Priceline Hotel: Chance to re-bid at $15 higher

[cheaptravler]

I'm not a frequent PRICELINE bidder, so forgive me if you've seen this. Today I was re-bidding in Chicago and I was offered the opportunity to re-bid everything the same -- just $15 higher. There was an option to go back and change my bidding criteria, which I elected.

[thereuare]

This is what we refer to as a counter-offer and is explained in this Priceline Suggests Price to Pay thread.

Did you ultimately win a hotel? (if so please share your win in a reply to this thread) If not, let us know the details of your stay (dates, star rating, bid amount, zones, etc) and we'll advise accordingly.

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[cheaptravler]

I'm still in the midst of bidding. I will keep you posted.

'just to confirm that I'm not misunderstanding--If you want a 4* or better in Chicago NMA/River North you get 5 bid+rebid chances per day. If you want a 3.5* or better in Chicago NMA/River North you get 4 bid+rebid chances per day. Correct?

What is the optimum incremental increase amount? Is it always $1? Is anything less than $5 usually a waste of bid?

Thanks.

[thereuare]

At the 4* level you have FIVE re-bid zones... at the 3.5* level you have THREE (not four) re-bid zones.

You can acutally parlay these re-bids into many more bids than just 5 or 3 per bidding session by using different combinations. How much you increase between bids depends upon how much you value your time vs. savings an extra $1 or $2... depending upon the price of the hotel and if i've already received a counter-offer, i usually increase my bids by $3-$5.

When you received the counter-offer, what star level, bid price and zones were you bidding?

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