Priceline Hotel: Help needed

[lillyalice]

Hello!

If you could please advice me how I could get a Waikiki Beach Resort (or the HHV) 09/18/10-09/24/10 for a maximum of 115$/night. I tried yesterday starting from 95$ and added a rebid zone and 5$ until I got up to 110$. Is my strategy all wrong or is it no way to get a resort under 115$?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[AaronJB]

Good evening. :)

Unfortunately, if you bid up to $115 and aren't accepted, then there is not inventory (at least at this time; there may be in the future, but there's no way to know - and prices can go higher if these dates are busy.) You could wait it out and try again in a few days, raise your bid, or consider alternatives (nearby zones, or lower star ratings.) Please let us know the result if you try at $115.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[lillyalice]

Thanks for your help!

Just bid up to 115$, didn't get accepted :)

[thereuare]

Exactly which zone(s) and star rating are you bidding?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[lillyalice]

Waikiki Beach and Waikiki Marina + safe zones, 5-star and Resorts.

[thereuare]

If you've tried up to your limit, you can either wait it out and hope for lower priced inventory in the future, lower your star rating, or increase your budget.

Thru conventional booking channels the least expensive Resort i see is priced at $269/nite, making your current maximum bid less than half the prevailing rate. As well, at least one other hotel i checked is sold-out for these dates, so there may be higher then expected demand for these dates... thereby also requiring a higher then expected bid to be accepted.

If you're not successful with PRICELINE, what is your back-up plan?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[lillyalice]

We have booked a 3,5* hotel via Booking.com as a backup plan, but would really like to stay in a resort since it's our honeymoon. We are however on a tight budget, so if we can't get a good deal via Priceline will just have to stay at our backup hotel. I will keep on trying, and consider raising our maximum bid a little.