[KingKongHotel]

Hello all, I'm a bit of a newbie so please go easy.

I'm attempting to book a hotel in London, I select Mayfair - Soho as my area I select $100USD as my bid, and I get taken to a screen entitled "5 Star Luxury Hotel, Mayfair - Soho Area" US100. which looks like an offer

But I've tried a few times with differnet bid amounts and always get the same screen, now I assume this is the point of the bidding (i.e. blind) but how do I know I'm not getting the same hotel back for a bid of 100 or a bid of 300? I know there are various hotels in that area so how do I place a bid across all, or do I just go for the cheapest and that's all I can do? It's just 100USD seems pretty cheap for a 5* hotel.

Any help on what's happening or what I'm doing wrong would be appreciated.

KK.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

That screen is simply asking you to review the information (dates, zone, star rating, etc) you entered... it is not indicative of an acceptance. If you look at the bottom of that page you'll likely see a "BUY MY HOTEL NOW" button, and that is the point where PRICELINE will actually go out and attempt to buy a hotel room for you.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know if you'd like to porceed and if we can be of further helpl

[KingKongHotel]

I've selected that screen and it's asked for my Credit card details, at the bottom of the page it says

What Happens Next

Once you click "Buy My Hotel Room", priceline will look for a hotel to match your offer.

• If we accept your offer, we'll immediately charge the credit card you provide to us. Please note, you will not be provided with a list of hotel options. Please remember, once you click "Buy My Hotel Room" your request can not be changed, cancelled, or transferred and refunds are not allowed.

• If we can't accept your offer, your credit card will not be charged.


Seems I don't get a list of hotels? Is this normal?

[thereuare]

It appears that you're confusing PRICELINE and HOTWIRE.

With HOTWIRE you choose from a list of hotels offered in the region... with PRICELINE you select the zone and submit a bid.

See this thread for more information between the similarities and differences of each:
I've Never Used Priceline or Hotwire

Feel free to ask questions and/or let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll advise accordingly.