AaronJB Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 I had previously bid on priceline and happily ended up with the Marriott Residence Inn over by Water Tower for $54. I've also gotten the Intercontinental on HW for $69. My fiance and I live in Chicago and occasionally, we like a cheap hotel night.This week, I was planning on maybe doing something on HW later in the week if I saw something and felt like it. Was sitting with my finance, and she enjoys the rush of Priceline, so as a goof, I put in a bid of $40 for River North. I did not want to try NMA, because I did not want the Hyatt. I didn't want to be one person in a monster huge hotel and I've read some remarkably negative reviews (there's one review on Trip Advisor where the Hyatt apparently told someone to head West from O'Hare to reach the hotel).Anyways, didn't get anything in RivNo for $40. Tried again w/NMA and RiverNo 2.5/3 at $47 and ended up with the Courtyard. Totally couldn't believe it when it showed up, as I entirely wasn't expecting to get anything. Really no bidding strategies involved here, simply stumbled into it and I'm happy with the result - good location and almost 1/3rd of the $129 price the hotel is going for on this particular day. Link to comment
thereuare Posted February 15, 2005 Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!Congratulations on your win and thank you for sharing your winning bid with the board. One suggestion i would have...You wanted to avoid the Hyatt, but added NMA to your River North bid, which could have resulted in the Hyatt (since they sometimes offer hotels below your winning bid). A better approach would have been to add a true re-bid zone instead of NMA, which would have ensured that if you won it would have only been in the River North zone (and definately not the Hyatt). If you're not familiar with re-bidding, it is explained in this thread: RE-BIDDING explained, feel free to ask any questions that you may have after reading it.This ended up ok for you anyway, but i think the above is a better approach for your future bids and will make sure you don't end up at the Hyatt in the future.This is the Courtyard on 30 East Hubbard Chicago, correct?Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
AaronJB Posted February 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Yep, this is the Hubbard one. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Really good hotel! Definitely exceeded my expectations - posted a review in the review forum. Link to comment
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