Originally Posted by KathyMoore
Before I go on about my story, I have one quick question:
Do I get Hyatt points when the room was paid for via
Priceline.com?
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I haven't tried priceline.com before so I gave it a try for
an upcoming 2-day weekend trip to Cleveland. (Friday
and Saturday night in mid-Feb)
My first offer of
$36 for a 3 or 4-star hotel in downtown
Cleveland was accepted almost immediately!!! It was
the Hyatt Regency Cleveland Arcade.
Unfortunately, I went to that hotel's website and found out
parking is $21 per night. (more than half of what I'm
paying for the room per night)
Yes, I do realize priceline.com has a small fine print that
warns me about parking and other extra charges at hotels..
I guess I shouldn't be too upset, since $57 ($36 + $21)
is still a pretty decent price for staying at the Hyatt.
(or so I hope...)
Has anyone been to this property? If so, I'd appreciate any
comments/reviews/advice....
THANKS!!!
No Gold Passport points for priceline stays on the room rate, but you might be able to get the "G3" 1000 point bonus and if you pay for incidentals with a mastercard you can get 1/2 a FFN credit. Valet parking doesn't qualify.
I stayed there for about 9 weeks, sunday-friday. I only stayed there for the points and FFNs since it was a 22 mile drive every morning to the client site. Those 9 weeks will pay for my trip to the Park Hyatt Tokyo in March though.
You can park on the street on the weekends, or there is a self-parking lot less than a block away. No in-out with the self parking though, since it's not owned by the hotel. The self-parking lot is around $15 overnight.
The hotel is in a historic building that was rennovated in 2001 at a cost of about $30 million.
http://www.mbcmarous.com/Completed%2...ls/Arcade.html
http://www.lrrealty.com/LandmarkProp...UTheArcade.htm
All the rooms I've seen there in the Arcade are large, but have no views. One side faces the interior, while the other usually face other buildings next door. The rooms in the tower sections are usually very small, but face the street. One time they assigned me the Penthouse suite, which was very large. It had it's own stairway and took up the entire 9th floor.