Priceline Hotel: Grand canyon no luck yet

[Hannie]

I tried to get the holiday inn express listed as a two star area grand canyon.

Dates august 5 until august 7.

I made all possible options bid $ 91-92-93-94

I got an anouncement that the amount I bid has a very small chance to got accepted.

Am I really bidding too low, or am I too early?

There is no hotel on hotwire this period only flagstaff and Williams but I think that is to far from GC.

Do you have advice?

Hannie

[yellowdog]

Please follow-up your previous Orange County and San Francisco threads with whatever you ended up doing... then bump this thread and we'll have a look at the above.

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

Yellowdog.

[Hannie]

I just gave an update on my previous topics, but there was really nothing new to tell.

[thereuare]

Hannie,

Your other stays are for the same time frame as this one and for those stays you're waiting to book to until you get closer to your travel dates (although i'm not sure why)... is there a reason you would be booking this leg of your trip now or do you intend to wait until closer to your travel dates for this leg of your stay too?

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

[Hannie]

It is all for the same trip!

I have to begin somewhere, and do not want to do everything at once.

I think I have time enough. so no special reason.

do you have advice on my question?

[thereuare]

Is THIS the holiday inn express you're referring to... if so it's currently rated 2.5* by PRICELINE.

[Hannie]

Yes that is it.

I also made a bid at 2 1/2 *

But I think this is the only hotel in this area.

[thereuare]

It's not... the Best Western Grand Canyon Squire Inn is at least one other possibility at the 2.5* level.

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[Hannie]

It's not... the Best Western Grand Canyon Squire Inn is at least one other possibility at the 2.5* level.

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

Ok, but I don't care so much which hotel I get.

But I want to know if I am bidding too loo, or too early.

[yellowdog]

Hannie

The Holiday Inn is sold out for your dates. The Best Western Grand Canyon Squire Inn is $200+/night for your dates. HOTWIRE doesn't show any opaque listing around GC area.

It looks pretty difficult to get a discounted room for your dates. I don't know if there's something going on or is't just peak time.

Can you change your dates for this stay?

Yellowdog.

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[Hannie]

Yesterday I could still book a room on there own website.

But today it is full indeed.

I have a back-up hotel so I think i will keep trying.

Maybe they get a cancelation.

[Hannie]

It did not work out.

I ended up using my back-up hotel

[yellowdog]

Hannie

Thanks for the follow-up and closing this thread.

Please remeber to allways follow-up your threads with whatever you end up doing, even if you chose to book direct, cancell your trip, etc.

Yellowdog.

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