saab

thanks travel guy for yr support and thanks admin master :) for your help too !!!

i have some news .. i finally did get some reservation but at crystal city for 55 dollars. i had actually bid convention centre , downtown dc and crystal city at 2 star .. got upgraded to 2.5 star. the hotel is Courtyard By Marriott Crystal City.

its got great reviews and apparently not very far from dc .

now just need to figure out the metro routes... the hotel offers complimentary shuttle to the metro and parking is 12 per day ... not that bad considering the current rate is 109 per day . so i got it at half the price !!!

used savings barn link ... Thanks everyone !!!

yep thinking of bidding till 58 maybe if you experts have any other suggestions for me :)

i got counteroffers for 2.5 star today at 52. it asked me to raise by 15 more , i didnt do that and bid again till 55. no luck. now i am wondering if i will get it for 55 also or not!!!

have been trying to bid 3* and 2.5* till 55 including whitehouse downtown and capitol hill. no luck yet.

we dont want to bid for 2* yet. and dont want to bid till 70 as well. lets see will try again tomorrow...

hi we bid yesterday but got no luck ... i think we will stay in DC itself .. will bid again today !!! :)

REMEMBERED TO USE THE SAVINGSBARN LINK YESTERDAY!!!

i was also thinking of bidding outside DC like alexandria and crystal city and arlington. i am sure i will be able to get something under 55 dollars there !!!

Thanks travel guy i have no idea about dupont area. are these conveneint areas...

no my budget is not 75 so wont go upto that. but yes can go upto 55 for the 2 star.

Will let you know,

i have found a nice hotel as my backup.

Holiday Inn National Airport/Crystal City -3 star

hi travelguy,

i bid exactly as you told me but with no luck ... do you think i should try 3* as well...

Thank you so much , i really appreciate all your help. Will bid as exactly as you have told me and will let you know... Thnks so much :)

hello,

I wanted strategies on how to bid at the following locations:-

Convention Ctr - Capitol Hill area

White House

which areas would you suggest for our stay then bec we are going to DC mainly for sightseeing... so which areas would be closer to us. i can bid according to that...we want to be close to white house, the museums, smithsonian inst.

do you think we can take our car to all these attractions... or is it better if we commute by metros.

Also do you think taking a tour of DC by a guide would be better... any suggestions on that !!!

Thanks a tonne !!!! :)

you are right , so am thinking that i will keep my options open which means that i will keep some hotels as backup as the hotwire one and i also saw wyndham for 84 dollars plus braxton for 66- but the reviews of braxton are not good at all.

so i would like to know a strategy for bidding. which hotel could this be at hotwire for 74 dollars...

anyways i am taking parking to be 25 per day as thats what is in most of them .

do you have any idea if parking fees is charged if i stay outside dc like arlington etc..

i might still book at priceline though. will post in the priceline forum for yr help !!! :)

the amenities are:

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Laundry Facilities

Also i would like to know if i do bid from any of these , what chances are that i will get a hotel which has parking fees. bec most of them have parking fees which is exorbitant....

thanks for the reply but there is nothing to follow up on that post as i had stated in that post earlier that i wasnt going to bid any further . anyways have replied in that post for yr info

as stated earlier in my reply i didnt bid further and we stayed at anthonys on th beach for 75 dollars. so didnt bid any further...

Thanks ..

i am getting some deal on hotwire for 74 dollars in DC itself.its a 3-star hotel in The White House - Capitol Hill .

but what i am scared of what if they charge a very hefty parking fee. and also i dont know which hotel this could be ...

should i bid at priceline ? and what rate should i bid at my budget is max 80 dollars...

Thanks.. :)

well yes , that will be my maximum since i already have a room booked at 75 .. which right across the beach. what else could i ask for ? but will keep trying though /// :)

i tried bidding again thru savingsbarn.com .. but no success... should my strategy be any different?

Hi,

I did exactly as you had quoted i had bid till 70 all got rejected . i guess i will just go with anthonys now....

i used the savingsbarn.com link...

Thanks for all the help... :)

hi,

well i already have booked anthonys on the beach for 75 dollars. so my max would be 70 +tax.

nope i am not in anyway related to saab. My full name is sanam sabharwal hence short SAAB. :)

I can also bid for 2 and a half but this anthonys is on the beach. i dont know how many 2.5 star rated are on the beach...

have a nice day !!! :)

hello,

i am a newbie and this is my first post. i recently did a bid on priceline for cocoa beach. i will be there just for 1 day 30th june.

i started my bid at 40 for 3 star it got rejected then i added the next zone, again rejected. then i bid till 46 and it still got rejected.

now will start my fresh bid from tomorrow.

what should my strategy be . i was thinking at starting at 50. any advice,

Thanks..