Priceline Hotel: 4* Los Angeles (Airport LAX) Sheraton Gateway

[smu zta]

Wondering on some strategies for getting a 4* Hotel near LAX. I'd love the Renaissance, but am OK with any of the 4*'s listed on Priceline.

Here's what I've done so far:

Using the PRICELINE link in the upper right corner of this site, I put in the dates of 2/26 - 2/28 for Los Angeles.

Then, I clicked on 4* and LAX zone.

First bid $55 - denied

Added Hollywood zone and bid $57 - denied

Added Brentwood zone and bid $60 - denied

Added Beverly Hills zone and bid $65 - denied

Any ideas on how to get this property (or any of the other 4*'s near LAX) and how much it will cost? From my search, it appears some have gotten this property for between the prices I put in.

Thanks!

Terry

[thereuare]

I don't think you're too far off, but which zone(s) do you really want?

Brentwood and Beverly Hills are not re-bid zones at the 4* level, and you do have 'bonafide' re-bid zones as the 4* level if the LAX zone is the one you really want.

Are you familiar with re-bidding and how to determine your re-bid zones? (see Priceline Re-Bidding Explained for more info and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board... NOTE: you have THREE re-bid zones at the 4* level in this area)

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

Let us know the above and we'll take it from there.

[smu zta]

I would prefer the Renaissance LAX. I added the other zones one by one because I saw that the 4* hotels in those areas wouldn't probably go for the price of the ones in the LAX area. The 4*'s in those areas don't go for less than $115 or so. Thus, I knew adding those zones was fairly safe to let me rebid, but still get a hotel in the LAX area.

Tried again tonight and went up to $68 but didn't get it again. Will keep trying. It could be that I'm too far out for the dates I want and they aren't ready to sell them that cheap yet. Not sure.

Thanks!

[thereuare]

I added the other zones one by one because I saw that the 4* hotels in those areas wouldn't probably go for the price of the ones in the LAX area. The 4*'s in those areas don't go for less than $115 or so. Thus, I knew adding those zones was fairly safe to let me rebid, but still get a hotel in the LAX area.

There are more than a few wins on the board where users thought they couldn't possibly win in the zone selected. I'd suggest giving Priceline Re-Bidding Explained a read and asking questions and/or confirming your re-bid zones... it's quite a bit safer than adding zones you 'know' you won't win in.

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

[smu zta]

Thanks. Using the PRICELINE link, I did the following:

Search LAX & Culver City area, $65 - refused (I was still in the 24 hour time period so, I had to add the Culver City zone)

add Lawndale at $68 - refused

add Redondo at $70 - accepted.

So, I got the Sheraton Gateway LAX for $70 a night from 2/26 - 2/28.

Thanks for your help!

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Very nice deal for this LAX property.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE link.

Enjoy your stay.