ErinCoff

Bid History: (1) Unsuccessful bid on 4/28 ($40). 3* in Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead neighborhoods. Told me I could bid $18 more and re-bid. (2) Unsuccessful bid on 4/29 ($45). 3* in Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead neighborhoods. Told me I could bid $15 more and re-bid. (3) Successful bid on 4/30 ($49). 3* in Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead neighborhoods. Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $49.00 Subtotal: $147.00 Taxes & Fees: $30.24 Total Charges*: $177.24 Used the links above to search.

Just an update -- they bid $85 last week for a 4* hoping to get the NH Amsterdam Centre, but all the rooms were sold out (due to a search on the NH website). They have decided to use Marriott points.

They bid again yesterday (3/15) at $134 for the same dates (5*), and got denied. I've stayed at the NH Centre and recommended it as well, but they'd like to try and see if they can get the Amrath. I'll keep you posted!

Helping my parents get a room in Amsterdam. They are deciding if they want to wait and bid again, or include 4* and lower the bid. Will keep you updated! (And I used the PRICELINE link above.)

Bid history is in another post. I used the PRICELINE links on this page. Here are the details: Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $67.00 (USD) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Room Subtotal: $201.00 (USD) Taxes and Fees: $33.06 (USD) Total Room Cost: $234.06 (USD) Same room on Kayak was $170 a night!

Just won with a bid of $67! I'll put in a new (clean) post so it's on record.

Thanks all for the info. We're aware of the risks, but seeing as how a few have been won recently in the high $60s, we're willing to keep trying, especially since we have about 2 months to go. I used a similar strategy for our Brussels hotel (I started with the lowest possible winning bid I saw on this site -- $45), and I won on the first bid. Like a lot of you all, it's not just about the final price but about getting the best deal possible. Almost every bid we get a counter of $74, which of course we are willing to pay for a 4*. Looking at other similar situations, the winning bid is almost always between the given bid and the counter, so we're slowly moving up into the high $60s. I just bid $65 and was countered at $74 again. My friend is going to bid $66 tonight -- I'll keep you posted. And, as with all my searches, I've used the PRICELINE links on this site. Thanks!

My friend and I have been bidding for the past couple of weeks. Our goal price is $65 for a 4* in Amsterdam City Center/Museum Quarter. Because there are two of us, we've been able to bid twice a day. Here is the history (pasted from a spreadsheet -- hopefully the formatting transfers): Date -- Bid -- Counter 12/20/2009 $58.00 $75.00 12/21/2009 $59.00 $76.00 12/21/2009 $60.00 $75.00 12/22/2009 $61.00 $73.00 12/22/2009 $62.00 $73.00 12/23/2009 $63.00 $73.00 12/23/2009 $64.00 no counter 12/24/2009 $65.00 no counter 1/1/2010 $65.00 no counter 1/6/2010 $64.00 $74.00 1/6/2010 $65.00 $74.00 Any advice would be appreciated. We are planning to just keep bidding and hope prices drop as the time draws nearer.

First bid was accepted! One room for two nights. Used your PRICELINE link. Hotel: 4* Nh Atlanta, 7 Boulevard Adolphe Max, Brussels, 1000 32 22 170120 Bid Date: 12/21/09 Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $45.00 (USD) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Room Subtotal: $90.00 (USD) Taxes and Fees: $15.68 (USD) Total Room Cost: $105.68 (USD) Maybe I should have tried lower?? But I'm VERY happy with $45 a night!