Priceline Hotel: idding strategy for Paris 4*

[hopecookies]

After seeing winning bids in the forum for Paris 4*, I notice the most popular result is for:

St Germain-Latin Quarter-Montparnasse Marriott Rive Gauche.

Lots of the winning bids have been around $100 and some as high as $150. I'm looking to go for a long weekend in Sept, from a Thurs to following Tuesday morning (so I can take advantage of flying out Wed night and flying back Tuesday night for cheaper fares)

To give myself a good chance of winning, I bid above the medium price for winning bids in this area. I bid St. Germain-Latin Quarter-Montparnasse for $135 and came up empty.

Is September just a really busy season and I have to up my bid? Should I keep waiting since I'm a good 5 weeks from September?

[hopecookies]

To give myself a good chance of winning, I bid above the medium price for winning bids in this area. I bid St. Germain-Latin Quarter-Montparnasse for $135 and came up empty.

and here's my bidding history, all 4* bids

$100.00 St. Germain

$105.00 St. Germain, OQW

$110.00 St. Germain, OQE

$115.00 St. Germain, Montmarte

$120.00 St. Germain, Montmarte, OQW

$125.00 St. Germain, Montmarte, OQE

$130.00 St. Germain, OQW, OQE

$135.00 St. Germain, OQW, OQE, Monmarte

[thereuare]

As requested, please add the amenities to your Hotwire Washington DC thread, and reply to your messages... we'll then have a look at your stay above.

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

[hopecookies]

rejected for St. Germain today at $131.

Checked hotwire for the second week of Sept, and the cheapest 4* was $257 in Bastille.

I probably need to up my bid drastically to win at all on Priceline.