glutton

Had bids at $35 and $38 rejected, 3rd rebid @ $41 (for 2 rooms) was accepted. Used the Savingsbarn link. :)

First bid on 7/29, then again on 8/2, placed bids from $55 to $83 rejected for both 4* NMA and 3*NMA. Tonight, used the Savingsbarn link, first bid $68 4* NMA, rejected, but Priceline counteroffered an $85 free re-bid. I placed the $85 bid, it was accepted. :) Dates: 9/25-10/1 Offer Price: $85.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 6 Subtotal: $510.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $88.27 Total Charges: $598.27

thereuare, is there a particular reason that you think that the last couple days are the problem? I had thought maybe arriving on a saturday was a problem. By the way, I have now made a 'safety' reservation. Thanks for your suggestions.

Thursday night. I'm not feeling too much of a time pressure yet since the trip is still nearly 2 months away. Although that brings up another question: Does priceline match billing addresses when determining if you're eligible to bid again, or is it just going by name, credit card, and/or computer? In other words, can I bid with my credit card from one computer, while my spouse bids from a different computer with his credit card? (We have different last names if it makes a difference.)

1) I have not made a cancellable reservation anywhere yet, but I will do that soon, since Priceline has been more difficult than I expected. I am hoping that through Priceline, I can stay in a good area for $100 or less. 2) I think I would be willing to switch hotels if it saved an average $20 or $25 a night for the 6 night stay. Would it be a reasonable assumption that if I had to switch, one of the hotels involved would either store our luggage for the day or provide late check-out or early check-in? 3) I do consider River North as a back up, but I haven't looked too seriously into that area yet.

I've been bidding on priceline for a 6 night stay in Chicago NMA for 9/25-10/1, but so for I've been rejected up to $85 for 3 stars. I've seen other people post that they've recieved 3 and even 4 star hotels in that zone for that amount and less, so I'm wondering if I'm just bidding too far in advance, or if I will need to make 2 or more separate bids to get a good rate. Do you have any advice on that? Will Priceline ever respond to one of your bids with an offer to split it at different hotels, or do customers just have to decide on their own to place separate bids?