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That's the approach we are taking. I think you were right though... we bid up to $185 with no bites. It appears that the Whaler is not in both databases. I'll let you know if we get lucky with a bid. Cheers.

Thanks for the advice. I will let you know if we take the risk and bid. Cheers.

I can share some more information. (1) My fiance selected the two days to help get her bid accepted at a price that did not work for the entire set of dates. I have a feeling that the weekend is more difficult to get. (2) The Whaler was not on the shop and compare listing when she got the Hyatt. (3) on your 5 star comment - Priceline would be silly to include a 5-star selection for bidding, because everyone would know exactly what they are bidding on, and that seems to be against the whole idea. Therefore, I think my logic still holds... please prove me wrong, so I can bid confidently for the remaining days. Cheers.

September 6th and 7th. Not sure of the bidding history as my fiance did the work :) Hope this helps.

Please let me know why you do not agree my logic. I would like to book from September 2nd, checking out on the 6th. For those dates, if you proceed to the "Shop and Compare" List - it provides the hotels available at specified prices in the different maui regions. For the region that I am looking for, the lowest priced resort option is the "The Whaler" at $187. If I place a bid for let's say $180 - what are the chances that Priceline would give me the Hyatt or Westin, when the Whaler would most likely have a lower bottom limit. My only hope would be that the "Whaler" does not accept lower bids than $187 - but that doesn't seem very likely. Do you have another way to confirm what resorts you are bidding on? I always thought that the shop and compare section would be the most up to date listing. Cheers.

For each region and class available, priceline provides its lowest price. For Ka'anapali - Lahaina, the lowest price for a resort was $187, which is the same price as the Whaler On Kaanapali Beach resort. Therefore, the "Whaler" must be in that region. All that being said, I feel that some hotels don't play in the "Name your Price Section". This may open an opportunity to bid on other resorts in the area without the fear of getting set up with the "Whaler". Any thoughts...

Yes the $165 acceptance at the Hyatt Regency was through priceline for the dates September 6th and 7th. I still have 4 more nights to book in Maui and would like to get the Hyatt for the rest. I do not want to pay the Hotwire price, but I might have to now that the "Whaler On Kaanapali Beach" comes up as a resort in that region. Please let me know if you have any advice on how to avoid "The Whaler". Thanks in advance...

I was wondering if you know if the "Whaler" resort could get selected if I bid for a resort in the Ka'anaplali? We already got the Hyatt Regency for 2 days of travel in September for $165, but we don't want to bid in that range if we are going end up with the "Whaler" resort. The Whaler wasn't in the compare prices section last week, and I do not see any comments on the this resort in any forum conversations. Please advise.