Priceline for room for three?
Apr 11, 2012, 8:16 pm
#16
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,665
In the end I decided not to risk it at all. In Italy I booked two priceline rooms (by far the most expensive per night for the three of us). In Spain I booked rooms conventionally and specifying three guests- some very low rates a mile or two away from center, but close to transportation. Minor inconvenience was worth the price differential.
All the rooms in the three cities were configured with two twin beds; my partner and I can sleep together on a twin, so it would have been ok I think. We could have saved about 1/3 of the total lodging cost by not declaring or accounting for the third person, more than $500 for the whole trip. In the past, though, I've had hotwire and priceline rooms where only single king beds were offered, that would have been more awkward.
On balance though I am a bit of a square about such things; I mainly considered it to help out our third person, for whom the trip was stretch.
Thanks for everyone's perspective.
All the rooms in the three cities were configured with two twin beds; my partner and I can sleep together on a twin, so it would have been ok I think. We could have saved about 1/3 of the total lodging cost by not declaring or accounting for the third person, more than $500 for the whole trip. In the past, though, I've had hotwire and priceline rooms where only single king beds were offered, that would have been more awkward.
On balance though I am a bit of a square about such things; I mainly considered it to help out our third person, for whom the trip was stretch.
Thanks for everyone's perspective.
Apr 12, 2012, 7:46 am
#18
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 1,254
The rules of Priceline are that the room is guaranteed to accommodate a maximum of 2 guests. In most cases (but not all), the hotel will accommodate your request. It depends on when you arrive at the hotel, their vacancy rate, etc. and it's a risk you run. I personally have had a hotel not able to accommodate me (my kids slept on the floor but they were only 4 years old so no biggy) and have heard of others with similar experiences. But more often than not, you'll be fine.
I checked your board. I'll save other the time it takes. The number of posts you have is a small fraction of what's found on the other boards. You literally have less then a handful of threads (5) discussing European hotels and PL. None of those threads mention putting more then 2 guests in a room.
I'm glad the OP decided to ignore your advice.
Apr 24, 2012, 10:49 pm
#19
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 177
Hey Lewis, you're totally right. I don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to Europe bidding on Priceline. Maybe I thought Spain was in North America (kidding) or maybe I just missed that part of the original post.
Apr 28, 2012, 5:54 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 1,254
I wouldn't bid assuming a room for more then 2 in Europe. I wouldn't bid assuming a room for more then 2 in the US without first checking the reputable PL boards (BFT and BB) and making sure the city/zone I'm interested in doesn't have hotels which typically offer small rooms to PL customers. I wouldn't bother with your board for obvious reasons.