smoking /non-smoking
I just noticed that priceline'sFAQ has:"All rooms are requested for non-smoking and are assigned on an available basis."It looks like "requested" doesnot guarantee that it is "available".Does anyone...
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please excuse my typo above. that should read:Westin not West.m.
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I can't clarify it because I'm just a user like you are, but I certainly do agree with you as to what they say on their website. If it's not true, they shouldn't be saying that.
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Thanks for the quick response, Sheryl. On the bright side of things - I've had excellent luck so far in just calling the hotel after successfully bidding, asking what the reservation specifies and...
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Priceline requests non-smoking rooms for all reservations made but this does not always happen. One reason is the room types that hotels assign to priceline. Through the hotel crs (central reservation...
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Good news. Just called the Harrisburg-Hershey Comfort Inn to check my room for tonight. According to the desk clerk it was requested (and reserved) as NON-smoking.
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Posted by tangueykevin elsewhere on the board and moved here for continuity:Do I have the right to choose nonsmoking room when I make the reservation through priceline? I stayed at Days Inn (Key West)...
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I was at the Westin Peachtree Plaza (downtown Atlanta) one week ago. The front desk clerk told me that Priceline gets whatever room type (bedding and smoking preference) they have a surplus of. This...
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Calling ahead may not be the best way to ensure a non-smoking room. I made this bid for a friend at DFW Holiday Inn pub4.ezboard.com/fpriceli...=229.topicand when she called the day before to make...
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At the Candlewood Suites in Lake Forest (Laguna Hills, CA), August 2001, I arrived late and they only had a smoking room for that night. It was a 1-bedroom, and at the time I checked in they promised...
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Stayed at Hyatt Regency St Louis 3/8/02. The clerk said there was no request for either smoking or non-smoking. They were not full, and gave us non-smoking rooms for both reservations.
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I work at a Courtyard and, while I don't know much about the central reservation system, I know we block rooms daily and the Priceline tag doesn't mean anything. PL customers get the same attention...
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Just made a reservation at the Renaissance World Gate in Orlando. I called to confirm that the reservation was non-smoking. The agent told me that there was nothing indicated. He was very helpful, and...
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(conventionally) at Marriott and Hilton properties (which is why I think Priceline (hotel bookings) are for Smokers and smoke tolerant people - but not the rest of us). When you book a non-smoking...
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I was given a smoking room at the Renaissance in Vancouver when I booked it via PL last October. They had non-smoking rooms available; they said no preference was marked in my reservation, and they...
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It seems pretty clear that Priceline is not requesting any specific preference at many (most?) hotels. In the past two weeks I have been successful on 3 Priceline bids; 1 at a Courtyard and two at...
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As with any reservation that I make, I always call when I make it, and verify my request for a non smoking room, and then call back ~48 hours prior to my stay and check to be sure that my request are...
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I quit in October 1999, but as a former smoker, I should let you all know that even being given a non-smoking room is no guarantee. (Also that it inspires eye-rolling to refer to a non-smoking room as...
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I totally agree with what you've said, Robb. In fact, in one hotel I was told that I had a non smoking room but wondered if all they did was to remove the ashtrays. Being as the hotel was fully booked...
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This post is pretty old, so thought I would help keep it updated. I actually contacted PL regarding this situation and they told me that they request non-smoking rooms for all bids, but cannot...
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