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First bid at $50 was accepted. 

Free Internet, Pet friendly, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Internet access, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Handicapped parking

Two Rooms. Started bidding at $40 and went up in increments of $5 until $55 accepted.

Used BetterBidding.com PRICELINE link.

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $55.00 (USD)

Number of Rooms: 2

Number of Guests Per Room: 2

Number of Nights: 1

Room Subtotal: $110.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $21.10 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $131.10 (USD)

Check-In Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 03:00 PM

Check-Out Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Palm Beach Airport (PBI) - Palm Beach Lakes

1301 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405

Used your PRICELINE link to book 2 rooms, same request.

Tried yesterday for 3 star West Palm Beach Aiport (PBI).

$40 rejected

$45 rejected

$50 rejected

$55 rejected

$60 rejected

Out of rebids, tried again tonight.

$61 accepted

Was hoping for Marriott Courtyard as others have gotten. Did even better with the Marriott West Palm because it's even closer to our destination, CityPlace. Retails for $200.

Check-In Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011

Check-Out Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011

Hotel Name: Marriott West Palm Beach

1001 Okeechobee Boulevard

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

561-833-1234

Summary of Charges

Billing Date: January 16, 2011

Your Offer Price: $61.00

Number of Rooms: 2

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $122.00

Taxes and Fees: $23.38

Total Charges*: $145.38

I was bidding for a 2* in Tampa Downtown only but they gave me a 3* instead. First bid at $45 rejected. $50 rejected following day. $55 accepted today.

I used your PRICELINE link. Thanks BetterBidding.

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $55.00 (USD)

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 2

Room Subtotal: $110.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $22.10 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $132.10 (USD)

failed bids up to $155, Aug 21 - 25, 4*

tried these zones - ESB, MTE, MTW, TS, UM

looking at other cities for vacation option so i stayed low, may resume bidding at another time

Or is it better to pay a little more to stay in South beach those nights?

its better to pay a little more if south beach is all you'll be doing. if you had to choose between downtown and miami beach, i would go with miami beach.

rebid up to $115 for 3*, no go.

decided to take a shot at the winterhaven with hotwire and scored. i love the location and it would have cost the same if priceline took it at $120 but then the odds of getting winterhaven aren't the same. i used "travel links to help support betterbidding"

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WinterHaven Hotel

Thu, Mar 1, 2007 Check-in date

Fri, Mar 2, 2007 Check-out date

Reservation details

1 room(s) @ $127.00 per night x 1 night(s)

Taxes, recovery charges, and fees $21.56

$148.56 Total

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Thank you betterbidding. your hotwire hotel list was on the money. the list has winterhaven as boutique and near beach, 3*. that was exactly what showed up on hotwire before i bought and confirmed with this reservation. keep up the good work. looks like they are sold out now on Expedia but was showing up $184 with taxes, so ill put that $35 back into my party fund.

rebid 4* up to 155, no luck.

am going to rebid 3* up to 110 (80, 90, 100, 110). if that doesn't work, im going to grab a room im eyeing off HOTWIRE.

no cruise, meeting up there for a big weekend bash with a large group, im just going a day early

tried 60, 65, 70, 75 with my 2 rebid zones for 3* south beach, unsuccessful. will try again in 24 hours.

thanks for the bidding strategy. i tried but was unable to get a room up to 125. used savingsbarn link for bids.

i would be willing to reduce to 3* hotel but would like south beach only again.

can you help with a revised strategy? 125 would be my max again. thanks.

125 would be my max. thanks.

Hi, I need a room for one night only, March 1st, in South Beach.

I would really like to start bidding 4* but I am not sure what a good starting bid should be. Hopefully I can get a good deal since this is a Thursday night.

Thanks for any tips.

winner on 1st bid

Check-In Date: Saturday, September 17, 2005

Check-Out Date: Sunday, September 18, 2005

Hotel Name: Doubletree Guest Suites Tampa Bay

3050 North Rocky Point Drive West

Tampa, Florida 33607

813-888-8800

Summary of Charges

Your Offer Price: $55.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $55.00

Taxes and Service Fees: $14.39

Total Charges: $69.39

$83, accepted, doubletree in westwood, not my first choice but worth the savings

Your Offer Price: $83.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 4

Subtotal: $332.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $57.65

Total Charges: $389.65

i'm up to $78, none taken, will bid $83 tonight

woops, i see my original post had me staying over 1 month at the hyatt, only need 4 days, jun30-jul4

but rooms are available on the hotel's website, hyatt.com

Check-in Date:

Thu 30 Jun 2005

Check-out Date:

Mon 04 Jul 2005

1 Adults

0 Kids

1 Room

Gold Passport Number:

Current Points:

06-30-2005=179.00 USD

07-01-2005=179.00 USD

07-02-2005=189.00 USD

07-03-2005=179.00 USD

726.00 USD Total Per Room

how do u tell if a hotel is sold out, i see rooms on Expedia.

How about 4* bev hills? thx

I'm willing to take the risk of not getting the hyatt even though it's my first choice. I mention I want the hyatt specifically because it seems there are bidding strategies where some hotels fall into certain price points.

Hi,

I'm going to LA for the first time and I would really like to stay at the Hyatt in West Hollywood, not interested in any other 3* hotel.

My stay dates are May 30 - July 4.

I've read through much of the board, so I understand there's no guarantee PL will put me at the Hyatt with a successful bid. Any bidding strategy would be much appreciated. My guess would be to start at $56, since it looks like that worked for similar stay dates in 2004.