namu03 Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Thanks for all the tips I learned at BetterBidding!. Unfortunately, I forgot to use the PRICELINE link, but I'll be sure to use it next time. I just won a night 12/11/2010-12/12/2010 at the 4-star Hotel Palomar in Midtown Atlanta. Priceline advertised this hotel for $248/night regularly. Other sites have it listed as low as $124/night.I bid at $40 in Midtown=rejected.Next day I started bidding at $50 and increased my bid by $3 adding dead zones until I reached $62=all rejected. Now I start increasing my rebid by $2 adding dead zones until it was accepted at $68 for Hotel Palomar in Midtown. Price: $68Taxes: $10.20Fees: $7.37Total: $85.57By the way, I added dead zones like Lithonia/Jonesboro/Kennessaw/McDonough/Peachtree Corners/etc. I basically just kept a separate Priceline window open to check which areas did NOT have 4-star hotels, then I added them to rebid. This is going to make for one awesome birthday night as we do not plan on driving 2 hours back to Rome, GA. :-) I'll be sure to update this post with what I thought of the hotel. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Congrats on your success and Welcome to Betterbidding. :)Superb deal for this property! Glad you are looking forward to your stay.Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.Enjoy your stay. Link to comment
namu03 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 As promised, here's my update regarding 4-star Hotel Palomar in Midtown Atlanta.Even though we were only in for one night, I can still say that this hotel was fantastic! Very modern feel, pet-friendly (but I left the doggy at home), and conveniently located. The curbside service made it feel more like we were in a proper city. The girl at the front desk upgraded our room to a cityview deluxe when she heard that we were celebrating a birthday. And the view was amazing. Even more amazing were the black-out curtains. At 11:30am I thought it was still nighttime. Also nice was their daily complimentary cocktail hour between 5pm-6pm. The wines were nothing special (a champagne, red zif, and chardonnay) but the atmosphere to drink (free!) and mingle in the lobby of an upscale hotel is always cool.The $30/day valet parking was a little excessive, but extremely convenient. I am always willing to pay for a convenience.In all, I would recommend this hotel to anybody. I really wanted to check out their 24hr fitness area, restaurants, and rooftop bar. Unfortunately, we didn't have time and weather didn't permit. If I can I'd love to stay here again. Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Thanks for the feedback... glad you had a great stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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