kodano Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 First tried 3* at $73 for Apr 16 to Apr 22 (6 nights) but failed. For reference I checked the hotel web site rates, which were:Apr 16 $219Apr 17 $239Apr 18 $279Apr 19 $299Apr 20 $299Apr 21 $279As I knew from experience these rates do not tell me much except that rooms are available for these dates.So, I looked at the Hotwire rates:Apr 16 Hyatt not available Apr 17 $245Apr 18 $245Apr 19 $307Apr 20 $307Apr 21 $286Here I figured that the single date (Apr 16) when the rooms are sold out for Hotwire is preventing me from winning the priceline rate. I was, then, able to book a room at the Hyatt for the original $73 for the 5 nights (Apr 17 - 22).I will figure out what I would do for the night of the Apr 16...Thanks all for the relevant information. Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!Nice to see this hotel still come up sub-$100. Glad you were able to use the information here to help you with your purchase.I'm very knowledgable about the area (living less than 2 miles away) so if you let me know what time and how you're getting into the area (if car what route, if plane which airport, etc) i may be able to also help with options for the nite of the 16th.Congratulations once again on a great win... enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
hbomb98121 Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Hi,I just bid $73 for 4/19-4/21 but it was a failed bid. When did you place this bid on Priceline?I've bee trying to get this hotel for about a week now and have bid up to $90 and no luck for the dates 4/19 to 4/21.Thanks! Link to comment
vatraveler Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Is this legitimate? I have been trying a subset of those exact days for awhile without luck, including today at a bid higher than $73. Link to comment
kodano Posted April 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I wonder how I was able to win these dates at $73, reading others' experiences. I originally failed for Apr 16 - Apr 22 for 3* and had to tick for 2 1/2 * which also failed. Then, after changing the dates (Apr 17 - Apr 22), I suddenly saw the "Congratulations..." message on screen. It happened only 10 minutes before I posted the original message. Hope this is of help to others. Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 WHEN did you bid this? (the day posted o a few days/weeks prior?) 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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