Providence for less than $100/night?

Old Jan 18th, 2003, 08:59 PM
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jill
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Providence for less than $100/night?

Will be visiting Brown and RISD in March and would like accommodations for two nearby for less than $100 per night, if possible. If not possible, please suggest viable alternatives. Will parking be a problem if we need to stay in another town?
 
Old Jan 18th, 2003, 09:34 PM
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John
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No problem with Priceline. Check www.biddingfortravel.com for pointers.
 
Old Jan 19th, 2003, 06:04 AM
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Keith
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Jill, if you can let me know exactly what days you want to check in and out, and the type of hotel (eg, "3-star" or "similar to Marriott or Hilton"), I can tell you the best price you'll get from Priceline...
 
Old Jan 21st, 2003, 07:59 AM
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I was in Providence over the summer and got a $55 rate from Priceline for the Radisson. It's a very nice property, but bit out of the way--you could still walk if you needed to (maybe 20 minutes?) or drive (about 5 minutes to either school) or see if the hotel's complimentary shuttle is available (we did that one evening) or call a cab ($5?). The savings were worth the slight inconvenience
Most of the other hotels closer to downtown are available on Priceline for more money (I've seen the Marriott come up, but that;s not the most convenient either). The most convenient I can think of are the Westin (most expensive, used a lot for conferences too) and the courtyard by Marriott (looked very nice)
 
Old Jan 21st, 2003, 08:31 AM
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Jill,
The Downtown Holiday Inn should be under $100 at that time of year as is the Courtyard by Marriott(which is a brand new hotel). There's also an abundance of hotels/motels in the Cranston/Warwick area which is a 10-15 min. drive from RISD & Brown.

A visit to oso.com should help.
 
Old Jan 21st, 2003, 01:04 PM
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I stayed at the Holiday Inn downtown in November of 02, and found it adaquate. I booked it through Travelocity for $95 a night. The hotel had parking but I didn't drive so I can't provide details.

I didn't make it to Brown, but I did walk to Federal Hill without a problem. In fact, I thought Federal Hill was the highlight of my trip with the wonderful Italian resturants.

Mike Honeycutt
 
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