pesachphilip

did you remember that name of the WIlliams hotel/lodge you stayed at? Thanks.

Williams at $65, then $80...rejected.... When you say keep trying, you'd go for same amounts in 24 hours or go higher?

I would take the name of your place please. I guess I can also bid on Williams, will maybe try that later.

woops, thanks for the heads up. any further tips on potential bids or should i wait it out now until the week of the trip.....?

tried at 60 and 70 for 3 star rejected, then went for 2.5 star at 70 and 80, both rejected; i then also realized i could add a 3rd 2.5 star with sedona (since no 2.5 stars in sedona or the 3rd city listed with flagstaff) and rebid that at 90 and also rejected. after taxes and fees the next bid (say at 100) would come out to almost $120 and I currently have the Ramada West Grand Canyon (Flagstaff) on hold with the hotel for around $130 after taxes with their AAA rate - so do you think I should just try to wait at this point to rebid the week before in case anything opens then in the 3 star range - I have not tried Williams yet as Flagstaff at this point is the best location for us (williams may be a bit further then we want to travel on Sat. night from Phoenix) but we'll see about Williams. But let me know please if you advise anything further for Flagstaff or does it look too sold out at this point you think?

I'd certainly be willing to pay more for a 3* if it means not staying at Howard Johnson (which is considered a 2* in Williams) - hotels all around there seem to be pretty $$ for the night. But I guess the budget would be in the $100-$150 range for the evening (although I'd probably rather be on the lower end of that). We're also staying one night the previous Monday night in Phoenix and looking into hotels for that as well, although need to be in a more specific area so may end up booking using some Thankyounetwork/Expedia Points that we have for that one. Thanks for the advice in advance!!

bump - would like to end up with a 2.5 or 3 star either in Williams or Flagstaff - although these seem to be in diff. priceline zones so not too many free re-bids. thanks. PS i'd rather not end up in Sedona, we have a 2 year old and would rather be as close to GRand Canyon for the morning trip as possible.

Sorry never replied it was my first time using the board and I must have totally forgotten about it - in the end, if I recall correctly, once I saw your prices, we tried bidding with your strategy up to around $70 and wasn't having any luck and I saw on EasyClickTravel the Sheraton Safari for $69.95 so I took the guaranteed price (we also had some friends who were staying in the Safari area so it worked out well). Thanks for the help!!

any ideas where to start/end?

I am looking for any resort hotel in WDW vicinity checking in Sat. night, Jan. 22nd through Tuesday, Jan. 24th (two nights). I wanted help with a priceline bidding strategy (what price should I start at for these nights) - I know I can use most of the Orlando areas for free rebids (except Universal area which also has resorts but I'd rather be in WDW area). Let me know what you think. Thanks!!