels don't always put Priceline customers in their worst rooms.

Full Marks to Marriott .

I remain a priceline addict (sorry rambled a bit)

soba

Can I ask another question? Is it possible to book family rooms through Priceline or are they all doubles? That'd mean I'd have to book two rooms. I've flicked through this thread and can't find the answer.

blindman

soba wrote: »

Can I ask another question? Is it possible to book family rooms through Priceline or are they all doubles? That'd mean I'd have to book two rooms. I've flicked through this thread and can't find the answer.

Priceline only guarantee a room for two adults, so you take a risk that the hotel could charge you for a bigger room (if it had one).

It's in the guide I wrote

When should I consider using Priceline?
1) You need a Hotel room than can accommodate only up to TWO people, probably in a DOUBLE bed.

If you're a family or a larger group, Priceline can still work for you, but you may not be able to fit everyone into a single room in certain situations
Priceline guarantees double occupancy, anything above that can be hit and miss.
If you must have two beds, Hotwire is your best option; they will let you specify occupancy in the room. Specify four adults; that will guarantee two beds

Hotwire lets you choose rooms for up to 4 adults.

thestrangerwithsweets

blindman wrote: »

Well done with the win.

Which Hyatt was this, there are several in San Fran?

oops sorry should have said - its the fishermans wharf one, exactly the area we want to be in!

gotta try and bag myself a nice new york one now for leg II of the hol!

anguilla

Destination: Marriott San Juan Resort And Stellaris Casino
Type of accommodation: Resort
How many extra daily bids did you have available: 1
How much were your 2nd/3rd etc & final bids : £10 increments

4 Days trying - started at £50 for 3.5 Star - today got £90 + Tax (£105.45 total) and resort upgrade. Marriott themselves are showing £213 so its still 50% off :-)