Priceline Hotel: 3* Chicago North Shore (Deerfield) Marriott Suites

[ravinia]

We started with what has been a sure thing, $38, and received counteroffer for $49; a new bid of $40 brought a counteroffer for $52! Rebid with $1 and hit it. Thought we'd get the Hyatt, but this place is arguably nicer. Hyatt and Marriott webrates both about $80. Heatwave predicted to end by the weekend.

[thereuare]

Always nice to hear of pleasant surprises!

Glad you're happy with the resutls and thank you for sharing it with the rest of us.

Enjoy your stay.

[lowballer]

We started with what has been a sure thing, $38, and received counteroffer for $49; a new bid of $40 brought a counteroffer for $52! Rebid with $1 and hit it.

I've been seeing this a lot recently and posted a similar experience. The general pattern is, the higher you bid, the greater the increment PL asks you to raise your bid by. Maybe PL is trying to give the impression that the good deals are slipping away by the minute: "You can have it for $49... whoops, too late, but you can still get it for $52".

We're smarter than that, though, right? :)

[ravinia]

When presented with a counteroffer, most but not all here have been rebid sucessfully for $1 - $3 increase. Maybe this is 'cause we're usually so close to begin with.

We're diamond Hyatt members and their free amenity and breakfast is nice; they even provide them to the lowly Priceline guests. That being the case,

wonder if $42 or $43 would land the Hyatt Deerfield over the Marriott Suites.

Hyatt's room service seems better too; those sandwich portions are enough for 2!