pinkpanther

thereuare, thank you so much for your explanations, i feel much informed now of how PL works. Heres what I have done, at PL, I splitted up the nites and tried to get Omni Shoreham's nitely rate. This is what I got: 10/30-31: $254 10/31 - 11/3: $309 11/4 - 11/5: Not available but if I enter.. 11/4 - 11/6: $359 11/6 - 11/7: $319 Donno, even if I decide to split, not sure how to, how would you split it? At the moment I have 2 plans: 1. Bid again until I reach my max bid(most likely $149) 2. If I just cant get the rooms with bidding, and if hopefully the package is still available, will go with PL's vacation package which cost roughly $149/nt. The only thing about their packages is I wont know the exact flight time until I pay.... you know of any trick to find out the flight time?

Are these the 5 non 4* zones? 1. Alexandria Mt. Vernon 2. Alexandria - Pentagon 3. Arlington 4. Crystal City 5. Springfield I have only added Arlington yesterday. I know I could add more zones so then I could rebid, but at the time I was unsure if I should go above $120, u know, after seeing all the 90/nt rate on this board.

These are the zones I have added for the rebids: Convention Center, Georgetown, Downtown, Arlington. Yes I have read that article to add zones where there are no hotel with the star rating I want, in my case, Arlington. When my bid got to $120 I stopped thinking maybe I should get some advices here before going above $120 :) Thanks!!

Hello thereuare, Thank you so much for the reply. It was this link I was referring to: http://www.betterbidding.com/index.php?act...&f=153&t=15377& But after reading it again, I guess I misread it.. :) In one of your replies it mentioned to close the browser and I just somehow thought closing the browser will clear the history or something... No biggie, I can always try again another day. Anyways, back to your question. No Dupont Circle is not the only one i would consider, I did have Omni Shore in mind but I guess I am happy as long as it is a 4-star hotel. I started bidding at 85 and at 120, I still got nothing. Have rebidded by adding these areas where I would also consider: Convention Center, Georgetown, and Downtown. Splitting the bid... ummm, I am not sure. I am travelling with my parents and mom has trouble walking. So I would really hate to move from one hotel to another... I have checked PL's vacation packages. Omni is available for my duration, the package price was 1308/person, after a little calculation, my estimate for "Hotel Portion Only" is about $149/nt, which is a big difference compare to what I have read on this board, on average $90/nt :) Thanks again for the reply, would appreciate any advice!!

Hello all, first of all, great board with tons of info and tips!! After reading all the useful tips, today marked my first attempt at priceline. Unfortunately, I have had no success. I was trying to bid a 4-star dupont circle area and even $120/nt didnt get accepted. My question for those of you who are familiar with dc seasons, does my duration fall right into dc's peak season? Another question is for those of you who are familiar with priceline. I recall reading from one post on this board that if i close the browser and reload priceline, I will be able to rebid with the same star rating, area, and dates. I tried that but priceline recognized my bids as duplicates. I have already exhausted all my options, like adding zones and stuff. So I guess the only way I can bid again is to wait until tomorrow? Thanks for reading, look forward to any advices.