Atlanta hotel?? Where is everyone staying??

Mike's Side

I am willing to be be the test dummy for priceline or hotwire. All i need is some clear instructions from a seasoned pro on how to get the best deal for a 4star hotel. i am tight on funds so lets see what we can get.

megatron

Blazenup wrote:

I am willing to be be the test dummy for priceline or hotwire. All i need is some clear instructions from a seasoned pro on how to get the best deal for a 4star hotel. i am tight on funds so lets see what we can get.

so r we goin for a group rate here...? :P

Vedder_Girl77

RACE THAT CANT BE WON wrote:

Blazenup wrote:

I am willing to be be the test dummy for priceline or hotwire. All i need is some clear instructions from a seasoned pro on how to get the best deal for a 4star hotel. i am tight on funds so lets see what we can get.

so r we goin for a group rate here...? :P

I think Jecica said before if we can get together enough people to rent 10 rooms then we could possibly get a discount.

megatron

Vedder_Girl77 wrote:

RACE THAT CANT BE WON wrote:

Blazenup wrote:

I am willing to be be the test dummy for priceline or hotwire. All i need is some clear instructions from a seasoned pro on how to get the best deal for a 4star hotel. i am tight on funds so lets see what we can get.

so r we goin for a group rate here...? :P

I think Jecica said before if we can get together enough people to rent 10 rooms then we could possibly get a discount.

or ill just sleep on your floor
my buddy flyin in from the north is gettin us a hotel for night one then he flies out next day so if theres a group rate for the next night im in

Vedder_Girl77

You can sleep on our floor. I'm not sure if we are staying for one night or two nights. We only have tickets to night 2.

megatron

Vedder_Girl77 wrote:

You can sleep on our floor. I'm not sure if we are staying for one night or two nights. We only have tickets to night 2.

awesome..im assuming ur only staying after the 2nd show?

Vedder_Girl77

RACE THAT CANT BE WON wrote:

Vedder_Girl77 wrote:

You can sleep on our floor. I'm not sure if we are staying for one night or two nights. We only have tickets to night 2.

awesome..im assuming ur only staying after the 2nd show?

I really don't know. We have not booked our flights yet. I'm not sure if we are arriving on Tuesday or on Wednesday. We are definitly staying over on Wednesday night. I am guessing we are flying back to Boston sometime on Thursday. All I know is that we are staying at this hotel.

megatron

yea i have a place tuesday just not wed..so that could work.
saving money is ideal since i just commited to chitown and acl..

Vedder_Girl77

RACE THAT CANT BE WON wrote:

yea i have a place tuesday just not wed..so that could work.
saving money is ideal since i just commited to chitown and acl..

Lucky you going to both Chicago and Austin.

I hope to go to a few shows with Jecica on the West Coast whenever they are announced.

LukinFan

jecica wrote:

LukinFan wrote:

Well, it's official, I'm out :( Found out today that I can't afford to go in June. Everyone have a great time.

I will pay for your ticket if you donate something to the wishlist pre-party.

Someone will let you stay with them and if worse comes to worse, you can crash with us....

You just have to drive up, pay for your gas and food (Race Can't be Won has plenty of spirits already packed so you don't have to buy drinks). This maybe the last time to see a solo show... I would't pass it up.

VERY cool of you- but I could never accept that. Thank you though. My wife recently lost her job, so the timing isn't good at all. It's alright though, I'll be at home watching the setlist come in

And I was probably going to donate something to the preparty anyway- does it HAVE to be official?

megatron

Vedder_Girl77 wrote:

RACE THAT CANT BE WON wrote:

yea i have a place tuesday just not wed..so that could work.
saving money is ideal since i just commited to chitown and acl..

Lucky you going to both Chicago and Austin.

I hope to go to a few shows with Jecica on the West Coast whenever they are announced.

i plan on goin to those too..hopefully
im living off hot pockets and cheap booze for the next 6 months it looks like
worth it
funny..in hiding just came on the ol' shuffle..awesome

jecica

LukinFan wrote:

VERY cool of you- but I could never accept that. Thank you though. My wife recently lost her job, so the timing isn't good at all. It's alright though, I'll be at home watching the setlist come in

And I was probably going to donate something to the preparty anyway- does it HAVE to be official?

I am sorry to hear that, well if she gets a job in the next month the offer still stands.

What if we got you and your wife a ticket

AtlantaJammer

jecica wrote:

LukinFan wrote:

VERY cool of you- but I could never accept that. Thank you though. My wife recently lost her job, so the timing isn't good at all. It's alright though, I'll be at home watching the setlist come in

And I was probably going to donate something to the preparty anyway- does it HAVE to be official?

I am sorry to hear that, well if she gets a job in the next month the offer still stands.

What if we got you and your wife a ticket

OOOOH! He might have to rethink this... We should start a thread to get Roger and his honey to Atlanta...

LukinFan

AtlantaJammer wrote:

jecica wrote:

LukinFan wrote:

VERY cool of you- but I could never accept that. Thank you though. My wife recently lost her job, so the timing isn't good at all. It's alright though, I'll be at home watching the setlist come in

And I was probably going to donate something to the preparty anyway- does it HAVE to be official?

I am sorry to hear that, well if she gets a job in the next month the offer still stands.

What if we got you and your wife a ticket

OOOOH! He might have to rethink this... We should start a thread to get Roger and his honey to Atlanta...

You guys rock, but really, I (we) could never accept something like this. If anythign changes int he next month, trust me- you all would be the first to know

megatron

="LukinFan"]

AtlantaJammer wrote:

jecica wrote:

LukinFan wrote:

VERY cool of you- but I could never accept that. Thank you though. My wife recently lost her job, so the timing isn't good at all. It's alright though, I'll be at home watching the setlist come in

And I was probably going to donate something to the preparty anyway- does it HAVE to be official?

I am sorry to hear that, well if she gets a job in the next month the offer still stands.

What if we got you and your wife a ticket

OOOOH! He might have to rethink this... We should start a thread to get Roger and his honey to Atlanta...

You guys rock, but really, I (we) could never accept something like this. If anythign changes int he next month, trust me- you all would be the first to know [/quote]

i understand why u wouldn't accept. im the same way. buut..i'd rather trade u night 2 for a beer than selling it to a random..just sayin

LukinFan

RACE THAT CANT BE WON wrote:

i understand why u wouldn't accept. im the same way. buut..i'd rather trade u night 2 for a beer than selling it to a random..just sayin

This is one of the MANY reasons why I love PJ fans. So very cool of you Race, but I just can't do it. Trust me, I WANT to, but I feel like it's charity if you did this for me, and there are so much worse off than me out there, so I'd feel bad if I accepted this from you. Plus, I'd still have to come up with a few hundred for other expenses. If anything changes, trust me, you guys in this thread will be the first to know

LukinFan

Blazenup wrote:

I am willing to be be the test dummy for priceline or hotwire. All i need is some clear instructions from a seasoned pro on how to get the best deal for a 4star hotel. i am tight on funds so lets see what we can get.

here's the info from another thread:

u2gator wrote:

OKay, I have not booked yet for Atlanta but am going to either through Priceline or Hotwire. Holding off to make sure it does not look like my wife will deliver baby number 2 (Liam but not after Liam Finn, even though he kicks ass and I am excited to be seeing him again) during the days of the shows. Here are some tips and suggestions about booking with either site. For both sites the best area to look at is Marietta if you want to stay close to the show and not deal with the traffic.

Hotwire
Right now in Marietta they are showing only one hotel and it is a 3.5 start at $68. Not bad compared to what the Renaissance is going for. Additionally it is a suite so there may be more room to squeeze others in the room to save on costs. Based on some research the hotel appears to be the Sheraton Suites Galleria (this is not a guarantee!!) That hotel is going for $125 a night so that is almost 50% off. I just stayed in a Sheraton Suites in South Florida and it was one of the nicest rooms I have stayed in and it was huge.


Priceline
Looking at Marietta you can bid on hotels up to 4 stars. The likely only place that could be is the Renaissance based on what else is around there. If you want to try for that hotel (or whatever hotels are 4 start in that area) here are some tips for going as low as possible. Choose Marietta as your only area where you want to stay for bidding and choose fours star for level of hotel. Enter your low bid (should be somewhat reasonable). Maybe $50 to start off with (could possibly try $40 or $45. Go ahead with bid even if system says bid is likely too low based on area averages. If you win your bid great. If not you will be given the option to change one thing in your reservation equation. Here are the steps to continue to shoot for the 4 star hotel while slowly increasing your price. You will have 13 chances to increase your bid while still really only trying for the same hotel in Marietta.

If you lose your bid in step 1 where you chose where you want to stay, make sure Marietta is still checked and then add area 1 (Altanta West). Increase your bid slightly and try again (maybe increase of $3 per new bid since you will have 13 chances which will make the highest bid $89 if you started at $50.)

If you lose bid two then in step 1 go ahead and add Druid Hills. Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 3 then in step 1 add Forest Park.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 4 then in step 1 add Jonesboro.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 5 then in step 1 add Kennesaw.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 6 then in step 1 add Lithonia.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 7 then in step 1 add Morrow.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 8 then in step 1 add Northlake.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 9 then in step 1 add Peachtree Corners.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 10 then in step 1 add Smyrna.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 11 then in step 1 add Stockbridge.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 12 then in step 1 add Stone Mountain.Increase bid $3.
If you lose bid 13 then in step 1 add Union City.Increase bid $3.

You will run through all these steps one right after another making sure that Marietta is always checked off (and it automatically should be since it was your initial bid location) and also 4 stars is your star level (again I think this is automatically checked but make sure no other levels have been checked) .

If you want to stay somewhere else in the area you can run through these same steps replacing Marietta with Buckhead, Downtown, Hartsfield, Midtown or Perimeter and always selecting 4-star.

I also thought about staying downtown but because the MARTA does not make it up to that area I decided to stay near by since traffic sucks up there in the ATL.

Let me know how it goes if anyone tries to book a room using either site. Also if you have any questions let me know. I have used priceline/hotwire a number of times and have mostly been satisfied with the places I got.

I'm feeling good Karma with this because as I finish typing Eddie with Liam Finn singing Society from one of the Berkley shows just came on in my office! Feels like a sign to me.

Peace
u2gator

Gremmie03

did this work?

LukinFan

Gremmie03 wrote:

did this work?

I'm curious myself

LukinFan

LukinFan wrote:

Gremmie03 wrote:

did this work?

I'm curious myself

:?:

WaveCameCrashin

Im staying at the embassy suites . it has FREE HAPPY HOUR AND FREE BREAKFAST BAR. its also closer to the C.E.Energy center than the Renaissance is. I will be there for both nights so if any body wants to save some $$$$$ Im cool with splitting a room.

LukinFan

prfctlefts wrote:

Im staying at the embassy suites . it has FREE HAPPY HOUR AND FREE BREAKFAST BAR. its also closer to the C.E.Energy center than the Renaissance is. I will be there for both nights so if any body wants to save some $$$$$ Im cool with splitting a room.

what's the nightly rate?

AtlantaJammer

LukinFan wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

Im staying at the embassy suites . it has FREE HAPPY HOUR AND FREE BREAKFAST BAR. its also closer to the C.E.Energy center than the Renaissance is. I will be there for both nights so if any body wants to save some $$$$$ Im cool with splitting a room.

what's the nightly rate?

Roger you still looking to go eh??? By the way, I always stay at embassy Suites whenever I go outta town, (Chicago 09' night 1) and the happy hour is from 5-7pm. Just a heads up cause the concert will have already started...

LukinFan

AtlantaJammer wrote:

LukinFan wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

Im staying at the embassy suites . it has FREE HAPPY HOUR AND FREE BREAKFAST BAR. its also closer to the C.E.Energy center than the Renaissance is. I will be there for both nights so if any body wants to save some $$$$$ Im cool with splitting a room.

what's the nightly rate?

Roger you still looking to go eh??? By the way, I always stay at embassy Suites whenever I go outta town, (Chicago 09' night 1) and the happy hour is from 5-7pm. Just a heads up cause the concert will have already started...

Still trying to find a way to go, I guess. It's hard to just turn my back on the show, you know?

AtlantaJammer

Roger you still looking to go eh??? By the way, I always stay at embassy Suites whenever I go outta town, (Chicago 09' night 1) and the happy hour is from 5-7pm. Just a heads up cause the concert will have already started...[/quote]
Still trying to find a way to go, I guess. It's hard to just turn my back on the show, you know?[/quote]


Well if you do go, why spend money on a hotel room??? Crash at my place and spend the money elsewhere scumbag...

LukinFan

AtlantaJammer wrote:

Roger you still looking to go eh??? By the way, I always stay at embassy Suites whenever I go outta town, (Chicago 09' night 1) and the happy hour is from 5-7pm. Just a heads up cause the concert will have already started...

Still trying to find a way to go, I guess. It's hard to just turn my back on the show, you know?[/quote]


Well if you do go, why spend money on a hotel room??? Crash at my place and spend the money elsewhere scumbag...[/quote]
That's true...

I just don't wanna feel like a freeloader

AtlantaJammer

LukinFan wrote:

AtlantaJammer wrote:

Roger you still looking to go eh??? By the way, I always stay at embassy Suites whenever I go outta town, (Chicago 09' night 1) and the happy hour is from 5-7pm. Just a heads up cause the concert will have already started...

Still trying to find a way to go, I guess. It's hard to just turn my back on the show, you know?

Well if you do go, why spend money on a hotel room??? Crash at my place and spend the money elsewhere scumbag...[/quote]
That's true...

I just don't wanna feel like a freeloader [/quote]

Dont be a dumbass... Im off to bed but when/if you decide to go Ill show you some fun for sure...

LukinFan

AtlantaJammer wrote:

Dont be a dumbass... Im off to bed but when/if you decide to go Ill show you some fun for sure...

I'm being serious- let me think about it. I still need to get a ticket though too

Are you going to both ATL shows?

WaveCameCrashin

LukinFan wrote:

prfctlefts wrote:

Im staying at the embassy suites . it has FREE HAPPY HOUR AND FREE BREAKFAST BAR. its also closer to the C.E.Energy center than the Renaissance is. I will be there for both nights so if any body wants to save some $$$$$ Im cool with splitting a room.

what's the nightly rate?

Im actually flying in from Chas SC so I got round trip air and 2 nights for $455 from price line I found some better deals but this place is the closest

AtlantaJammer

LukinFan wrote:

AtlantaJammer wrote:

Dont be a dumbass... Im off to bed but when/if you decide to go Ill show you some fun for sure...

I'm being serious- let me think about it. I still need to get a ticket though too

Are you going to both ATL shows?

Nah, just night one.