philnjill96 Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Put in a $50 bid and was rejected. Was told to up my bid by $14 and I might get it, so I upped it $15 to be sure and got it!$65 for a Saturday night when on their web site the same rooms were $157!!!!Thank you Priceline! Link to comment
LglBlonde Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Hey! Sounds like you got a counter-offer! For future reference, it usually takes about 50% of the counter-offer to get it. So, probably $7 would have done it! You got an excellant deal though - just may have saved a little bit more! :)Nice hotel in a great location! I stayed their last fall! Check out Barley's Taproom! Great food! Loved the beefalo burger there! Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!LglBlonde makes an excellent point about the counter-offer... you will almost always get accepted at the counter-offer price, so in the future, even if you were short on time (no opportunities to bid again or re-bid zones), match the counter-offer and don't bid above it.You can read more about counter-offers in this thread: PRICELINE SUGGESTS PRICE TO PAY. Obviously we're quibbling here over a few dollars, so not a big deal, but for future bids it could be more and we'd rather see that money in your own pocket! :) All in all, a fantastic deal... thank you for sharing it with the board.Hope you enjoyed your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
philnjill96 Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Yeah, I figured I might have gotten it a little cheeaper, but it was last-minute so I just put it in there knowing I was still less than 50% of the real price...Was a ver nice hotel, although I was a little disappointed that they charged for their Internet access. I thought most of the larger hotels were making it complimentary. Not like I can complain about $9.95 when I STOLE the room from them!Thanks for the advice though... Next time when I'm not procrastinating I'll try it. Link to comment
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