Priceline Saves Money

On Saturday evening we took a trip down to Calgary to visit some family and found ourselves needing a place to stay for the night.  Although we could have stayed over with the people we were visiting, it would have been a little cramped.  Sharing one bathroom may have been a bit of a challenge, also. We decided staying in a  hotel may be a better option. Unfortunately, being as frugal as I am, the $$$ put me off a bit.  It was suggested that we try to get a  better rate on Priceline.  The couple that suggested it has talked to us about it before.  The basic premise is you bid what you want to pay for the area you want to stay in. You need to choose an area such as a city and what rating of hotel you are wanting. The rest is up to Priceline.

We ended up placing a bid for $65 dollars and staying at the Marriot in downtown Calgary.  When we arrived I asked the woman at the desk what rooms were normally selling for that evening. $149 is what I was told.  I was very happy to learn that we were saving that much money. We were also very happy with the quality and service of the hotel.

We will be using Priceline for booking hotels in the future.  I haven’t researched fully, but the only two downfalls of booking rooms this way are that you committed to staying once your bid is accepted and you do not get to pick the hotel you stay in, only the area.  Not bad for the discount though!