johnrn

Thanks for your detailed answer.

Update has been made. Care to answer my original question?

Update to thread: I made the following bid on July 14th. Bid $48 in four zones of Boston Metro West for a two and a half star hotel for August 17 and August 18. Priceline accepted the bid and upgraded me to the 3 star hotel (Concord Inn)

No, I bid and paid for two nights.

I paid for two nights and I don't think I can make the first night. I am not looking for any refund. Can I call the hotel and cancel my first night and still be guaranteed for my second night? Thanks, John

Well, I guess I just don't understand how to use the Opaque Service of Priceline. Maybe you could briefly summarize how to do this. Thanks.

I understand that. That fact has been posted by previous posters to this topic. I want to find the Priceline hotel list for 3 star hotels for a particular zone. In a previous post I indicated the Priceline steps I took to find out that information. Maybe you can review it and solve my problem. Thank you.

Excuse, me, what hotel lists are you talking about? I am talking about the list of hotels provided by Priceline for that zone.

I realize that you do not know what particular hotel has accepted your bid but Priceline does show the totality of hotels in the different star levels. How else would anyone be able to take advantage of free-bids? You bid for a 4 star in one zone and then add another zone where you know there are no 4 star hotels in that added zone. You know there are no 4 star hotels in the added zone because you look at the hotels being offered in that zone. do you agree?

Thanks for your assistance. I am new to Priceline and I want to know how to use it properly. Here is how I went to the Priceline screens: Go to Priceline click on Hotels enter the destination: Waltham,MA click NEXT The next screen you see is: BOSTON METRO-WEST AREA The left -most column is headed: VIEWING TOP NEIGHBORHOODS The first entry under the title reads: BOSTON WESTERN SUBURBS I95 ROUTE 28 LOOP. I clicked on this entry I then clicked on: NAME YOUR OWN PRICE The next screen was titled: SELECT THE AREA YOU WANT TO STAY There are 4 areas listed: BEDFORD-BURLINGTON LEXINGTON-CONCORD NATICK-FRAMINGHAM NEWTON-WALTHAM I now want to find out the 3 star hotels in these areas. I return to the screen: BOSTON METRO-WEST AREA There are five more columns representing 1,2,3,4,5 star hotels. I click on the row titled BOSTON WESTERN SUBURBS I95-ROUTE 128 LOOP What is displayed at the bottom of the screen is a description of seven 3 star hotels in this neighborhood There is no listing of the Concord Historical Inn as a 3 star hotel in this neighborhood. How then, do I find out the complete list of 3 star hotels in these 4 areas? Thanks in advance for your help.

Well, please be kind enough to tell me where I went wrong. I know nothing about Shop and Compare Just to show I am not crazy, please do the following: Go to Priceline click on Hotels enter the destination: Waltham,MA click NEXT The next screen you see is: BOSTON METRO-WEST AREA The left -most column is headed: VIEWING TOP NEIGHBORHOODS The first entry under the title reads: BOSTON WESTERN SUBURBS I95 ROUTE 28 LOOP There are five more columns representing 1,2,3,4,5 star hotels In the row titled BOSTON WESTERN etc. Click on the 3 star hotel box. What is displayed at the bottom of the screen is a description of seven 3 star hotels in this area. There is no listing of the Concord Historical Inn as a 3 star hotel in this area. So how can I be upgraded to this hotel when it isn't even in the list of 3 star hotels in this area? Thank you.

The address is : Concords Colonial Inn 48 Monument Square concord,massachusetts 01742

Thanks for your response. It was my first bid on Priceline I just posted the details of my winning bid in Massachusetts. An aside--How did you do that QUOTE thing? I looked at the list of hotels on the Priceline web site. I looked at the names of all the 3 star hotels listed in the four zones and I did not see the name of the hotel that Priceline upgraded me to. I could tell you the exact screens I saw at the Priceline web site if you wish to understand my problem. Thanks, John

This is my first time using Priceline. Entered my destination as Waltham, MA Priceline sent me to Boston Metro-area West I then went to the neighborhood: Boston Western Suburb I95 Route 128 Loop There were 4 zones in this area. I bid for a 2.5 star hotel for $38 in one zone--Newton _Waltham-no luck I then bid $48 and chose all 4 zones. The bid was successful. Priceline said they were upgrading me to a 3 star hotel, the Concord Historical Inn.

I had bid on a 2.5 star level. Priceline said my bid was accepted but they had upgraded me to a 3 star level. When I looked at the complete list of 3 star hotels for the four zones I selected I could not find the name of the hotel they upgraded me to. I am not looking to change or cancel the reservation. I would like Priceline to give me an explanation of how this occurred. I was hoping that my bid would be rejected as I would have bid only one zone for 2 star hotels. I am familiar with all the 2 start hotels in this one area so anyof the hotels would have been adequate. Thanks, John

I want to contact Priceline and the only phone number I have is the Customer Service Number which is 1-800-657-9168. You can't reach a human being with this number. Is there another number? thanks, John