brentnashville Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 I don't always go out looking for a 3* in the best zones or look for the cheapest hotel I can get. I always look for what I perceive to be the best value.$45 x 3 nights x 1 room = $135 + 25.83 tax/fee = $160.83$43 rejectedFairfield Inn Baltimore North4 Philadelphia CourtBaltimore, MD 21237Baltimore has Gobs of free rebid zones!Before I landed that hotel, I had bid 3* 2 1/2* and 2* in the Inner Harbor and Mt. vernon zones up to $66 and was rejectedThen, I tried 3* in Inner Harbor, Mt. Vernon, Columbia - Jessup, airport BWI, Hunt Valley and Towson, with the free rebid zones up to $61 and was rejectedThen, I tried 2 1/2* in the Inner Harbor, Mt. vernon, Airport BWI, Columbia, Hunt Valley with the rebid zones up to $55 and was rejected.Then, I tried 2* in Inner Harbor, Mt. Vernon, Baltimore North, Airport BWI and Hunt Valley and got accepted for the bid of $45 in Baltimore North on my 114th bid attempt.I don't encourage anyone else to try this as you will waste a lot of time, fill up your email inbox, and slowly go mad :) as you watch those yellow arrows go by on the screen.On the other hand, the cheapest hotel for these days on hotwire was $55 a night for a 2* and on travelaxe (which searches Travelocity, Orbitz, Expedia, Hotels.com, etc...) had a motel 6, 3 nights for $180, as the cheapest hotel in town.And I had fun. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Thank you for sharing your detailed bidding history.So this was your first bid in this zone at the 2* level?Thanks! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
brentnashville Posted June 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 A 2* bid in the Baltimore North zone was rejected at $43 Link to comment
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