562bulldog Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 still time to experiment so i went with a low bid of $32 for Provo 3* 1 night July 4 ... got rejected ... added 2.5* and bumped it up to $34 and was rejected with a re-direct to lowestfare.com ...i will try again next week at $39 Link to comment
562bulldog Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 $39 & $44 rejected as well Link to comment
562bulldog Posted June 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Salt Lake CityDowntown And University Park 4* $45 July 4 (1 night) rejectedadded 3* $45 rejectedadded (presumed free rebid with)South Salt Lake $51 rejectedadded (presumed free rebid) Valley Area $55 rejectednot sure if i have any more free re-bids or if an unknown 3* is worth $70 so i'm going to shop around but can anyone advise another re-bid zoneadded another zone and upped it to $58 still rejected ... Link to comment
562bulldog Posted June 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 any idea what hotel this is ?Downtown SLC 3* Hotwire offer $62ammenitiesshuttle, restraurant, pool, fitness and laundrythe self-service laundry is the one that throws meis this the Red Lion? they dont mention laundry in previous posts Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 The above Hotwire hotel is a match for the Best Western Salt Lake Plaza Hotel so that would be our best guess.Regarding Priceline, when bidding 3* in Salt Lake City you have six re-bid zones avaiable. How to determine your re-bid zones is explained in PRICELINE RE-BIDDING; please read the prior link and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board. It's important to know how to determine re-bid zones yourself as they should be checked before each round of bidding (or you could end up in a zone you don't really want!)Once you have your re-bid zones down let us know your maximum bid and we'll suggest a strategy to follow... or let us know if the Hotwire hotel above suits your needs well enough to go that route. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
562bulldog Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 hotel was in fact Best Western Salt Lake Plaza Hotel3 star $62 plus tax/fees came out to $75.95 HOTWIRE ... incidently when i used the savingbarn hotwire method the same hotel showed at $67Expedia rate via betterbidding for same hotel is $79+$10 taxso Hotwire was a $15 or 17% savingsnot great but $15 is still better than nothingi noticed a lot of winning bids for lower than my $58 rejected Priceline offer ... i guess July 4 is a busy weekend for SLC ?? Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Glad it worked out as expected.The price change is completely random, it could have just as easily gone the other way. See this thread for more info on why HOTWIRE PRICES CHANGE throughout the day.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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