julis

Your highest bid of $150 wasn't accepted maybe because your dates included the weekend? (Fri, Sat , and Sun) I recently won W Hollywood for 5/23-5/26, but I had initially tried to bid @ 119 for 5/21 - 5/26 which also included Fri, Sat and Sun, and was rejected. (My highest bid was $130) I ended up spliting my bids and was able to win 5/23-5/26 (weekdays) for $119 and Priceline offered me an extended stay option for 5/21-5/23 (Fri, Sat, and Sun) for $156, which I happily took. I know some people won W for weekends @119 but from my own experience, if your dates include all Fri, Sat and Sun, it will bump up the average price per night...? That's just my guess. You might want to try to bid for something close to $156 since that's the offer Priceline gave me for the weekend dates. Good luck!

Opps, I meant 5/23-5/26 @ 119 5/21-5/23 @ 156 (took extended stay option from priceline after winning 119 for 5/23-26 first) Sorry for the confusion!

Originally wanted to book 3 nights (5/26-29) but 28th being the friday before the Memorial Day weekend, seems to raise the avg price per night drastically so I ended up bidding on only 2 nights. 5/26-5/29 (3 nights) USW-Nob Hill $75 -rejected USW-Nob Hill added USE $90 - rejected Changed to 5/26-5/28 (2 nights) USW -Nob Hill, USE $90 -ACCEPTED! I'm satisfied with the result but I later realized that Hotwire was offering Parc 55@ $86 for the same dates. I could have save a tiny bit more thru HOTWIRE...oh well!

I won the W Hollywood for 5/21-5/26 (Total 5 nights) using BB's PRICELINE link! 4* Los Angeles (Hollywood) W Hotel Hollywood 5/21-5/23 @ 119 5/23-5/26 @ 156 It was a bit tricky bidding since my travel dates include a weekend- Fri, Sat, and Sun as some of the members pointed out previously in my earlier post. I ended up spliting bids in order to get all 5 nights. Here is what I did. 5/21-5/26 Hollywood $99 - rejected Hollywood $119 added Lawndale area - rejected Hollywood, Lawndale, $130 - rejected I almost gave up at this point but then I decided to rebid for only three nights (5/23-26) instead of 5 nights. 5/23-5/26 Hollywood $99 - rejected Hollywood $119 added Lawndale area - ACCEPTED!!! I was going to purchase my first 2 nights @ W Hollywood thru Orbitz for $198 /night using orbitzdeal5 promotion code (non-refundable), but PRICELINE gave me the option for the extended stay@ W for 5/21-5/23 @$156, so I happily accepted. I could probably have tried another bid for these 2 nights @ cheaper price than $156 but I didn't want to risk getting a different hotel. Average price for 5 nights is $133.80. I'm super happy with the result:) Yay! Thanks to those who gave me helpful tips. I couldn't have done this without BB's help!!! *Could anyone change my topic title to "4* Los Angeles (Hollywood) W Hotel Hollywood 5/21-5/26", I don't know how to edit:(

To AaronJB, Thanks for your tip! I also so the 209 deal at Orbitz as well as W's website. Unfortunately, this promotion is a non-refundable, advance purchase, so I won't be able to cancel it:( My travel agent has the same deal. I really want to stay at W so I think I will just book it thru my agent... Thanks anyways!

To headtrip, Thank you for the advice! You're right. I wasn't taking the weekend factor into consideration... I think a deal from my travel agent is a non-refundable, advance purchase as well, so I would have to choose either one anyways. I guess I better stick to booking it thru my travel agent...too scared to take a risk. Thanks anyways!!!

I'm new to Priceline! I've been trying to find deals on W Hollywood everywhere. Hotwire doesn't seem to have a room available on the dates I want to book. I saw a few people on this board recently booked W Hollywood so I'm now considering trying Priceline for the first time. I need a room for May 21st through 26th (5 nights). Does the length of stay affect the probability of winning the bid? Most of you who won the bid on this board only booked 1 or 2 nights but we will need 5 nights... Also, which are the other 2 hotels I could get in the Hollywood area through Priceline? I really want to stay at W Hollywood. My travel agent can get a room at W for 198+ tax, but knowing that there's a chance of winning the bid@ 119/night from Priceline, I'm very tempted to try Priceline. or Should I just stick to booking thru my agant in order to guarantee my stay at W? What are the odds of getting the W these days? Thank you so much! This board rocks!