Used PRICELINE link from this site. Made initial bid of $56. Got counter-offer to increase by $14 and ignored it. Added free rebid area and increased to $59 and won. Thanks BetterBidding!
Your Offer Price: $59.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $59.00
Taxes and Service Fees: $15.99
Total Charges*: $74.99
Used SavingsBarn link after checking that a fellow BB'er had gotten a 4* for $70 on the same weekend. Thanks for the new calendar tool!
Bid first on Georgetown 4* at $61. Got counter-offer to increase by $17. Ignored it.
Added White House area and raised bid to $66 and won.
(Last night I had bid $51, 56, 58, 61 and 63 at the 4* level and didn't win.)
Offer price accepted: $66 per night
Subtotal: $198.00
Taxes and Service Fees: $38.19
Total Charges: $236.19.
Thanks BetterBidding!!!!
Used Savingsbarn link.
Lots of re-bid zones in Charlotte at 4* level.
Started at $51 and got $14 counteroffer. Ignored and starting adding areas at the following bids:
$53, 55, 56, 57, 58 and won at $59.
Your Offer Price: $59.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $59.00
Taxes and Service Fees: $16.56
Total Charges*: $75.56
Thanks Better Bidding!
Gotta love Nashville with so many re-bid zones at the 3* level.
Started bidding at $41 and got counter-offer to add $12.
Continued adding re-bid zones at $43, $46 and won at $48.
2 nights
$48 per night = $96
+ 25.94 fees = $121.94 total
Used Savings Barn link. Bid $66 yesterday. (No re-bid zones at 3* level and I had bid 4* up to $81)
Got a little panicky today and bid $72, one dollar higher than a compatriot who won for this same timeframe. Won today.
Doubletree rooms on Travelocity are running $149 per night.
I'm back from a long travel hiatus and I'm thrilled to see the new Calendar of Wins. Great innovation and timesaver!
Used SavingsBarn link. Won on first bid of $43.
Price $43 + tax/fees = $56.48
Won on first bid for Compact.
$8 per day for 9 days = $72 + tax/fees = $145.83.
Used Savings Barn link. Thanks Better Bidding!
This appears to be a new hotel for the board.
Paid $79 + fees/taxes = $97.57. (Are Hotwire fees getting higher?)
Listed as a CUSTOMER FAVORITE...
This Hotel features the following amenities:
Fitness Center
Guests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply.
Pool(s)
Property offers at least one pool area; hours and dates of operation may be seasonal.
Restaurant(s)
Property offers at least one restaurant on the premises; hours and days of operation may vary.
Business Center
Guests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply.
High-speed Internet Access
Guestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply.
Used the Hotwire search from Better Bidding. Thanks BB!
$79 + taxes/fees = $95.56. Didn't want to use Priceline because I'm attending a client's conference there and wanted to be pretty certain that I would get the Sheraton Society Hill. (Used BB link.)
Best prepaid rate at Sheraton.com and at Travelocity was $169 + tax. Best non-prepaid rate was $199. Client's corporate rate is $135.
Amenities:
Fitness Center
Guests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply.
Pool(s)
Property offers at least one pool area; hours and dates of operation may be seasonal.
Restaurant(s)
Property offers at least one restaurant on the premises; hours and days of operation may vary.
Business Center
Guests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply.
Had seen the Intercontinental on Hotwire for $119 (Thanks to Better Bidding's list, I was able to determine this!). BTW - It looks like Hotwire may have promoted the Hilton Post Oak to 4.5*s again.
Started bidding at $51 and used free rebids as follows: $61, $71, $76, $81, $86, $91, $96 (won).
Price for Intercontinental room that night on Travelocity"]Travelocity: $239 + tax/fees = $280.
Used SavingsBarn link. Thanks again Better Bidding!
Subtotal: $96.00
Taxes and Service Fees: $24.25
Total Charges*: $120.25
Sorry! The mind is the second thing to go. The stay is tomorrow: 11/5/06. I can't figure out how to edit titles.
Used the SavingsBarn link....
Thanks!
With lots of free re-bids in Charlotte at the 4* level, I bid/re-bid the following: $41, $46, $51, $56, $59, $61, $64 (won)
Details:
Your Offer Price: $64.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $64.00
Taxes and Service Fees: $17.58
Total Charges*: $81.58
Three rooms @ $61 = $183 + fees/tax = $213.93
Had been keeping an eye on Fort Lauderdale hotels for a couple of weeks and noticed that Hotwire is now offering Renaissance for $99 + fees/taxes. (Thanks BB for the great hotel list that enabled me to determine that this is the Renaissance!)
Started bidding at $56. Used a free rebid and won at $61. Per room c :) omparisons: $99 on Hotwire and $259 on Travelocity"]Travelocity.
$24 per day + tax/fees = $221 for 7 days.
Started bidding several days ago and started at $18 for Minivan. Changed rental dates and rebid at $22 on that bidding day. Started bidding today at $23 and rebid by changing rental dates at $24. Accepted at $24.
Hotwire was offering a minivan for $252 (all in).
Travelocity"]Travelocity was offering a minivan for $431 (ouch!)
Did all my bidding through SavingsBarn, of course. Thanks, BetterBidding!!!!
Travelocity"]Travelocity was showing $199 + tax. Client company had reserved this room for $179 + tax at their corporate rate. Hotwire rate: $90 + 16.15 = $106.15 (Sorry - Date for this stay is 8/10-11/06 [one night])
This Hotel features the following amenities:
Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Golf Nearby, Tennis Nearby
NOTE: On the BB Hotwire hotel list, I think that it shows the Radisson has having been upgraded from 3*s to 3.5*s. Based on reviewing the postings, I'm wondering if it should be the Sheraton showing the upgrade and possibly NOT the Radisson.
I love BetterBidding! I'll be making another donation and I'll be billing it to my client!
Hi GMMike: I don't think I understand the question. Since I don't, I'll just describe what I did. First, there was only one Philly area with a 4* hotel that night (downtown). I started with downtown and 4*s at $41 and added one zone with each bid and added $5 with each bid. Once I got to the last available area, I exited Priceline, re-entered via SavingsBarn (again) and picked Downtown and that last remaining area and 4*s. I then continued adding the newly-available areas and adding $5 with each bid. I quit at $96.
Please let me know if I'm not answering what you want to know. Thanks again to all of y'all who make this site so great!!!
Given that there are a multitude of free re-bids in Philly at 4*s and that folks have been able to get the Hyatt at great prices, I started at $41. I added $5 per re-bid and exited and re-entered. At $96, I gave up. I'll try again in a day. Otherwise, I may stay in another town and drive into Philadelphia for meetings that day.
BTW ... I think that I just found the "emotional" maximum that I'm willing to bid on Priceline. I can't bring myself to bid $100 on a Priceline hotel, even though the price may be better than other options. I'm just an emotional guy!
Used SavingsBarn.com link.
Your Offer Price: $51.00
Extend Your Stay
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $51.00
Taxes & Service Fees:
$14.26
Total Charges: $65.26
Bid for 2.5*s and started at $36. Added $5 per re-bid. Was OK with Airport, Cary and RTP. Had a free re-bid with Raleigh South. Used SavingsBarn link.
Started bidding at $11 and increased by $2 per rebid by changing car types until getting accepted at $15.
Your Offer Price: $15.00
Total Rental Days: 3
Subtotal: $45.00
Taxes & Fees: $16.43
Total Charges: $61.43
Started at $61, rebid at $66 and got it at $71.
Bought night before rental.
Your Offer Price: $22.00
Total Rental Days: 1
Subtotal: $22.00
Taxes & Fees: $8.99
Total Charges: $30.99
Bought the night before arrival. Very difficult to find a room at a semi-decent rate. I'm a "3* man" and bid up to $95 for a three star with no success using rebids. Hotwire was offering a "3*" for $95, but it was pretty clear that it was the Holiday Inn that Priceline had rated a 2.5*. I started bidding process over at 2.5*s and got the room on the second rebid for $71. Expensive for my taste, but still nearly $25 cheaper than Hotwire for what I'm pretty sure is the same hotel. Travelocity"]Travelocity had this Holiday Inn at $177!
Your Offer Price: $71.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $71.00
Taxes & Service Fees:
$16.78
Total Charges: $87.78
Same day purchase for this. I like this Radisson!
Your Offer Price: $43.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $43.00
Taxes & Service Fees:
$13.67
Total Charges: $56.67
4* Charlotte (Downtown) Hilton Charlotte Center City
in Priceline Hotels - North Carolina
Posted
Started bidding at $49 and escalated by $2 per re-bid. Used the link to PL from this site. Thanks BB!
Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $59.00
Subtotal: $59.00
Taxes & Fees: $16.99
Total Charges*: $75.99