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Went all the way up to $139 tonight and didn't get the room. What's strange is that tonight, priceline only counter-offered my $99 bid (with the same $188). When I bid $109, $119, $129 and $139 I got this message: "Thank You for Naming Your Own Price

Unfortunately, the people with whom I'm going wouldn't look too kindly on the hastle of checking in/out several times during our trip (especially in the unlikely possibility that we have to switch rooms). Well, I guess I'll just try again for the next week or so and see if the couter bidding stays the same. Thanks for your help, I'll keep you in the loop. Adam

Thereuare, Thanks for the link. You're always so helpful :) . As for the info you requested (I'm guessing you're going to move the thread since I'm not sure how to do that), here it is... We're going to Las Vegas from July 6-9 and are planning on staying at the Venitian. We haven't booked anything yet (i.e. to hold a room just in case the priceline avenue falls through) but we're pretty sure that we're going to stay there because we like the hotel. The rate on the Venetian website is $209 a night and we're comfortable paying that but as always, better to save a bit of cash up front and dump it at the tables when we get there. So I'm wondering if there's a realistic chance that I could get the room in the $150 range. I put in some bids last night ($99, $109, $119) and they all recieved counterbids of $188. Also, I should mention that realistically, we have a near-infinate amount of bids since there are 5 of us going, there are 7 rebid zones and almost a month of bidding left before our trip. Any help you can provide would be awesome!!! Thanks! Adam

Thanks for the reply. One more question, am I correct in assuming that the prices for hotels like the Venitian can vary dramatically from one day to the next? Is it possible that in a couple of weeks a bid for the same dates of $135 or so would be accepted?

I was wondering if anyone has compiled any data on how PL counter offers relate to the minimum acceptable bids. That is to say, given a counter offer, what is the minimum bid that I should expect would be accepted. The reason I ask is because I'm hoping to get a room at the Venitian LV for July 6-9. When looking on PL I see the room listed at $209. I started bidding at $99 (okay, I know I was dreaming) and got a counter offer of $188 back from PL. With this counter offer, I'm wondering how close I'll have to get to the $188 before my bid will be acepted. Sorry if this has been covered in another post, I tried searching for it but couldn't find anything. Thanks!

Thanks for the advice. Been to Ess-A-Bagel before and will certainly go back. I'll also try to check out the Margaritas!

Check-In Date: Monday, March 27, 2006 Check-Out Date: Thursday, March 30, 2006 Hotel Name: Grand Hyatt New York 109 East 42nd Street Park Avenue And Grand Central Station New York, New York 10017 212-883-1234 Your Offer Price: $135.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $405.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $76.18 Total Charges: $481.18 Bidding history: MTW 4*- $120- Rejected MTE, MTW 4*- $125- Rejected Closed browser, had girl-friend bid: MTW 4*- $130- Rejected MTE, MTW 4*- $135- Accepted Worked out pretty well (for a first timer) as this was the hotel we wanted. Couldn't have done it without this great site, the maps, and all of your help. Thanks All!!!