Priceline Hotel: 4* Boston (Copley Square-Theatre District) Fairmont Copley Plaza

[roodboy]

First time user of Priceline and this forum - seems like some good tips!

Need 2 nights in Boston 2nd to 4th May - looking for a 4* in Copley Square zone - wouldnt mind 3.5* but seems to be a couple of options I would prefer to avoid in that category.

Bid $100 and was rejected - if I understand correctly, I am looking for zones without a 4* hotel to give a rebid option? Can anyone help me with identifying those zones?

Thanks

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding :)

if I understand correctly, I am looking for zones without a 4* hotel to give a rebid option? Can anyone help me with identifying those zones?

Yes, you need zones without 4* hotels in it. It's very important that you know how to determ the zones. The board would be happy to confirm the zones for you.

Please start with reading this link: Priceline Re-Bidding Explained

Just post with any additional question.

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

Yellowdog.

PS. Always doublecheck your zones before each bidding cycle to make sure that nothing has changed since preivously checking.

[roodboy]

Ok if I have done it right then I worked out that the following Boston areas have no 4* option and so are rebid zones:

3 Brighton

6 Fenway Park

7 Medford

8 North Cambridge

11 South Boston

If I do a standard search on hotels in Boston on Priceline then it comes up with 30 different hotels, are these the only hotels that I could get through 'Name Your Own Price' ?

[thereuare]

Yes, the above are your FIVE re-bid zones when searching for a 4* hotel in Boston.

The "retail" and "bidding" versions of PRICELINE each use a different universe of hotels so you shouldn't expect the ones showing in the retail section to necessarily be one that you will win when bidding. Many hotels participate in both arms of the site, but some only participate in the retail section while others only participate in the bidding section.

If you'd like help with a bidding strategy let us know your maximum bid and if Copley Square is the only zone you're willing to accept.

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

[roodboy]

Ok thanks for the help - at the moment Copley Square is the only zone I want - although I may extended the area if I dont find anything nearer the dates.

I was hoping to get something for around $100 (as I have seen a couple of successful bids around $90 in this thread) but my bid at that price was already rejected - I am willing to pay up to $140 but obviously want to get it for much less!

Any tips are appreciated.

[thereuare]

With just under 2 weeks to go, do you want to keep your bidding at $100 maximum or do you want to bid higher at this point in time?

I'll also point out that Monday nite is MUCH more expensive than Sunday nite, i'm assuming no interest in SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID given this is only a 2 nite stay?

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

[roodboy]

Im going to keep bidding at $100 this week and will step it up next week if no success.

Didnt realise that Monday would be a lot more than Sunday - not sure I would want to split as it would be too much hassle to move about.

Thanks for the help anyway.

[thereuare]

Good luck and keep us updated as to your progress or if we can be of further help along the way.

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

[roodboy]

Success!

Fairmont Copley Plaza for $100/night + tax

Just checked on Expedia and this hotel on the same nights would have cost me $290/night + tax :)

Very happy with my first PRICELINE purchase and thanks to Better Bidding for guiding me through the process - a reminder to all to use the PRICELINE links on this forum to make your bid.

[AaronJB]

Congratulations on your success. :)

Fantastic first PRICELINE win! Glad you are pleased with the result and were able to get a very impressive discount off this property.

Thank you for sharing your result with the board and using the site's PRICELINE link to start your purchase.

Enjoy your stay.