Pierre09 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 So, im trying to use the name your price option in the zone sao conrado- vidgal, in rio, They only let me choose 4 star hotel, but if i search in the normal list, I see no 4 stars hotel, and one 5 stars, wich is the gran melia national hotel.. so maybe is this one? star rating -city and zone Rio de janeiiro, conrado-vidgal zone -travel dates 18 april 2017 to 26 april 2017 Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Welcome to BetterBidding! A couple of comments / possibilities to explain the above: 1) not all hotels that participate on the bidding side of PRICELINE necessarily participate on the 'retail' side of PRICELINE, so you can't use the 'regular' (retail) listings to determine all the possibilities of what you may receive when bidding 2) at the point of the bidding process that you're at, PRICELINE has not yet checked rates or inventory for your dates. So 4* bidding may be a select-able option in this zone, even though PRICELINE does not have any 4* availability in this zone for your dates (and why no 4* hotel in this zone is shown on the 'retail' side of their service when you checked there) Just as one example, the Sheraton Rio Hotel and Resort is currently 4* rated by priceline and appears to be within the boundaries of this zone (there could be and are likely others too... i just listed the first one i saw) Are you trying to target (or avoid) a specific hotel for this trip OR are you flexible to accept any hotel in the zone at the star rating (or higher) that you choose? What is your maximum budget (per nite before fees/taxes) for this trip? Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Let us know the information above and we'll take it from there. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Pierre09 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Thanks for the reply. I want one in copacabana zone or ipanema, but i saw this melia which is realy nice hotel.(and a little far away from the center) Im flexible but only 4/5 star hotel, preferably in the beach zone Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 What is your maximum budget (per nite before fees/taxes) for this stay? Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Pierre09 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 around 100 usd/night Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 So to confirm... do you want to start by trying for a 4* (or higher) hotel in the copacabana zone or ipanema zone, with a $100 maximum bid? ... or what was your current gameplan? Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Unfortunately there are no re-bid zones available when bidding the 4* level in Rio de Janeiro. I would suggest bidding as follows: Select 4* Copacabana... Bid $80, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Ipanema - Leblon... Bid $80, if rejected add Copacabana... Bid $85 If the above is rejected wait 2 hour and once again use this link to access PRICELINE (and not the link in any emails that may send you letting you know that you're eligible to bid again): Bid $90, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Ipanema - Leblon... Bid $90, if rejected add Copacabana... Bid $95 If the above is rejected wait 2 hour and once again use this link to access PRICELINE (and not the link in any emails that may send you letting you know that you're eligible to bid again): Bid $98, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Ipanema - Leblon... Bid $98, if rejected add Copacabana... Bid $100 Any questions feel free to ask. Please remember to return to BetterBidding and use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Good luck and let us know how it goes or how we can be of further help. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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