Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Cleveland (Downtown) Doubletree Downtown Lakeside

[kmbb]

Today, 4/14, around 1am EDT, I had two failed bids for 2* hotels.

Cleveland, OH

4/16-4/18

First bid:

Cleveland downtown, 2*, $36.

Second bid:

Cleveland downtown + Cleveland Heights, 2*, $42.

The three 2* hotel websites show Hampton Inn, Comfort Inn, and Holiday Inn Express at $119, $89, and $99 respectively.

I've seen fairly close wins near the $35-$45 price point for the outlying zones, so I think I'm close.

I really don't want to exceed $50/night before taxes/fees.

I'm in the 24-hour wait period, I think a reasonable strategy is to go to 3*, bid $50. If that fails, do a free rebid with 2*. If that fails, add Cleveland Heights again.

I'd prefer to stay Downtown, but I'm more cost sensitive than location sensitive after the $50 price point.

Thanks for any advice

kmbb

[thereuare]

At the 3* level you have TWO re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.

So you could bid...

3* Downtown...

Bid $45, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $48, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $50

If that is rejected, to clarify... are both Downtown and Cleveland Heights acceptable zones?

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

[kmbb]

At the 3* level you have TWO re-bid zones. <snip> and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.

At 3*, it would be Brookpark and Elyria, I believe.

So you could bid...

3* Downtown...

Bid $45, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $48, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $50

I suppose bidding 4* would actually offer more rebids, right? All the Cleveland zones (except for Cleveland Heights) would be re-bids, no? Any downside to starting with 4* and working my way down?

If that is rejected, to clarify... are both Downtown and Cleveland Heights acceptable zones?

I would really prefer Downtown. I'll go to Cleveland Heights if necessary to stay under $50/night + taxes/fees.

I'm rebidding in about 30 minutes, so if you are going to reply, now is the time to do it. :)

Thanks

kmbb

[kmbb]

Hate to reply to myself, but I guess the only downside to picking 4* is that it may be unachievable goal at my target price.

So I could add almost all the areas doing multiple rebids, and end up with a situation where I can't specifically target my desired downtown zone any more, so that once I drop the 4* to 3* that now there are too many undesirable un-removable zones that were used as rebids. I'd really be rolling the dice in that case.

Am I thinking along the right lines?

Thanks

kmbb

[kmbb]

Please see winning bid post, $45 for 3.5* Doubletree Hotel Cleveland Downtown/Lakeside.

First bid accepted, $45 for 4/16/10-4/18/10.

Seems a reasonable price to me.

[yellowdog]

Thank you for sharing your result with the board!

Enjoy your stay.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.

Yellowdog.

[kmbb]

Thank you for sharing your result with the board!

Enjoy your stay.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.

Yellowdog.

So I actually did use the links? I had multiple windows open, but it was 1-2am for me, so......

kmbb

[yellowdog]

Thanx for using boards PRICELINE link :)

Yellowdog.