LglBlonde

PRICELINE EXPRESS DEAL 2A/2C Pets Allowed Free Parking Restaurant Free Internet Indoor or Outdoor Pool Condo Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

Needed a hotel not too far from Bulls Game Saturday night. Marriott is $159 ($180 w/ tax). Hilton is $125 w/ AAA ($141 w/ tax). Checked Express Deal and there was a 3.5 star for $68 I suspected was the Hilton. Lots of free rebids. 4 star looks to be Washington Duke, and I bid i out using 6 rebids w/ no luck up to about $95 or so. 3.5 star - also 6 rebids. The express deal had disappeared, but I knew not to go over $68. STarted at $50. Immediately got a suggestion to bid at $67 and rejected that. Bid $53, $56 and then $59 and $59 was a winner. Hotel has a free shuttle so that's a plus! Reviews look great on Tripadvisor!

We decided to rent by owner instead and found a house in Ocean Isle Beach for $140/nt.

Thanks for reminding me. :)

2 adults, one child Following amenities: 3 star hotel in Myrtle Beach North Beachfront, Oceanfront, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Laundry Facilities, Golf Nearby, Tennis Nearby, Children's Activity Program.

I think that's certainly the most likely possibility that its Hotel Indigo. I just stayed there last week and I really liked it - though IMO it wasn't as walking convenient as the Renaissance, the parking at the H.I. was easier (under the hotel in a deck that the elevator goes straight to the room floors)

Great idea! Hope it will be warm for you! Outer Banks are great!

Lucky you. I just bid up to $65 for a 3.5* with no takers. I see the Marriott prev came up as 3* perhaps that's why? I'm not sure I'm willing to gamble getting the Brownstone...

My best guess is Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation. I've stayed there before on a Priceline bid (granted, a while ago).

Thanks for the explaination. I'm pretty sure I did use the BB PRICELINE link! DH checked into the Hyatt Place and was impressed and thankful for my PRICELINE persistence!

DH has a work thingy at the Marriott. He really wanted to be downtown, so I first bid Greensboro 3.5* - $68 - rejected added East - $71 - rejected and not offered another bid - took me to hotel purchase site - odd! Closed and reopened browser: Bid Greensboro 3* - $74 - rejected added East - $80 - rejected. New browser: Bid Greensboro West - $42 - accepted on first bid for the Hyatt Place. Happy with this win. Was worried about the Clarion! Hyatt is showing $89 for these nights, so $103 total for both is pretty decent. (as an aside - on Hotwire - a 3 star GSO-West property was showing for $39; and a 2.5* for $69 - the icons were nearly identical - shuttle, wifi, fitness, business, etc. except - the $39 listed "restaurant" and the $69 listed "breakfast" - any ideas on those for future reference?)

I'm a PRICELINE veteran. Familiar w/ this strategy.... Using Greensboro NC - bidding 3.5 star downtown GSO, bid 3.5 star for $68. rejected. Then, added G-East and upped to $71 - then, got the screen showing what hotels are available and it won't allow me to rebid? I have two more zones (West & High Point - only have 3 star) - what gives?

Granted, it's been a couple of years, but I've stayed at the Renaissance downtown and it was fine. I didn't feel it was "sketchy" at all. Asheville's downtown was fine - lots of cute restaurants, etc.

I think you'll find that summertime in the mountains is just popular anyway esp on the weekends... you can check NC Travel & Tourism website though. www.visitnc.com

The subject line should be edited - the Sheraton in Raleigh is most definitely in the Raleigh (downtown) zone and not the Durham zone - which is 30ish miles away.

I posted somethign similar a few months ago... http://www.betterbidding.com/index.php?showtopic=47456& Icons: 3 star Suite Fitness Business Kitchenette Complimentary Breakfast Pool Laundry Price $68-69/nt

I enjoyed staying there back in February - I had a priceline win there at $35!

Wow, I cannot even duplicate my findings now.

Is additional information needed? I had posted my best guesses, but those got deleted? Please help.

Icons: 3 star Suite Fitness Business Kitchenette Complimentary Breakfast Pool Laundry Price $68-69/nt

I've had to do a split bid for a holiday weekend before.... You'll pay a little more, but you can probably win 3/22. Check the going rates on 3 or 4 sites and then bid about 50%-66% of that.

Hyatt Place was a big improvement over the Amerisuites that the property formerly was. I have a sneaking suspicion my $35 bid was about as low as it would be accepted - that was the rate shown on the HP's computer as I could peer over the desk and see that on her screen...

First bid of $35 accepted - which makes we wonder if I could have gotten it for less! Apparently, the former Amerisuites property has been transformed to a Hyatt Place and Tripadvisor reports look good, so we'll see! Your Offer Price: $35.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $35.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $11.81 Total Charges*: $46.81 ETA: This is the Greensboro West area.

I think this is a good deal. I'd bid $13 on a Full and got rejected. Rebid $18 on a SUV and accepted first try.... hmmm... Hotwire's Full is $15.95 (total $153) and their SUV is $25.95 for my dates (total $233.62) Your Offer Price: $18.00 (per day) Total Rental Days: 7 days(6 days and 20 1/2 hours) Subtotal: $126.00 Taxes and Fees: $51.72 Total Charges: $177.72 Lowest Published Price: $429.99 Total Savings:* $252.27 (You saved 59%)

I'd love to know you bid history - number of times you bid, amounts, zone, etc.