Priceline Hotel: Help with Bid

[ducksfan1]

Hi all-

New to the site and am looking to book a trip to Denver from 9/14-9/17.  I only want to stay downtown, 4 star or higher hotel preferably.  Can someone recommend a bidding strategy with my max bid of $130?

Thanks!

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Unfortunately I think you're likely looking at $165-175+ for a 4* in the downtown area for these dates. That's not to say that you can't try lower, but unfortunately I think $130 is not going to be enough for these dates.

 

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.

[ducksfan1]

Thanks for the info!  I based my max off of what I saw some other winning bids at, it is definitely flexible.  I will discuss with the other travelers and possibly add more potential areas and probably higher price per night.    Will update when more information is available.

[AaronJB]

Thank you for keeping us updated! Let us know when you are ready to bid and we would be happy to offer our thoughts on how to proceed.

 

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.

[ducksfan1]

Thanks! Upon further discussion we have decided to do a complete 180 and try to stay somewhere between Boulder and Denver.  The Westminster/Broomfield area definitely looks like the area to bid in.  A 3* place has a median price of $146/night for the area, what would you recommend for proceeding?  We were thinking to try to cap it at $75/night for that specific area, does that seem feasible?

[thereuare]

The median price shown by PRICELINE is not meaningful in trying to determine a bidding strategy/maximum budget.

While i don't think $75 will likely e enough for a 3* hotel in this zone, you can certainly give it a shot and if rejected we can take it from there.

When bidding 4* in the Denver region you have THREE re-bid zones available. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.

Select 3* Westminster-Broomfield...

Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $73, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $75

Any questions feel free to ask.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.