esoog Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Im looking for a 6night stay 14th november to 20th november. My budget is $85 stretching to $90 a night. Can you please help me ive had several bids rejected not sure what to do? Appreciate this forum many thanks
AaronJB Posted November 10, 2011 Report Posted November 10, 2011 Welcome to Betterbidding. :)Please confirm the bids you have made so far, as well as which Toronto zones would be acceptable.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.
esoog Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Posted November 10, 2011 sorry very new to this....im looking at downtown south and downtown north only. Ive bidded 8x changing the region from $72 then gradually increasing to $100 with no luck. Im glad i didnt get the $100 it is way above my budget. You can see just how inexperienced I am. So I then tried to laymy final two bids on just the first two nights starting at $72 then to $84 with no luck again.Today I checked my trips status to see the record of bids, but they have been taken off. So its empty, does that mean I can restart the process even though its not been 24hrs?
thereuare Posted November 10, 2011 Report Posted November 10, 2011 The first two nites of your stay are more expensive then the latter nites and i suspect that this is what is preventing your win at these levels. As it appears SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID is an option, i would try to win the last nites of your stay so you know exactly what your budget is for the remaining nites... but realize that your budget (likely) may not be enough for a 4* Downtown hotel for the first two nites; and for these nites you'll probably need to increase your budget, lower your star rating, and/or stay outside of downtown.If this is acceptable i would bid as follows:At the 4* level in Toronto you have TEN re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.Select 4* Downtown North and Downtown South...Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $73, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $78, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $80, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $83, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $88, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $90I would bid the following dates:11/14-11/2011/15-11/2011/14-11/1911/16-11/2011/14-11/1811/17-11/2011/14-11/17I suspect you'll likely be successful once you hit 11/16-11/20, but you should try other other dates as well to see if you're able to get more nites on your first purchase. Any questions feel free to ask.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Good luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
esoog Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Posted November 10, 2011 BID WON $84 from 16th november to 20th november :D Now trying to see what i can get for the first two nights will keep you posted
AaronJB Posted November 10, 2011 Report Posted November 10, 2011 Congrats on your success. :)Glad you are pleased with the result - can you confirm the hotel and zone? Thanks.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.
AaronJB Posted November 11, 2011 Report Posted November 11, 2011 Congrats on your success. :)Excellent deal for this Sheraton property! Please let us know what you decide regarding the additional portion of your stay, and if you'd like help with the remaining nites please start a new topic..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.
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