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Thanks for the help. I wound up going with bidding on Priceline to see if I could save a few bucks booking the Palms Place instead (using a BB link of course). Bidding as follows: $65 - 4.5* Near Las Vegas Strip West - Declined $70 - 4.5* Near Las Vegas Strip West, Boulder Strip - Declined $75 - 4.5* Near Las Vegas Strip West, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity - Declined $77 - 4.5* Near Las Vegas Strip West, Boulder Strip. Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson - Accepted - Palms Place Hotel & Spa So wound up saving $15 over booking the $80 4.5* on Hotwire that was likely Palms Place, though that price has been going down the last few weeks so hopefully I didn't pull the trigger too early. Thanks again for the help!

4* Hot Rate Casino Hotel - West of Strip - 85% Recommended Free Parking, Resort, Casino, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Internet access, Golf Nearby, Tennis Nearby, Spa Services, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower Price: $75/night (normally $121) I can't figure out if it's likely to be Palms or Rio. Hotwire says the last person who booked got Rio, but Friday and Saturday night are sold out on Rio's website (there's a conference going on). However, the Palms also shows one of the dates as sold out when looking at their website. I'm hoping for the Rio, but if it's Palms I'd rather just pay $5/more a night for the 4.5* that is likely Palms Place. Thanks for the help!

Thank you for all of the help and this great site. Very much appreciated.

5* North Strip, Strip Vicinity South - $170 not accepted 5* North Strip, Strip Vicinity South, Boulder Strip - $180 not accepted 5* North Strip, Strip Vicinity South, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity - $190 not accepted 5* North Strip, Strip Vicinity South, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson - $200 not accepted 4.5* or 5* North Strip, Strip Vicinity South, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson - $170 Accepted - Elara Wishing I had lowered my bid when moving to the 4.5*. I probably shouldn't ask, but any guesses how much cheaper I may have been able to go? Looks like a junior suite at Elara is $219 when booking through Hilton, or $197 if you pay full in advance.

For bidding does my range seem plausible or does it seem unlikely to snag a 5* in Strip North for $200 or less? Presumably the number of rooms decreases chances some based on hotel availability, correct? Is it accurate to say that I could potentially increase my chances by lowering the number of rooms, but would carry the risk of being able to succeed trying to get the same hotel with the same bid again?

I am bidding for 4 rooms. I changed to 4.5 star to also include Caesar's Palace when I couldn't land a 5*. I was also thinking adding Vicinity South to see if I could get a room for $150-200/night thinking it'd most likely be Vdara, and just dealing with walking to the strip. For that though, I had noticed in the last couple of days when looking at hotels on Hot.wire, the hotel that I thought was Vdara is no longer showing up under their deals. I think Trump is the cheapest 5* star at $128/night and next cheapest is Venetian at $238/night (though these are just guesses). If what I think was Vdara (it was $188/night) is no longer showing up on Hot.wire, is it possible that Vdara is out of the running on Hotwire and Price.line right now? Or is that making too much of a leap?

Decided to try and give it a shot tonight without much luck. Here's what I tried. 5* North Strip - $150 not accepted 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip - $160 not accepted 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity - $170 not accepted 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson - $180 not accepted 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson, Lake Las Vegas - $190 not accepted 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson, Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas Airport - $200 not accepted 4.5* or 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson, Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas Airport - $150 not accepted 4.5* or 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson, Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas Airport, NW Las Vegas - $160 not accepted 4.5* or 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson, Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas Airport, NW Las Vegas, Nellis - Las Vegas Speedway - $170 not accepted 4.5* or 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson, Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas Airport, NW Las Vegas, Nellis - Las Vegas Speedway, Near Las Vegas Strip East - $180 not accepted 4.5* or 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson, Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas Airport, NW Las Vegas, Nellis - Las Vegas Speedway, Near Las Vegas Strip East, Las Vegas Convention Center - $190 not accepted 4.5* or 5* North Strip, Boulder Strip, Fremont St. Vicinity, Henderson, Lake Las Vegas, Las Vegas Airport, NW Las Vegas, Nellis - Las Vegas Speedway, Near Las Vegas Strip East, Las Vegas Convention Center, Summerlin - $200 not accepted

Hello! I'm planning a trip to Las Vegas from 5/30-6/1 with a few friends for a birthday. This will be my first time using Priceline to bid. I'm interested in a 5* hotel on the Strip. I've been looking at Hotwire, but after learning about rebid zones on this site, I figured I'd try Priceline first. Currently on Hotwire I see a north area hotel for $127/night which I think is Trump and a south area hotel for $188/night that I think is Vdara. If Priceline bids don't work out, I'll fall back to one of those. I'm going to bid on the Strip North area for a 5*. It looks like I can use the following 11 rebid zones by keeping my rating at 5*: Boulder Strip Fremont St. Vicinity Henderson Lake Las Vegas Las Vegas Airport Las Vegas Convention Center NW Las Vegas Near Las Vegas Strip East Near Las Vegas Strip West Nellis - Las Vegas Speedway Summerlin If all of those fail, I may also add Strip Vicinity South (Vdara is a little off the strip, but if the bid was still below the $188 from Hotwire, I may do it anyway). The current Priceline hotel list here shows the Palazzo, the Venetian, and the Wynn as the known 5* hotels for Strip North. Looking at prices through the normal hotel websites, the Palazzo and Venetian both show $289/night (hotels which I think are these seem to range $220-250 on Hotwire), and the Wynn is $599. I'm not quite sure how to strategize my bidding. My maximum bid will be between $180-200, but I'm hoping to keep it closer to $150. Questions: 1. Is that range too low for the area I'm targeting? Am I just wasting my time bidding or does that range seem feasible? 2. How should I determine where to start my bid? 3. How much should I increase the bid each time? $10? And of course, any other information or help is greatly appreciated. Please let me know what other information I can provide and thanks for this informative site and your help.

I'm actually looking for similar hotels over the same dates for my own birthday. I've mostly been looking at Hotwire. I've been seeing what I think is Trump for $127/night and what I think is Vdara for $188/night (before taxes and fees). Not sure if that's any help for you. Also had no idea about the convention, so thanks for that info.