Priceline Hotel: 3* Chicago Suburbs (Arlington Heights) Courtyard By Marriott Arlington Heights South

[Soupuu]

Tried bidding for two rooms for a group trip in the Arlington Heights area and was unsuccessful today.

Started @ $30 for 11/18 - 11/20 - bid rejected

added algonquin, bumped up to $35 - bid rejected

added Lake Zurich, bumped up to $40 - bid rejected

I was successful in winning a bid for the Elk Grove Sheraton in that zone a couple of months back for 2 rooms @ $35 each. Was hoping to stay there again, because it's a hop skip and jump away from my group's favorite grocer, Mitsuwa Marketplace :)

Should I be expecting much higher than $40, given that that is the weekend leading into Thanksgiving? Was thinking I should add Schaumburg as a re-bid zone too, since it seems fairly close to the area of Arlington I want to be in.

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Schaumburg would not be another re-bid option as there are 3* possibilities. That said, Schaumburg is a nice option if you wanted to stay there, and there's a great IKEA (which is fun to browse around and the food court offers a 99 cent breakfast special.)

In terms of Arlington Heights and bidding any higher, I'd move up very slowly - by $2's ($42, $44, etc.) because I think you're likely very close to a win.

I would also recommend Super H-Mart (http://www.hmart.com/), which is an excellent Asian grocery store (and does have a very nice food court area) in the North burbs - although that's a bit of a trek East of Schaumburg/Arlington Heights.

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

[Soupuu]

In terms of Arlington Heights and bidding any higher, I'd move up very slowly - by $2's ($42, $44, etc.) because I think you're likely very close to a win.

Thanks for the advice! I've been bidding for the past two days, and still no luck. Tried the following:

Tues:

Started @ $40 - bid rejected

added algonquin, bumped up to $42 - bid rejected

added Lake Zurich, bumped up to $44 - bid rejected

Weds:

Started @ $44 - bid rejected

added algonquin, bumped up to $46 - bid rejected

added Lake Zurich, bumped up to $48 - bid rejected

[retried starting with Schaumburg]

Started @ $40 - bid rejected

added Arlington Heights, bumped up to $42 - bid rejected

added algonquin, bumped up to $44 - bid rejected

added Lake Zurich, bumped up to $46 - bid rejected

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Seems like folks were open to staying in Schaumburg, so for my next bid today I'll be including that area if I need a rebid. Should I keep trying to hit in the $40 range, or all these bid rejections trying to tell me that it's going to be $50+?

[AaronJB]

You could try bidding up to the $50 mark, but I would not go any higher than that, at least for the time being. I really don't think that this should be a busy time period in the 'burbs, and I'm a little surprised your bids haven't been accepted yet.

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

[Soupuu]

Have been trying since last thursday with no luck. Have gone up to $49 in my bids. Maybe it's time to breach the $50 point? I'm just as surprised as you are that I'm not hitting.

[Soupuu]

Finally hit today!

Started @ $40 with Arlington Heights

Offered to raise to $53, instead added Algonquin and countered with $42 - rejected

Added Lake Zurich and raised to $44 - rejected

Added Schaumburg and raised to $46 - accepted!

Courtyard By Marriott Arlington Heights South - 3*

Dates: 11/18 - 11/20

Price: $46/night

Rooms: 2

Nights: 2

Room Subtotal: $184.00

Taxes & Fees: $31.48

Total: $215.48

Thanks for the help! Looks like the hotel is literally right across the street from Mitsuwa :)

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Glad you were able to get a terrific deal, plus be in a great location for the nearby market!

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay.