Priceline Hotel: Help for Cleveland Tennessee

[dianev]

Hi, would like your thoughts on this one. Looking for a hotel on our way home from Florida (it would be April 2 for one night, 2 rooms)

I have checked rates and most of the hotels in that area are in the 2* range which is the highest Priceline offers. I have gotten rates myself of anywhere from $50.99 - $69.88 so not very high really

I have tried 25, 30 and 35 on Priceline and been turned down. And they all gave me the not a chance message first too which is strange considering the last offer is only about $20 less then what Priceline themselves states is the going price. (they state $55)

Do you think this is a matter of a small town thing and not much availability even though they "offer" it or what? If I keep bidding much higher I will be at pretty close to what I can book myself.

thanks for your opinion!

Diane

[thereuare]

Always ignore priceline "average retail price" as it's meaningless.

This is probably a difficult bid due to the area begin a small town. Given the drive, is there a larger area nearby that you can consider?

[dianev]

Hi, we could do Knoxville but the reason I picked Cleveland is that the hotels will be right off the freeway which is what we need. I am afraid with Knoxville being a big city that we could end up with something quite a drive from the freeway..

Priceline was actually pretty "on" with the suggested retail price according to what I found so all I can assume is they dont have much available. The other board doesnt show any posted wins either.

Oh how I wish airfares would have been decent so we wouldnt be driving and dealing with this :-(