Minniemom

I would like to try getting a rental car through Priceline, but I don't see where it asks me what time I need to pick it up and return it. How do you know you will have it when you arrive at the airport? Thanks!

Thanks! I may have to give that a try. I think the Cambridge area would be nice too. I'm going to give the Downtown area a couple more tries and if nothing pans out, I think I'll try Cambridge.

I made my first attempt and it was unsuccessful! I started out bidding $90 for Downtown, no luck. Added Brighton-Brookline and went to $100 Added Medford-Somerville and went to $110 Added South Boston and went to $120 I stayed with 4* throughout the above changes. I'll have another go at it tomorrow night. Thanks for the help.

Well, I haven't read too many good reviews on the 3 stars so I'd like to bid up to my maximum for the 4* first and then fall back to a 3* only if I have to.

Yes, they are. I will be staying just north of Boston from 9/26-9/29 for business and would like to be in the city for the night of 9/29. Thanks!

I added a response. It was for a business trip that ended up being canceled, so nothing was ever done.

This was for a business trip that ended up being canceled, so I never finished up with the Priceline bidding. Thanks for the help anyway.

I am in need of a bidding strategy for one night (9/29) in the Downtown Boston - Charleston zone. I would obviously like to stay as low as possible! I really don't want to go over $150 and it looks like a few others were able to get lower than that for early September, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that with the right strategy I'll get what I want! Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Ooops . . . it should be May 3-6. Thanks!

I added a reply to the Baltimore thread. It never worked out as my bid of $120 was not accepted.

I went up to $120 and still nothing, so we postponed our trip. It must have been the weekend we were choosing.

Hotwire has a 4* hotel in downtown Montreal with restaurant, business center, pool, and fitness center for $91/night 3/3-3/6. Any ideas what it might be? Thanks.

Well, I went up to $110 and still not accepted. I haven't read very good things about the hotels in the 3* category, so I'm very hesitant to drop to a 3*. What are the chances that the bid will be accepted if I wait a few days and try again? Thanks again for your help.

This is my first time dealing with Priceline and I'm not quite sure how to strategize my bid. It looks like many people have been able to get a 4* for less than $100, which I'd love to do. We are only going to be staying for one night - 10/21 and I want to be downtown around the inner harbor. Any suggestions on how to get started? Thanks!