Priceline Hotel: Help with Waikiki Bidding

[kittykatt07]

Have been trying to win a room in Waikiki Beach for February 2-7 2012 the last week with no success :) My max bid I would like to pay is $150. I would like either a resort or 4*. It appears that many have won rooms under that price so I'm a bit puzzled on why I haven't got anything yet. Any help would really be appreciated!!!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Please click this PRICELINE link and reply to this thread, we'll then have a look at your post above.

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[kittykatt07]

I clicked on the PRICELINE link...not sure what else I am supposed to do now for you to reply to my post?

[thereuare]

It could just be too early for a very deep discount... hotels use the opaque suppliers to sell room inventory they don't otherwise think they can sell on their own. Given this stay is 6+ months away, hotels may have an idea, but not a very clear one, on just how much excess inventory (if any) they will necessarily have this far down the road. So rather than offer a deep discount today for a room they may regret selling if demand is strong and they later discover they could have sold at full price if they held onto it themselves, they may only offer a small discount (or no discount at all if they feel there is a good chance they will be at high occupancy with just their own bookings) and take a 'wait and see' approach.

With the above noted, it's also possible that hotels could get busier then expected and even a shallow discount today could disappear to 'no discount' should hotels become to get full.

If you're looking to 'get this done' sooner rather than later, my guess is that another $10-$15 may be the difference between your failed bids and a successful bid.

Based upon the above let us know your thoughts and we'll take it from there.

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