There are few cities that are more expensive than New York City, and within the city, Midtown Manhattan is the most expensive and sought after area travelers want to stay. This is for good reason: Midtown is the hub of Manhattan, the center of it all with Broadway, Madison Square Garden, the Empire State Building, and Times Square all within arms reach. Unfortunately, the cost of hotels is astronomical and savvy travelers should consider Priceline hotels in Midtown Manhattan.
Looking for a 5 star hotel in Las Vegas? Here are some tips for better bidding in Las Vegas that allow travellers to avoid certain undesirable hotels such as the Trump, which is off the Strip and does not have a casino. We provide details of which Vegas hotels appear on Priceline, by bidding zone, and by star rating, allowing you to practically guess which hotel you are very likely to receive.
Booking on a hotel on blind bidding websites such as Priceline and Hotwire are great for travelers to save money. Only problem is, you don’t know what hotel you are going to get. However, thanks to fellow travelers it is now possible to have your Priceline Express Deals revealed. The Priceline Forum on this site has over 20,000 members who regularly share their winning bids. A “winning bid” is essentially a Priceline hotel purchase on NYOP or Express Deals. We have literally had thousands of winning bids reported and curated into Priceline hotel lists for virtually every city in North America (mostly Canada and the United States), and we are eagerly gathering data for Europe, Mexico and Caribbean destinations.
The Las Vegas $20 trick is nothing more than giving a tip to the front desk clerk of your hotel during check in while asking for an upgrade. It is coined the “$20 Trick” because traditionally the tip would be $20. To my knowledge, this phenomenon does not work in other cities because the culture of tipping to get what you want is not as prevalent in other cities through the United States as in Las Vegas. Here is a step by step play of how the Las Vegas $20 trick works…
I had the good fortunate to spend some time at the Welk Resort Cabo San Lucas recently. What follows is a pictorial review of this stunning property. I managed to get the Welk Resort for just $99 USD per night on Hotwire. I chose Hotwire over other bidding sites like Priceline for one reason: Hotwire […]
Budget travellers wishing to stay at upper scale beachfront resorts in Cabo San Lucas should consider Hotwire. This is an inexpensive option for those who are flexible on the hotel brand and exact location of the hotel. Because of Hotwire no-cancelation and no-change booking policy, bidding travellers should be prepared before they book.
Hotel Deals Revealed has recently started curating a list of hotels known to be available on Hotwire in the great Los Cabos area. The list is small at the time of writing but gives an indication of the type of hotel you can expect to get when booking on Hotwire.
On Hotwire, you do not know the exact location of the hotel, just the general vicinity or ‘zone’. There are 4 Hotwire Cabo San Lucas hotel zones: Cabo San Lucas, Cabo East, the Corridor, and San Jose.