gbs Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I have successfully bid $95 for a 5* in Sydney on May 5. Now I have been trying for several days to book same from May 10 -14, going up to $108 on both Priceline us and Priceline hk. D oes anyone have any advice for me? thank you Link to comment
Logo Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Which hotel did you get for May 5? Was $95 your first bid or did you have to increase to that level. Re your subsequent bids, what increments did you use to get to $108? How do you bid on the priceline uk site? We'll be in Sydney in October and would love help with bidding. Thanks! Link to comment
gbs Posted April 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 I got the Sydney Harbor Marriott. There is only one 5* to bid on, so $95 was my first and only bid on the US site. The other bids were on the Hong Kong site, where I went up to $900 hk. There you can keep bidding as long as it is $50 hk over your previous bid. This time I am not having any luck with any site. The $108 is about $900 hk. Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Please post the details of your previous win as a NEW TOPIC so that other can see it by scanning the board and it won't be "burried" in this thread which will ultimately have a different title once a hotel is reported.Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Logo Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Thanks for the info, gbs. One more query: If you bid on the priceline Hong Kong site, do you get billed in Hong Kong dollars & then pay an additional conversion fee on your credit card? Good luck on your additional bidding! Link to comment
Chris26WI Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Yeah, bids on PL HK site are charged in HK$, on SG site in SG$ and on TW site in NT$. Depending on your card issuer, you will be charged a fee for that. Link to comment
gbs Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I have kept trying to book through Priceline, going up to 105 on US sites. Any advice from anyone? Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Rates are not any higher than your other accepted bids... have you tried splitting this bid? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
gbs Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I've never split a bid before. What is the best way to go about this? I am also having trouble getting a room for just 1 night on the 15th. Is this a really busy time there? Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 As per your first post in this thread, I thought this stay was for 5/10-5/14? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
gbs Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Yes, it is for the 10th-14, but I also have been trying to get a room on the 15th additionally. Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Please keep separate threads for your different dates as you can see the confusion that results.So do you not have a hotel yet for 5/10-5/16? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
gbs Posted April 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 No, I do not have a room for the 10th-14th, nor for the 15th. We do not need one for the night of the 14th, just the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th, and again for the 15th. Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 So let's keep this thread going for 5/10-5/14 and please start a NEW THREAD for the nite of 5/15.For the 5/10-5/14 i had asked if you considered splitting the bid which you had never done before, it is explained in more detail in this post: SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID. Please give it a read and then ask any questions that you may have. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
gbs Posted April 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 OK, read it. At what point do you think I should split my bid. And how much do you think I should be bidding given that the usual rates I have been seeing for 5* in Sydney range from about $95 to $105, yet I've bid slightly higher with no luck. Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 It depends how opposed you are to changing hotels during your stay... some will do it to save $5 while others would never split thei stay regardless of the savings involved (although the porpose of you trying would be to be getting partial success of your stay). I noticed that rates are not particularly high for your dates, so i suggested splitting the bid in case their is one day out of the four which (for whatever reason) don't have 'opaque' rates loaded into the system.Once inside of two weeks (or if you're that opposed to changing hotels during your stay you can try on your next attempt) i would follow the same bids you have been making, using the follow dates in this order:5/10-5/145/10-5/135/11-5/145/10-5/125/12-5/14If you have success with any of the above dates stop and report back. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
gbs Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Got Sydney Marriott for $105 for 5-10 - 5-14. Paid more for this than Sydney Harbor, but it turned out to be perfect since our daughter and friend stayed with us 2 nights. Had 2 queen beds, a refrigerator and microwave. The location was great for walking to many different areas. Link to comment
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