Hampton Inn Clearwater/St Petersburg Airport {US-FL} (no longer Honors)
Jan 20, 2005, 9:35 pm
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Hampton Inn Clearwater/St Petersburg Airport {US-FL} (no longer Honors)
Hello fellow FTers,
I need to spend 3 nights in Tampa area in mid May. I did a search and many hotels came up, most of them for 60,000 points up and up(for all 3 nights).
EXCEPT the Hampton Inn Clearwater/St. Petersburg Airport which came up at ONLY 22,500 points (7,500 per night).
I will be driving to Tampa downtown every day early in the morning for a conference and driving back at night and crashing before waking up to do it all over again.
Flying in and out of Tampa airport.
I did a search here and am also watching the Priceline bidding forum for clues.
My main question is: Is this Hampton THAT Bad?? The savings in points appears to be very worth it.
I have been trying to get a 3* in the Tampa area for less than $50 but no success so far. At which $ per room is the threshold that you would rather pay instead of Pricelining it/booking it directly??
Any feedback appreciated
I need to spend 3 nights in Tampa area in mid May. I did a search and many hotels came up, most of them for 60,000 points up and up(for all 3 nights).
EXCEPT the Hampton Inn Clearwater/St. Petersburg Airport which came up at ONLY 22,500 points (7,500 per night).
I will be driving to Tampa downtown every day early in the morning for a conference and driving back at night and crashing before waking up to do it all over again.
Flying in and out of Tampa airport.
I did a search here and am also watching the Priceline bidding forum for clues.
My main question is: Is this Hampton THAT Bad?? The savings in points appears to be very worth it.
I have been trying to get a 3* in the Tampa area for less than $50 but no success so far. At which $ per room is the threshold that you would rather pay instead of Pricelining it/booking it directly??
Any feedback appreciated
Jan 21, 2005, 9:30 am
#2
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Atlanta, GA, DL-GM, HH-Gold, SPG-Gold
Posts: 42
Well...
That depends on your definition of "that bad." I stayed there one night while doing business at the St. Pete/Clearwater Airport. It is an outdoor motel-type HI with very limited service. It's located in an industrial part of town with no view, etc. If you are just using it as a crashpad for full business days, and you want to maximize points, it's fine IMHO (I'm a cost-cutter). I'm not so sure I would spend points on it, though. If you're taking your wife on the other hand...
Bottom line - its a clean motel...figure what your commute to Tampa will be, and judge it that way.
Bottom line - its a clean motel...figure what your commute to Tampa will be, and judge it that way.