Priceline Hotel: help needed with sheraton downtown toronto (south)

[nevrenuf]

hi all, i seem to be haveing some difficulty winning the sheraton downtown - i have bid form $77, 80, 83, 85, 90 & 100 and i've won the westin harbour @ 85,90 & 100, yes, i won it 3 times at 3 different prices between 85 & 100. i really want the sheraton but anything other than the westin, radisson (both on a location basis) and hilton garden inn (bad experience basis)...

i called a few hotels before i tried bidding and some have a two night minimum, but they were all available for 1 night through priceline's "regular" discounts, so i'm not sure if that has anything to do with it...

thx

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

The issue in this case would be that if you bid for 4* in this zone, you could possibly get any of the 4*'s - there's no way to increase the odds of a specific hotel or avoid a hotel. With PRICELINE in general, you have to be willing to accept any of the participating hotels at the star rating you bid on in the zone/s you bid on.

HOTWIRE would be a better choice, as while that's definitely not guaranteed either, in many cases, you can make an educated guess as to which hotels are showing based on the information given.

What would be your desired budget per night?

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[nevrenuf]

let's say i bid 80 - will anything below that automatically be bid on, or do i have to be within a certain range of their target price to win a certain hotel??

[cndtraveller]

For your qualifications of where you want/don't want to stay, I would use HOTWIRE. By choosing Downtown West 4* on Hotwire, you won't get any of the ones you don't want, and are likely to get your desired hotel Sheraton. You can then check the amenities to further narrow down which possibilities of hotels you would get. Maybe hop on over to the Hotwire forum? When are you looking to book for?

[thereuare]

i've won the westin harbour @ 85,90 & 100, yes, i won it 3 times at 3 different prices between 85 & 100.

It would be appreciated if you shared your wins with the board so that the information can help other users.

Please also use the requested PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your future bidding, searches and travel purchases.

[nevrenuf]

october 14th-15th is my trip...i'll give HOTWIRE a shot, thanks...