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I bid this on July 3 for a room on July 4

Bid 3.5* Downtown $69

Accepted on first bid.

Sheraton at Station Square.

With taxes it all came to $80 something. Not bad!

Just want to say that these places charge resort fees no matter who you use to reserve the room including the hotel, itself.

Thanks for helping me through this bidding! I'll keep trying.

Tried again starting at 7:21 p.m.

Bid #1

Resorts

Wailea-Makena

$110, rejected

Bid #2

Wailea-Makena

rebid zone Kehei

$120, rejected

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Bid #3

Resorts

Wailea-Makena

rebid zone Kahului

$130, rejected

Bid #4

resorts

Wailea-Makena

rebid zone #1 Kehei

rebid zone #2 Kahului

$135 Rejected

THIS IS FRUSTRATING.! If Expedia has rooms at the Maui for $198, this shouldn't be too low. I also see someone got rooms in this area after my date in July for $100 night, so it can't be too early to bid.

My guess is that this is the Prince Maui because it has laundry facilities. I couldn't find laundry facilities on the Marriott website. Do you think this is correct?

The amenities are:

Resort

Beachfront

Fitness Center

Pools

Restaurant

Laundry facilities

High speed internet

Golf nearby

Tennis nearby

Spa

Child programs

I would like to continue bidding for the same area. The price of the Prince Maui has gone down to $198 a night on Expedia. I should think that my bid of up to $135 isn't too low anymore, at least for that hotel. Should I try bidding differently than my previous bid?

Okay. My dates are July 28th - July 30th

The price is back down tonight.

4* Resort Wailea, HI

$176

Resort

Fitness Center

Beachfront

Swimming pool

Dining

Laundry Facilities

High speed internet

Golf nearby

This could either be Marriott or Prince Maui. Do you have any idea which one or another place it could be?

The price went up today :) I hope it goes down again.

Which Resort is which. In Wailea. A 4* for $176. It is beachfront so I am assuming it is either the Marriott or Prince Maui. Both of these resorts seem to have the same amenities. Is there a clue I am missing as to which one it is?

Okay. I'll try again and rethink the bid.

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My dates are 7/28 - 7/30. I could also change the dates to 7/31. I don't have a backup plan as of yet. I will probably go directly through a hotel, or use Hotwire, however I am a bit leery of their * baiting and switching, that I have read about. Or I might get a condo. I have time, yet. It's not a desperate situation, just a frustrating one! My bid is less than half because I see people getting rates even lower than this on their first bid.

Does it matter what time I do my bidding? Morning, noon, night, around midnight?

Okay, I tried to bid again tonight and all of my bids were denied.

I started at about 9:30pm

Selected Resort Wailea

Bid $120 Rejected

Added Kahului

Bid $125; Rejected - Closed browser, used link to reopen

Select Resort Wailea

Added Kehei

Bid $130; Rejected

Added Kahului

Bid $135; Rejected

Also, I reviewed all the hotel options

Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa $489 night

Maui Prince Resort $298

Fairmont Kea Lani maui $485

Wailea Beach Marriott Resort &spa $299

Any other suggestions? I can change my date to check out for July 31.

I'm ready to bid again. I received an email from priceline telling me how much my last bid was. I thought I could start over with my original bid, if I waited the period of time, for me 36 hours. I usually bid in the afternoon or night. Is this a bad time to bid, or does it matter?

I haven't seen ONE bad report or complaint about the Sheraton. You are on the best part of that beach. You can snorkel right there! Sounds like a good deal!

Okay. I'll try again in a few days. Thanks.

Every day ( after 24 hours) I place a bid I placed the previous day. It tells me I have already given them this bid and refuse to accept it. I am now up to my limit on bidding. I don't understand how people are getting bids the first time they bid? What gives?

I figured it out, followed your plan and was denied each time. 10:30 p.m. I give up.

What is zone 1? Kaanapali? There are resorts there! don't want to go there. Isn't this a risk. What about zone 2 and 3?

I'd like my max bid to be 139.

When I look on HOTWIRE, it only shows one hotel in Kuhului, 2* for $75. Where are the others?

I would like $150 to be with all taxes included, but I realize it might not work out that way. I am ready to bid. SAP-Pete; How do you know the hotel on Hotwire is Maui Prince and not the Marriot? They seem to offer the same things, Right?

Thank you for the replies. I'll look through all the hotels, and reread the the info for rebidding. I'll get back to you.

Sorry about the double post. I'm still trying to figure out how to get around this site. I am just wondering why I have no replies. Do you need more info?

I posted this elsewhere on this forum, I think in the wrong place, so I'll repost it here.

I am going to Maui for 12 days in July. We will be moving around a bit, staying in different areas. On our last 2 or 3 days, I want to stay in the Wailea/Makena area. I think the only 2 resorts they use are the Marriott and Maui Prince. This is how I bid in the last two days. Any suggestions to help my bid get accepted? I would like to not go over $150.

Date of bid: Wednesday 7/10

Place: Maui

Area: Wailea/Makena

Type: Resort

Check in: July 28

Check out: July31

Bid: $107

Resut: Denied

Rebid: Wednesday 7/10

Place: Maui

Area: Wailea/Makena

Type: Resort

Check in: July 28

Check out: July 30 ( this is a change)

Bid: $110

Result: Denied. Try again in 24 hours.

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Date of Bid: Thursday, July 11

Bid #1_

Place: Maui

Area: Wailea/Makena

Type: Resort

Check in: July 28

Check out: July 31

Bid: $105

Result: Denied -Try again, make a change.

Bid #2 July 11

Place: Maui

Area: Waolea/Makena

Type: Resort

Check in: July 28

Check out: July 30 ( this is a change)

Bid: $110

Result: Denied. Try again making a change.

Bid #3 July 11

Place: Maui

Area: Wailea/Makena

Kahului ( this is a change)

Type: Resort

Check in: July 28

Check out: July 31( this is a change from bid#2)

Bid: $115

Result: Try again, NOW. Change something.

I don't know what else I can change. I know I shouldn't use Lahaina, because there are resorts there. The only other area is Kihei (not sure if that is spelled right) I don't know if there are any resorts there. I know that some of the condo's have the word Resort in them, but I don't know if Priceline will recognize them as such. Any suggestions?

We will have already spent 7 days on Kaanapoli Beach, and 3 days in Hana, so I really want to stay at Wailea/Makena. In truth I'd like the Maui Prince.