emwitt17

Just got the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. Tried at $75 and was rejected. Added the southwest zone but kept only 4 stars (there aren't any there) and got it at $80. Thanks for the help. When I got rejected the first time I panicked. And then I figured out the zone/star thing. That's really the only place I would want to stay & it worked out! Check-In Date: Saturday, June 11, 2005 Check-Out Date: Sunday, June 12, 2005 Hotel Name: Renaissance Harborplace Hotel 202 East Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 410-547-1200 Summary of Charges Your Offer Price: $80.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $80.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $18.07 Total Charges: $98.07

1st bid - $80 Woodley Park/Dupont Circle, accepted Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street Northwest Washington, District of Columbia 202-234-0700 Check-In Date: Thursday, July 29, 2004 Check-Out Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2004 Your Offer Price: $80.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 5 Subtotal: $400.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $64.70 Total Charges: $464.70

No, that's not what I mean at all. I am only bidding for the Woodley/Dupont Circle area for hotels with 4*. I believe there are only 2 properties that fit that criteria. The Omni and the Westin Embassy Row. The earlier poster suggested that PL users rarely get the WER, but can get the Omni. I am going to try and get the Omni at $80 and $85 - if I get the Omni, I win. If I get the Westin, well, it isn't what I wanted, but it is a good deal - minus a pool. Or, I don't get a hotel with any of the bids I enter and then I will forget PL and try to get a hotel elsewhere. Isn't that the way it works? If it doesn't, can someone explain my faulty reasoning before I take the plunge? Thanks - and sorry if I totally am misunderstanding the process. Emily

If it works, I'm done. No more hassle looking for a place. If I don't get it, I'll look for another hotel. Emily

Hi again everyone - I think I want to try and get the Omni Shoreham for under $100. Thanks for all of the feedback on whether it will/won't work. If it doesn't, I'll keep looking. If it does - GREAT. Now how do I do it and get the best chance of winning it? Emily

Hi - I'm relatively new to your boards and not 100% sure how to beat the system with Priceline. My mother and sister are coming to Washington DC for a baby shower on the first of August. They need a hotel from July 29th - August 3rd. Both of them insist they need to have an outdoor pool and that the hotel be "nice." Right. They also want to pay $100 or less each night. The baby shower is in Olde Town Alexandria, VA. I know the Wardman Park Marriott and Omni Shoreham in Woodley Park, Washington DC meet both of those requirements. If I have such narrow search criteria - can I really get a deal with PL? And are either of these hotels in their system? If anyone can help me figure out how to (if it is an option) bid to get one of these during that period I would most appreciate it. Thanks in advance - Emily