BetterBidding: Travel Articles

Priceline “Real Winning Hotel Bids”

Priceline recently launched “Real Winning Hotel Bids”, a feature that allows you to specify a city and see successful bids. The information that Priceline provides includes city and bidding zone (e.g., Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South), price, and star level (also known as the hotel rating; e.g., 3 1/2 stars).

Priceline Hotels Near Disneyland in Anaheim, California

Priceline offers some great prices for travelers looking for hotels near Disneyland in Anaheim, California. However, Priceline reservations are non-refundable and extra caution should be exercised when booking Priceline hotels. This article discusses some of the ways to save money while avoiding the common pitfalls travelers make when booking their hotel on opaque bidding sites.

Priceline Hotels Near Disney World in Orlando

Priceline is an excellent choice for travellers looking to book a hotel near the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida. Priceline hotels are usually very cheap because there are always plenty of hotels with excess room capacity which they sell off to Priceline for cheap. However, Priceline customers should be aware of some of the common mistake travellers make when booking on Priceline. First, Priceline reservations are non-refundable. Therefore, it is important to learn how to reveal your hotel before booking to reduce risk of getting a hotel you are not happy with. The Priceline Hotel List for Orlando, and the Priceline Forum are good resources to get help with this.

Tips for Hotwire Better Bidding

Here are the top 10 tips for Hotwire better bidding. Included in the top 10: how to reveal a Hotwire hotel before bidding, when to avoid booking your hotel on Hotwire, and tips to ensure you are always getting the lowest hotel rate possible when bidding on Hotwire.

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.

Priceline & Hotwire Hotel List Changes

Thanks to a software developer friend, I added some changes to the Hotwire and Priceline hotel lists.  As you probably know, HotelDealsRevealed is a great way to get help when bidding for travel, and in particular, hotels.  For Priceline, the hotel lists are particularly helpful when trying to figure out what hotel you might get. […]