Priceline Hotel: Honeymoon in Hawaii

[jonlit]

I am looking for some Priceline bidding help for my Hawaii honeymoon in September. I want to go over the top nice but would like to save as much as I can. Can you help me identify my bidding strategy (what I should start at, and how much I should go up by each time) as well which hotels you think I would get?

My preferences are as follows:

Date & location - Sept. 15-19, Waikiki Beach OR Marina, Honolulu

Budget - $155/night + tax/fees

Preferred star rating - Resort OR 5 star luxury

Thanks so much!

[deal sniper]

One thing you should note, if you book through priceline, chances are you will end up with the cheapest room category possible (low floor facing a garage or A/C unit). This being your honeymoon, you should plan to need to spend an additional $20-40/night once you get to the hotel for an upgrade (if available) to partial or full ocean view.

If I were you, I would reserve a room either at Shareton Waikiki, Marriot Beach Resort & Spa, or Moana Surfrider or whereever you can get for about $150-200/night. Then you will have your backup plan. Then, I wouldn't start bidding until about 4 or 5 weeks prior to your trip. I was denied bidding on a resort at $130/night a couple months out from my desired stay. I waited until a month before my trip and managed to get marriott for $100/night by bidding on a resort.

[thereuare]

The hotels previously reported to the board in this area can be found in the Priceline Hotel List.

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[jonlit]

So can you help answer my questions? What bid I should start at, and how much I should go up by each time?

[jonlit]

Thanks so much!

[madhat181]

So can you help answer my questions? What bid I should start at, and how much I should go up by each time?

A good gauge to start on how much to bid is to use Hotwire as a guide. If you want a 4 star hotel in Oahu for your dates, I see Waikiki Beach for $128, Waikiki Marina for $139 and Diamond Head for $131.

I usually start my priceline bidding 20-25% under the hotwire price and bid up from there.

If you want more bidding tips, you should search the board and there is plenty of advice. On free rebids and overall strategy.

Use this board as a guide not as a place to have other people do the leg work for you. There is tons of information. Also, you have 5 months so take your time. I know some people want to have their plans books months in advance, but prices usually go down as the dates get closer.

good luck

[thereuare]

So can you help answer my questions?

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