Priceline Hotel: 4* Los Angeles (Beverly Hills-West Hollywood) Hotel Le Petit

[kpet]

I won this hotel last night after making several bids with no success. I don't know exactly why I had to bid so high to get a win, since there are several postings of 4* wins in the same area for considerably less than I had to go up to. I think my check in date may have been the problem, because I saw no wins for that date. I was hoping for the Sofitel or the W, and really did not want to go over $120/n, but considering that the cheapest rate I could find for this same hotel was $195/n, on other sites, am at least happy to not be paying that, and am looking forward to staying in a boutique hotel with more of the West Hollywood vibe.

This was my bidding strategy:

I made my first attempt on 4/16 going through the PRICELINE link here.

$99 4* Beverly Hills/West Hollywood Declined

$103 Added Hollywood Declined

$107 Added Culver City Declined

$109 Added Lawndale Declined

$111 Added Redondo-Manhattan Beaches Declined

Waited 24 hours and tried again on 4/17 going through the PRICELINE link provided here.

$112 4* Beverly Hills/West Hollywood Declined

$117 Added Culver City Declined

$120 Added Lawndale Declined

$125 Added Redondo-Manhattan Beaches Declined

Closed out browser and re-opened new window going through the PRICELINE link provided here.

$121 4* Hollywood Declined

$126 Added Culver City Declined

$130 Added Lawndale Declined

$133 Added Redondo-Manhattan Beaches Declined

Closed out browser and re-opened new window going through the PRICELINE link provided here.

$127 4* Beverly Hills/West Hollywood and Hollywood

Received a counter offer that if I upped my bid by $22, I could make the same bid without changing anything. I declined.

$132 Added Culver City Declined

$137 Added Lawndale Won Hotel Le Petit

So, by declining the counter offer to up my bid by $22, I only had to go up $10 to get a win. I have never taken a counter offer and have always won a hotel for less than the counter offer.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Nicely done! Glad to see you're happy with the results and are looking forward to trying out this new (for you) hotel.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.