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Fort Lauderdale Hotels on Priceline
I’m travelling to Fort Lauderdale and used Priceline to book my hotel stay. As a strong advocate of Priceline, I want to offer some insider tips on Fort Lauderdale Hotels on Priceline. Although Ft. Lauderdale is fairly large and has a total of 11 Priceline bidding zones, the vast majority of visitors to Fort Lauderdale stay in 1 of 3 areas: the airport, the beach, or Hollywood.
Fort Lauderdale Beach is a vacationer’s epicentre of the city. The bidding zone is a long narrow strip along the beach, and wonderful for vacationers. Note though that although the zone includes the word “beach”, not all properties are immediately on the beach. You could be across the street or a half block or so away. There are a couple of “Resorts” in this zone, which I will check out when I’m there, but presumably they are quite awesome. Slightly lower in the pecking order but still great are the 4-star hotels in the beach area. A word for the wise…
Hotwire Hotel Ratings
One of the questions often asked in the Hotwire & Priceline Forum is, “Does Hotwire artificially inflate their hotel ratings?” In other words, is Hotwire maybe a little too generous with the hotel ratings you see on their site. For those who are unaware, hotels you purchase on Hotwire are non-refundable. Therefore it’s imperative to know if the rating is reliable or not. Unlike other sites, you cannot check out hotel ratings and reviews on TripAdvisor before you buy on Hotwire because you don’t know what hotel you’re getting. This makes it all the more important to have confidence in the hotel rating that you see before you buy.
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W Hotel on Priceline?
Is it possible to get a W hotel on Priceline or Hotwire? W Hotels are very highly sought after, people love them for their slick and modern, high end, and very cosmopolitan style and decor. But getting a deal on a W hotel can be tough. As a result, many people turn to Hotwire or Priceline to save money on their hotel. Only problem with sites like Hotwire or Priceline is that you don’t know what hotel you’re going to get until after you bid. Once you buy your hotel, only then is the hotel name revealed.
So, if you want a guarantee that you’ll get a W Hotel on Priceline (or Hotwire for that matter), unfortunately, there is no such thing. However, if you’re willing to take a chance, here are the cities where a W Hotel has appeared on Hotwire or Priceline.
Union Square Hotels on Priceline
San Francisco’s Union Square is one of the most popular tourist areas of San Francisco. If you’re looking to stay at a hotel in the Union Square area and will be bidding on a hotel via Priceline, here is some tips to help you identify your San Francisco hotel.
Priceline Bidding Zones in Union Square: The 2 “Union Square” bidding zones on Priceline are: Union Square East and Union Square West – Nob Hill. If you’re looking for a hotel in the area, I would also consider bidding in the SOMA – Moscone Center zone as well. It’s a bit further away but if you don’t mind a 5 minute walk to Union Square, you can find a really good deal.
Union Square East: This is the preferred bidding zone if you’re wanting to stay as close as possible to Union Square. Accessible from the San Francisco Airport via the BART (Powell Street Station), this area is really easy to get to by public transit. On the negative side, some of the hotels are located right on Powell Street, the main cable car line which can be noisy if you’re looking to sleep in. Hotels in this bidding zone that are known to be on Priceline, as reported by members of the Priceline Forum, include:
Priceline Hotels in Seattle
Priceline can be a good way for travellers to save on hotel accommodations in Seattle. With Priceline’s Name Your Own Price, hotels in Seattle with excess inventory sell off their rooms to Priceline, meaning cheap discounts for customers like you. The only catch — you don’t know the name of the room until after you’ve bid and your hotel room bid has been accepted. While you can save money on Priceline, it’s worth learning a bit more about which hotels are in each bidding zone, which zones are good, and which ones to avoid.
Like most major cities, Priceline breaks Seattle up into several different zones. Most travellers stay in either the downtown area of Seattle, or near the airport. Here’s a quick of the major Priceline bidding zones.