Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies - Priority Club Privileges for hotels booked thru PL

Hi

I have successfully bidded for Crowne Plaza Metropolitican Hotel in Tokyo which is participating under the Priority Club.

For Priority Club members, one of the privileges is extended check-out. Can I check for PriceLine bookings, would I be able to get late check-out? Any experience in this? Thanks.

It was not a problem at IC Manila/Bangkok, and I have no status. Generally in Asia I have never had any "problems" with Priceline bookings.

I have always assumed that Priceline bookings were not eligible for hotel programs. Having said that, I do always contact the hotel and ask for my number to be added to the reservation. Sometimes I get a flat out "no" and need to do it when I check in - for the incidentials of course!

Recently won an HI through Priceline and sent an email (do an enquiry for the hotel on the priority.com website) to the manager/contact person asking for my number to be added, as well as making a non-smoking/specific bed request. She wrote back and confirmed my requests and said "have a nice stay." Was surprised to see the reservation apear in my priorityclub.com profile but it didn't display any rate details. So - here's hoping for the stay credit. Will let you know what happens post stay.

Good luck :)

A better way to find the answer would probably be to go to the Intercontinental Hotels/Priority Club forum here, and use the Search function using Priceline as your search term.

This issue (of whether hotel chains offer elite benefits, etc. to PL customers) has been discussed quite a lot here on FT and the answer(s) may well be waiting for you already on that forum.

I think todd-r did a good job summerizing what most FT disscussions have concluded.