Hotels in Burlington VT?

[Hux]

Anyone have any tips?

Does the name your price Priceline.com stuff work at all? anyone figured anything out over the years?

Thanks Skanks.

[Northern Wish]

Name Your Own Price on Priceline is the best method out there..........

You won't spend more than $70 at all in any city.

[AD]

many threads on this.... to paraphrase, Sean is correct, although not too sure about the 'any city' comment.

[Northern Wish]

Priceline is always in US dollars. I meant you won't spend more than $70 in US dollars.

But it does take some work. If you want to nab a hotel in one afternoon you might have to make some concesssions.

The best way is to start 20-30 days ahead of when you will be checking in.

[ollie]

Does the name your price Priceline.com stuff work at all? anyone figured anything out over the years?

I swear by Priceline. Just got a room in Montreal for $60.

[Hux]

I'm 2 months away from when I need the room, I know priceline generally works, but sometimes people have figured out the exact price to name and the hotel it will give you at that price, in that city - it's a bit of a risk otherwise, never know what your gonna get and where...

[bouche]

Priceline rocks. I think it rocks more if you wait until the last few days of travel.

We've found 3 stars to be well over the type of room you'd normally book. I normally get a 3 star for $50-$70 and they are places that usually cost over $200.

[phishtaper]

check this for helpful info.

[AD]

i booked a room at the holiday inn select montreal for friday sept 21 for US$66. Taxes and fees were US$19, making the total US$85 (CDN$94).

i think i overpaid, but that was my choice as i wanted to make 100% sure that we were booked in. i've had rooms in downtown montreal for US$45 before, and rooms at the 4-star Hilton in Boston for $70. it's a huge money-saver.

make sure you know about the cancellation policy though, i've heard it is tricky.

[Hux]

This is f*cked, I just requested a 3-star room in Burlington for $10 a night and it gives me one, it is for Nov, could this be real because the booking is being made 2 months in advance? Probably worth booking it just to see and I'll eat if it's bs.

[Big Wooly Mammoth]

This is f*cked, I just requested a 3-star room in Burlington for $10 a night and it gives me one, it is for Nov, could this be real because the booking is being made 2 months in advance? Probably worth booking it just to see and I'll eat if it's bs.

If you're doing the name your own price thing, you need to give a CC # before you know if anything is available. And if something is available you get charged immediately.

I recently used Priceline to book a hotel for Secaucus, NJ (20 minute bus ride from NYC) for $81 a night. I tried every day for about 7 days until I got it, increasing my bid by one or two dollars a day.

Edited September 11, 2007 by Guest

[AD]

if you put in your CC info and request a room for $10 a night and it says you're successful, then yes, you're successful... or am i missing something?

[Hux]

ah ok, so you don't know the availability till after you enter the CC....

[AD]

yup, and then you're locked in.

[Hux]

I get it now...thanks for helping the neighbourhood idiot everybody.