Priceline Hotel: 5* Venice Hilton Molino Stucky

[Aussie Assault]

Ok so I took Romelle's advice and put in a couple of bids on 5 * properties on Priceline.

I bid $90 Venice - Rejected

Added Mestre Area, bid again at $100 - Rejected

The only reason I am sort of bidding in this range is that on Hotwire there is a 5 * property in this time frame for $139 per night. Looking at the amenities, it has to be Molino Stucky, and judging by previous prices I dont think any of the other 5 * Venice properties would come this low.

I still have plenty of time before our trip, so I am not going to go all out and bid whatever to secure this hotel. Our budget is probably $120 per night, maybe a little extra. There are some nice 4 * properties in the Venice area as well, but they are not easy to target.

Any suggestions on how to go about the bidding from here?

Thanks!

[thereuare]

To make sure i understand correctly, you'd be happy with the HOTWIRE hotel but it's just out of your budget? (by about $20)

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

[Aussie Assault]

Ended up winning the Molino Stucky.

Spent over my budget and won it for $134 a night - which was only $5 cheaper than HOTWIRE in the end and hardly worth all the hassle of increasing it minimally each day.

I kept doing as I did in the opening post each day and increasing it by $2 a day within Venice, then Venice/Mestre (starting from $110 a night. From my bid of $118 it counter offered at another $20. PRICELINE continued to counter offer each day until finally accepting at $134.

[yellowdog]

Aussie Assault

Thank you for sharing your result with the board!

Enjoy your stay.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.

Yellowdog.