Devila_C Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hi all,I am looking for a hotel for 5 nights in May. I need to find a parking spot so I started bidding for skokie-evanston areas, and perhaps for lincoln park-lakeview. Should I also look for downtown spots?I was wondering what should my bids be? I've been bidding around 25-30 dollars, and turned up nothing. I'm not looking for a high class place, so any star class will do. Thanks! Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!We'll need to know the actual dates of your stay, as rates will likely be quite different for any 5 days of the month. You're best bet is to try to do a little research on the different zones and figure out which ones you'd be happy with, as we'll then be able to help you develop a strategy to bid. You also didn't say what star ratings you were bidding for, but my guess is that $25-$30 is a bit on the low side.Let us know the above info and we'll try to help you be successful in your bids. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Devila_C Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 i'll be staying from 5/16 to 5/21. 5 nights.well i'd be alright with North mich ave. lincoln park, skokie and perhaps river north. I'm looking for the lowest price possible, so i guess 1 star is what i'm looking for. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Have you ever used Priceline or Hotwire before?It's not generally recommended to buy an opaque 1* hotel, but if that's what you want we'll advise accordingly.What is your maximum bid? What zones had you bid that were already rejected? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Devila_C Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Why should i not bid on a 1 star hotel? I didnt see any warnings on the board :)I've tried bidding around 25-30 for all hotels in skokie-evanston-niles, lincoln park, NMA, river north, and the loop. They've all been rejected..I started out with skokie evanston niles, and rebid and added lincoln park, than the other areas, but to no avail. Any suggestions? Link to comment
VelmoTraveller Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I live in this area and wracked my brain trying to think of a 1 star hotel/motel around here. The Motel 6's and the like really have little presence here - check an online yellow page site and search for motels in and around Skokie, for instance, and almost everything that comes up is in the Holiday Inn/Best Western type category. Priceline suggests the following could be 1 stars: Rodeway Inns, EconoLodge, Super 8, Sleep Inn, Red Roof Inn - and there are none of them in Skokie/Evanston area. So I'm surprised that there even is 1 star bidding for this area - there may be only one hotel that is available.Come to think of it, does Priceline ever not show 1 stars for an area? Maybe everybody just gets "upgraded" to 2+ stars, when they finally bid enough? Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 There are no warnings on the board about 1* hotels, but consider yourself forewarned.We'll need to know your maximum bid in order to suggest a strategy. If $30 is your maximum then there's not much to do except wait it out since you've already recently been rejected at those levels. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Devila_C Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 My max bid is probably 50 a night. I think thats enough to get the star level i want, or else i could just get a hotel room on hotwire.I'm a bit worried about parking in the downtown area, and thats why i was wary about staying in the city. any ideas about that? Link to comment
Devila_C Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Well I just got Holiday Inn Skokie for $50/night. I just tried bidding again now, and my offer was accepted. I think I could have gotten it for lower, because i didnt try any intermediary prices. But it's priced at $101 on other websites. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Thank you for sharing your win/results. Glad you ultimately found success, although somewhat higher than you originally planned.Is this indeed rated 1* by priceline or were you upgraded (as many often are when bidding 1 star) to a 2* property? If you were upgraded it would say so on your bid confirmation screen. Please let us know so that we can accurately update our hotel lists and the title of this thread.Good Luck with the parking situation (hopefully this hotel has free parking) and enjoy your stay. Thanks in advance for the star rating info. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Devila_C Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 The hotel does have free parking, so the location worked out, and I was upgraded to a 2.5 star hotel. Thanks :) Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Thank you for the update.I'm glad to know that you were upgraded, as i believe you will be much happier here than if you ended up at a true 1 star property! 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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