Priceline Discount Hotels in Elko

[SMRKIA]

So a couple of casual comments I’ve made seem to have been helpful to some, so I thought I’d post a more thorough guide on the mystery Priceline Hotels. With gas prices the way they are many people need to cut back, here’s a good way to save money without sacrificing.

With Priceline’s mystery hotels they tell you an area that you will stay in, the star rating of the hotel, some of the amenities, and possibly a picture of the room. The rate will be lower than any published rate for that hotel that you could find, the catch is that you have to pay before they tell you what hotel it is, and if you don’t like it, or decide to cancel your trip… NO REFUNDS.

To find these just go to Priceline.com, search Elko, NV and filter by express deals.

There is absolutely NO WAY to make this guide 100% accurate. Hotels change, amenities change, new hotels get added, the hotels for 1 night in advance might be different than 1 month in advance etc. I looked at some random dates and here are the mystery hotels I found, along with the nightly rates (mystery & non mystery) at the time. I may add to this list from time to time as I find more. Also to note: when you visit the Priceline page, it will tell you what hotel someone recently got. This is not a 100% accurate way to predict. Even just now, Ramada came up on Best Westerns page, and Comfort Inn came up on both Days Inn and Holiday Inn Express’s pages.


Rating: 2.5 Star Casino
Name: Super 8
Identifiers: Humongous picture of steamboat
Price (regular/mystery): $40/$34
Notes: I have absolutely no idea what casino they are referring to with this place. It’s a little bit of a walk to both Gold Country and Maverick, so unless there’s some small casino in the lobby I don’t know, but I’m certain this is the right hotel. To put things in perspective, Hampton is not a casino hotel despite being in the parking lot of Gold Dust West. This hotel is ideal for those taking the SLC shuttle, which drops off at Maverick.

Rating: 2 Star
Name: Travelodge
Identifiers: Very dark room picture, closest one to the camera has a deer
Price (regular/mystery): $36/$32
Notes: pretty much attached to the Super 8, so this is also ideal for you SLC shuttle travelers.

Rating: 2.5 Star
Name: Days Inn
Identifiers: “Free on the go breakfast”
Price (regular/mystery): $47/$38
Notes: Another good one for those taking the SLC Shuttle, but a little bit closer to the houses

Rating: 3 Star
Name: Best Western
Identifiers: Room picture has 3 lamps, 4 pillows and an alarm clock on the far right of the picture.
Price (regular/mystery): $123/$101
Notes: Also pretty close to Maverick for the SLC shuttle, but kind of a long walk from the houses

Rating: 3 Star Casino
Name: Ramada Inn at Stockmens Casino
Identifiers: 3 Star Casino hotel with free breakfast, room picture has salmon colored chair off to the right
Price (regular/mystery): $75/$54
Notes: Closest hotel to the houses. This tends to be the hotel of choice for most mongers

Rating: 2 Star
Name: Rodeway Inn
Identifiers: Ceiling fan in room picture
Price (regular/mystery): $59/$47
Notes: Another somewhat good one for SLC Express, in this case it’s closer to the houses than the others.

Rating: 2 Star Casino
Name: Americas Best Value Inn at Gold Country Casino
Identifiers: Lamp with horse base
Price (regular/mystery): $63/$52
Notes: Adjacent to Maverick for SLC Express

Rating: 2.5 Star
Name: Holiday Inn Express
Identifiers: Only picture is close up of pillows
Price (regular/mystery): $135/$103
Notes: This is actually the one I’m least sure about. Regardless it’s the furthest of these hotels from the houses and the also the most expensive, so you probably wouldn’t want this one anyway.

Battle Mountain
Rating: 2 star
Name: Super 8 (Battle Mountain)
Identifiers: Picture of Mirror in bathroom
Price (regular/mystery): $110/$80
Notes: Just an option for those who are going to Desert Club

Happy travels everyone!

[georoc01]

Interesting. I booked into Stockmens last night through snaptravel  $67 a night

[knitwit]

Interesting. I booked into Stockmens last night through snaptravel  $67 a night

On stockmeen"s website, if you book at least a week in advance they usually have rooms for $68 (pre taxes) a night but its non refundable.

[ugetwhatugive]

Good information to know for my Elko trip. I had booked Stockman's for next week but plans changed and have to flip my trips. Next week is Vegas and July will be Elko. Luckily I booked the free cancelation plan. Hopefully July in Elko hotel prices are reasonable.

[SMRKIA]

Good information to know for my Elko trip. I had booked Stockman's for next week but plans changed and have to flip my trips. Next week is Vegas and July will be Elko. Luckily I booked the free cancelation plan. Hopefully July in Elko hotel prices are reasonable.

On my last trip to Elko I booked my room (Stockmens) on Priceline while standing in line for airport security on my way out there. Elko has no shortage of hotel rooms. As long as there’s not a big event or convention in town you’ll be fine, this way it’s pretty much risk free.

[dustin]

On my last trip to Elko I booked my room (Stockmens) on Priceline while standing in line for airport security on my way out there. Elko has no shortage of hotel rooms. As long as there’s not a big event or convention in town you’ll be fine, this way it’s pretty much risk free.

my last trip with this info I booked the night before, no issue. I also tend to travel on off times, hotel seemed empty. but my room was all the way at the back (I could almost see Inez). probably what discount 3rd party gets ya? 

[RickScrabbler]

Thanks again SMRKIA!!! Now we can all save a few bucks on our next Elko trip! 

[Dandaman]

Don't know if you have a car or are a gambler, but I am a VERY conservative gambler, and after one trip with a card at Maverick, I now get 5 nights free a trip.  Comes in handy.

[tygryffon]

Great info, thanks SMRKIA!

[Elkogfe]

There may be a new option coming soon for rooms. Dial me up if you want more info.

[NewDude2022]

I stayed at the Days Inn on 1 trip. A perfectly good room. Not sure about all of them, but mine felt like it had been upgraded.  The interior IMHO was comfortably superior to what you might have thought just from looking at the exterior of the building. The traffic gets a bit noisy, but that's the way it goes.

Hotels . com booking for that one, ~ mid 50s after all taxes etc, w/some lead time, for a Sat/Sun (or Sun/Mon?) if I remember correctly. Does not suck. Leaves more $ for tips for the hard working ladies! 

The breakfast was OJ, milk etc & some pre-packaged pastries. Not extravagant by any means, but it was all the fuel I needed before returning to see the ladies.  I spoke w/the owner on 2 occasions.  Very nice man who seemed interested in making sure that I liked the room. 

[vegasbaby]

There may be a new option coming soon for rooms. Dial me up if you want more info.

typically stay at stockmans but this sounds interesting!  how soon is "soon"?   

[NavySteve]

I have stayed at Stockmen's a few times, but now my go to is Baymont by Wyndham. Although not within walking distance of ranch's, that was not a factor as I use a cane. The accessible room @ Stockman is a distance from parking lot and check in desk, while the Baymont the parking spot just outside the entrance. Room is also close to desk. My last visit and visits this July I will use reward points for 4 free nights. I still go to Stockman's for breakfast. I usually eat around 10 am and the meal covers my noon meal due to the large portions served. Additionally, coffee comes with meal, no $2.00+ charge like Denny's etc. For those who need an accessible room, I highly recommend this location. Plenty of dining options close by but not as nice/varied as downtown.

[RickScrabbler]

I have stayed at Stockmen's a few times, but now my go to is Baymont by Wyndham. Although not within walking distance of ranch's, that was not a factor as I use a cane. The accessible room @ Stockman is a distance from parking lot and check in desk, while the Baymont the parking spot just outside the entrance. Room is also close to desk. My last visit and visits this July I will use reward points for 4 free nights. I still go to Stockman's for breakfast. I usually eat around 10 am and the meal covers my noon meal due to the large portions served. Additionally, coffee comes with meal, no $2.00+ charge like Denny's etc. For those who need an accessible room, I highly recommend this location. Plenty of dining options close by but not as nice/varied as downtown.

My girlfriend and I stayed there a couple times when it was the Oak Tree Inn. It was good enough for us, close to McDonald's coffee and Maverik gas station. It's on hilly terrain so if you rely on walking it might not be the most convenient. I don't remember how good their wi-fi connection was since we didn't use much of it there. But I will be trying to do a Zoom meeting there during my upcoming trip so I will need to have reliable wi-fi. And no, I didn't go to the ranches during those previous Elko trips, in case you are wondering.