ssc Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Hi, im after a 4* hotel in the Beverly Hills/W Hollywood area for the dates 4/19 - 4/22, and was after a couple of pieces of advice.1) What price would you recommend starting at, im willing to pay probably up to $120 max, do you think at this price a 4* in this area is achievable2) In terms of bidding up to my max am i right in thinking i've got 6 bids per 72hrs. This being based upon these area's having no 4* accomadation in them: - Bel Air- Commerce- Culver City- LAX- RedondaAny help on this would be great. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 What are the highest star ratings in the Hollywood and Santa Monica zones? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
ssc Posted March 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Looks like the highest in Hollywood is a 3*, so that gives me another free bid zone (opps really must do my homework), but there appears to be a 4* in the Santa Monica zone. So from this my rekoning is that i've got 7 bids for the 4* in required area. Can you please advise in terms of strategy to adopt, and if you think im likely to be successful with my max bid of being between $100-120. Cheers Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 but there appears to be a 4* in the Santa Monica zoneYeah? Check one more time... i'm not showing any 4 stars in this zone. Are you checking by placing a checkmark only next to this zone on Priceline? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
ssc Posted March 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Ahh i see that's how it's done......right so no 4 stars in Santa Monica. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 So you have a total of 7 re-bids.The usual low acceptor, the Beverly Hilton, is sold-out for your dates, so this may take a bit more than usual. This is how i would proceed:Select 4* Beverly Hills/West Hollywood...Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $120.Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
ssc Posted March 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Hi managed to be successful eventually, after following your excellant advice/stratergy. Got the Wyndham Belage Hotel West Hollywood on last bid, here's the following information: Your Offer Price: $129.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $389.00 Taxes andService Fees: $66.00 Total Charges: $455.00Conversion are approx as per exchange rate from GBP - USDI know i said max bid was $120, got kinda carried away (ha ha) but hey it's better than the $170 per nite rate the hotel website is showing. So total savings is roughly $150. Very happy with hotel, as I've read some pretty decent reviews, especially location being just off Sunset Strip. Thanks for you great advice and website, keep up the good work. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Glad it worked out.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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