[natetc]

First foray into PRICELINE bidding... highly exciting, successful, and fun (thanks to William Shatner)!

DETAILS:

Congratulations, your price of $155 was accepted by Grosvenor House, A J.W. Marriott Hotel.

5* hotel room

Grosvenor House, A J.W. Marriott Hotel
Mayfair - Soho
Park Lane
London, United Kingdom
44 207 499 6363

Check-In Date: Mon, Apr 19, 2010 / After 03:00 PM
Check-Out Date: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 / 12:00 PM

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: US$155.00
Subtotal: US$310.00
Taxes & Fees: US$65.34
Total Charges: US$375.34


For those interested, MY TECHNIQUE:

I first researched the hotels in this zone at the 5* level on this forum, found out which ones would be most likely won and what the lowest prices were, i.e. Marriott Grosvenor House @ 125, Marriott Grosvenor Square @ 145, Inter-Continental Park Lane @ 160 in April/May 2010.

Found that most often, bidders won Grosvenor House. Assumed (hoped) I would get the same bc of location and quality of hotel (TripAdvisor).

First bid $120, rejected, but was counter-offered $169. I declined, and used my free rebids using the zone technique described in this forum with great success. Rebid in increments of $5 over 2 days, finally accepted at $155. Was only counter-offered that one time.

I believe that other dates would have been successful at a lower price. For some reason, Tuesday Apr 20th 2010 seems to be a more expensive night than all others at the 5 hotels I've looked at, when looking directly on the hotel's website. HOTWIRE also gave me a more expensive rate for this night specifically; must be some convention or big event in the city that night.

Good luck to all looking to book this hotel! I'm excited and looking forward to a great stay!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Congratulations on your success! Glad to see your first venture into PRICELINE bidding was a successful one and that you're happy with the results.

Thank you for sharing your win and bidding history with the board.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.