I was checking out Priceline because I would really like to stay in the Historic District and stay within my budget. I did some research and say only 2 4 star hotels that they work with, the Harbourview and the Francis Marion. I started with 50 for my name your own price and the red thing popped up, but when I upped it to 65 it went away. Im going to try that, it would be amazing to stay at the Harbourview for 65 a night!! ANy tips from other Priceline users? I might also use Priceline for my airfare!
using priceline to book air and hotel........I use priceline all of the time and now all of my friends do too. The deals are outstanding. You can bid for rooms once every 24 hours ( I don%26#39;t think you can bid on air travel from Canada so I don%26#39;t know anything about that ).If you want to learn nmore about bidding( there are some tricks) go to
'; betterbidding';
Good luck!!
using priceline to book air and hotel........Thank you! So do think that a 4 star in the historic district at 65 a night in mid april is unheard of?? I checked out betterbid and they said that sometimes priceline is conservative and you can get away with lower prices than you think.
I would say you%26#39;d probably get the Francis Marion at that price, but do let us know if you get the Harborview. THey are on opposite ends of the Historic District but each has its advantage. Make sure you look at a map and are happy with either one before you bid - and if there is any way to make sure you%26#39;re not getting one of the hotels near MUSC/Hwy 17/Joe Riley Stadium (out of the way - though technically walkable, not advised).
Renaissance, Planters Inn, and French Quarter Inn should also be 4 Star on the site. If they werent showing up when you were searching they might be full. This hotel is not the Harbourview Inn. Most likely the Francis Marion. Priceline is a great site and frequently saves you a good bit of money. If you are using Priceline for airfare too I would use their feature that allows you to book a ';package.'; When you do this on Priceline it grabs the most aggressive (name your own price) rate, but actually allows you to pick the hotel and the flight information. You won%26#39;t know specifically what you are paying for hotel, and what you are paying for airfare, but the best prices will be combined in the package. This might be your best bet for the lowest rate on Priceline if the Harbourview is what you are after. I hope this makes sense. I feel like I am getting a bit jargony.
We got the Francis Marion for two rooms, two nights starting Wednesday, March 4 for $90 per room, if that helps. We used Priceline.
90 per night?
You will be staying directly across from all the action - the Charleston Food and Wine Festival is going on Mar 5-8 right in Marion Square. www.charlestonfoodandwine.com
Actually the Francis Marion and the Harbourview were the only two that showed up as 4 star in the historic district when i tried just looking at hotels on Priceline. All the others I thought were 4 star actually only rated a 3 star on priceline. Im confused though, it wont let you name your own price when booking packages on Priceline. Did you mean Hotwire?
I see Francis Marion as 3.5 on Priceline, French Quarter is 4, Market Pavillion is 4, Harbourview is 4, at least for the dates I searched...Priceline is very finicky with their star ratings. You don%26#39;t use the name your own price program on Priceline if you are bundling airfare and hotel or rental car. In order to ';negotiate'; you have to do each separately. No worries though, the package side actually uses the same aggressive rates (at least for hotels) as the name your own price program. If this doesnt make sense please send me a private message and I will be happy to clarify further. I knew when I started this that it might get jargony and complicated. The Harbourview Inn doesn%26#39;t currently participate on the Name Your Own Price program so your offer will have to be accepted by someone else.
Oh, shoot -- the Food and Wine Festival sounds great, but I had my dates wrong -- we have the rooms for the 2nd and 3rd and we leave the 4th -- but yes, $90 per room per night.
Well we decided to try out Priceline. Im going to try for the 4 star first but whats driving me crazy is that we REALLY want to stay at the Elliot Inn, but its a 3 star on Priceline and there are way too many 3 stars to know i would have a decent chance at getting it. Maybe ill just call them direct and see what the best deal they can give me.
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