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| Community Rank: Jetsetter ![]() Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern new England
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| that's great. My DS was coming home form his job at the Playa Lakes Joint Venture and had a very early flight out of Denver. i got the Crowne Plza at the Denver airpot for him for $50. You've got to love Priceline. |
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| Community Rank: Traveler ![]() Join Date: Nov 2007
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| Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pensacola, FL
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| I have a question. Are there resort taxes/fees on top of whatever your winning bid is? In other words, do you have to plan on paying additional fees on top of your bid if you win? We are a family of 4 adults and 3 kids and we were planning to stay at Desert Inn & Suites which is right across the street from Disneyland. They have a 2-bedroom suite listed online for $159+. If I bid on Priceline for 2 rooms and get them for say $45-50, am I going to have to pay another $20 or so for tax and resort fees on each room? We won't have a car and will be checking in to the Disneyland Hotel after one night off-site, so we'll need to either catch a hotel shuttle or a cab from our hotel to DLH. I'm hoping that the shuttle would be willing to stop at DLH since we'll be carrying all our baggage with us. Thanks for any comments.
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| When you wish upon a star Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Las Vegas
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I'd advise you to work out a backup plan or make a few calls to be sure you're informed before the trip on whether you'll have to tow the luggage yourself. Don't forget to ask DLH if they offer anything to help you get your bags there...
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| Community Rank: Trekker ![]() Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: San Diego
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As for transportation, a cab will be your best bet. Desert Inn is right across the street from the parks and probably doesn't offer shuttle. Also, bidding for rooms on PL, you won't know where you will end up. I highly recommend not bidding less than 3 stars in the "Disneyland Area." In Anaheim, this will actually get you a better room at less of a price. All of the 3 star hotels have shuttles to the parks via the main bus area, but none have had shuttles directly to the Disney hotels or to DtD. Your best bet will again be a cab. Even from the Doubletree Hotel a couple of miles away, our fare has never been more than $15 including the tip. So a short trip will likely be less than $10. With a large party, you will want to bid on at least two rooms, since by PL definition, the room you are bidding on is for an occupancy of two. We have never had a problem calling the hotel directly and requesting two beds, a day after our winning bid. Our request has never been denied. That will give you room for 8 with two rooms. Check out biddingfortravel.com if you have any questions about using PL. Last edited by Cinderella_68; 10-04-2008 at 12:01 PM.. | |
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| Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pensacola, FL
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| Thanks for your replies. I forgot to come back and check the posts for comments. I've used Priceline and have researched through Bidding for Travel, so I think I'll just wait and try getting 2 rooms through Priceline. In the meantime, I'll find something close and reserve 2 rooms as a backup plan, just in case. I can always cancel within the required deadline. We did manage to get 2 rooms at Grand Californian for 3 nights, so we're really excited about that. This will be my first trip to DL since I was a kid, and that was a loooong time ago. Thanks again for your suggestions, and we'll probably use your advice and take a taxi.
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| Community Rank: Adventurer ![]() Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Diego, Ca
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| To use Priceline or Hot Wire, do you pay for the room up front? I've looked at both site and before they even start a search they want your credit card information first. How do these sites operate? |
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| Charter Member D23 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Yakima, WA
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| On Priceline, once you place your bid, and they accept your price, then you are charged for the room. Here is a site that I find extremely helpful with vacation bidding: BiddingForTravel.com - Message Board - Yuku
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