Priceline Hotel: Vancouver bidding help, please!

[goblue2010]

Hello,

I've been perusing this board for a while and have tried bidding a few times on Priceline for hotels using the tips provided, but with little success. My bids always get rejected.

I have an upcoming trip to Vancouver July 18-23 and would love to score a hotel room. Downtown would be great, but anywhere along a SkyTrain line within reasonable distance would also work.

I see on Hotwire that a 4* in "Downtown Vancouver West area" is going for $109 - based on the descriptions from this forum, I think it's the Sheraton Wall Centre. If I could score a hotel at about that level for $75-$85 a night I'd be a happy guy.

If anyone can help me develop a bidding strategy for this trip, I'd greatly appreciate your help.

Thank you.

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding :)

If you would like to get help with a bidding strategy so please post your budget/night, zone(s) you're willing to stay in and the rating for the hotel.

Let us know how we can help you further.

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

Yellowdog.

[goblue2010]

Thanks for the welcome. :)

Here's my info:

Dates: 07/18-07/23

Zones: Downtown Vancouver (4) and Granville Entertainment District (5) as top choices, with City Hall & Downtown Vancouver South (1) and YVR (9) as less preferred options.

Budget/night: Ideally $75-$85 - not sure if that's realistic or not

Stars: Between 4* and 2.5* would be fine. Obviously the higher the better. :)

Thanks!

[thereuare]

Zones: Downtown Vancouver (4) and Granville Entertainment District (5) as top choices, with City Hall & Downtown Vancouver South (1) and YVR (9) as less preferred options.

Do you want to bid for only the Downtown and Granville Entertainment District zones first, up to your limit, then if rejected include the other zones... or are you ultimately looking for the least expensive hotel at your desired star rating in any of the above zones?

Stars: Between 4* and 2.5* would be fine. Obviously the higher the better. :)

Did you want to bid for a 4* first up to your limit, then try for a 3.5* up to your limit, then a 3* up to your limit, etc, etc?

What zone(s), bid(s), and star rating(s) have you already tried?

Please click this PRICELINE link before replying to this thread.

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

Let us know the above and we'll advise accordingly.

[goblue2010]

Hi.

I'd have to say yes to both of your questions. Haven't tried anything yet, as every time I've tried to use PRICELINE my bids have been continually rejected.

Thanks for your help.

[thereuare]

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