iwannaroom Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 After about 6 days of bidding and some three dozen failed attempts at lower prices and higher star levels, I *finally* got a room.I had to keep increasing my price, finally reaching 86 (although I had bid 87 on 3 Stars at one point)and then came down from 3 1/2 to 3 to 2 1/2 stars, since I was already at or maybe even over my price limit.I also had to play around with the dates, finally bidding on 2 of my 3 nights.Then I was able to add the third night at the same price,but since that is a separate transaction, the fee was slightly higher.Full details:First two nights: 86*2 + 36.50 = 208.50Third night: 86 + 21.60 = 107.60Total cost 316.10 or 105.37 per night.Lowest rate offered by the Hotel on its website: 139 (+ tax) = 162 ... which would be 486 for 3 nights ... Savings (so to speak) = 170 over 3 nights, which is about 35% off... not great, but not terrible either for downtown in a major city in the middle of summer. Roughly equivalent to 3 nights for the price of two.Thanks for the help from here - I used your PRICELINE links andthe "re-bid zone" strategy, which eventually paid off. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Congrats on your success. :)Glad you are pleased with the result and are looking forward to your stay. This property is in a superb location right off Michigan Ave.Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.Enjoy your stay. Link to comment
iwannaroom Posted May 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 At the time, I thought this deal was not-so-hot,maybe that is the case - waiting to see more winsfor those dates.However, I feel a little better about it because now the best price offered by the hotel is 152 + tax = 177 per night!(Up from 139 + tax = 162). Link to comment
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