Priceline Hotel: 4* Aruba Aruba Marriott Resort And Stellaris Casino

[berya]

Just booked Marriot Resort and Stellaris Casino in Aruba for $140 a night thru Priceline for Jan 25 - Feb 1 2012. (current lowest regular price found anywhere was $309)

Saw on Hotwire they were offering a 4* hotel undisclosed deal for $229 per night. In amenities said near beach which pretty much meant they were offering Renaissance because it's the only one that has a description near beach. I didn't have a problem with booking Renaissance and actually would have paid $229 per night if if came down to it (current regular cheapest price found anywhere else was $350 per night!)

We had a few potential dates to play with.

Started the bid at $120. Immediatly we were offered $155 per night so I knew we were close. Increased the bid by $5 everytime and the $140 was accepted for Marriot Resort and Stellaris Casino.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Congratulations on your success!

Well done... glad to see you received a great deal for this trip and are pleased with the results.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.

[ladams]

Hello,

I am a newbie doing research prior to my first bid. Congratulations on your win! I am finding the information I have read thus far regarding bidding a bit confusing. I was under the impression if I bid and it is rejected I have to wait 72 hours to re-bid. In your post, you stated the hotel came back with a counter bid (I wasn't aware they did that - haven't read that in any of the posts), and that you increased your bid by $5 every time until it was accepted. Was this over a several day period of re-bidding, since I am assuming you had to wait the 72 hours between each bid? Thank you in advance for your reply.

[AaronJB]

ladams;

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Please post a new thread for your stay with your desired dates of travel, city/zones of interest, desired star rating/budget and we would be happy to offer suggestions/assistance with your stay.

Additionally, in the meantime, you can make a specific (a particular zone/star rating) bid once every 24 hours and counter-offers are not always presented by the service. You definitely may not get a counter-offer at all throughout the process of making your bid.

Please ask any questions before bidding.

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

[ladams]

Thank you very much for all of your help.