HI: I am having a bit of trouble getting a hotel bid accepted for a 4* hotel in the "Bid Zone 9 Quincy Market Faneuil Hall Financial District" for four nights Oct 8-12. I started at $100, and have raised it until my latest bid of $185 has still been rejected. I am willing to go to $200 but thought I'd check in with better bidding to see if anyone has any suggestions. I was hoping my bid will be accepted by Omni Parker House or Nine Zero which have been accepting bids for $150. Regular quoted prices through Priceline for the Omni Parker House for those 4 nights is $289 per night, so $185 seems reasonable. I checked and there is no conference in town that weekend, so that doesn't seem to be the factor driving up prices. Any idea why the $185 bid is not being accepted? Do you think $200 may get it? My second geographic preferred area is Bid Zone 1 - Boston Harbor Waterfront where the 4*Intercontinental is. But I am waiting to bid on that zone after I bid up to my max bid $200 for bid zone 9 with no success. I really like the Zone 9 Quincy market area because it is closer access and historic feeling, so that is why I keep holding out hope. What do you think is a reasonable winnable price to bid for Bid Zone 1 Boster Harbor Waterfront if none of my bids are accepted for the Zone 9 Quincy Market... area. I start traveling September 26 so I need to get the reservations made before then. But, I am wondering if I should delay bidding again for a couple weeks until the week of Sept 21? What do you think? Any suggestions/advice will be greatly appreciated. I am new to the BetterBidding Forum, but I have learned so much about Priceline Biddign Tips and Tricks from reading the posts. Thanks for setting up Better Bidding, it is a great forum site. I especially found your bidding strategies for getting around the 24 hour wait period extremely helpful. I will continue to use the Forum and of course to link to PRICELINE and HOTWIRE only through the links on our website. Thanks again, Robin