rainpetal Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looking for a hotel in Pensacola on March 24th. Would prefer a 3* but will do 2.5*. I don't really want to go over $50 and would like to stay in either Pensacola Bay, Pensacola Beach, or Pensacola West (2.5*).Any bidding suggestions would be appreciated. Not sure if my max amount is too low.Thanks. Link to comment
thereuare Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Please follow-up your previous Priceline NYC thread with whatever you ended up doing for that trip, then reply to this thread and we'll have a look at your post above.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
rainpetal Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I haven't decided anything yet for my NYC trip. That request for help is still pending until I know the firm dates for the trip come mid-March. I will follow up on that one when I know more. Unfortunately, my husband's schedule in only available 1 month at a time. We just don't know April's schedule yet.Thanks for understanding. Link to comment
Romelle Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Your max might be too low on this one. Hotwire has a 2* for $51. It never hurts to try though. Other than wasting a bit of one's time.Romelle Link to comment
rainpetal Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 The reason I thought $50 might be possible was because I saw on hotwire's retail side the 2.5* Baymont Inn at $50/night. I know that the 2 sides are necessarily compatible, but I figured that if that price was available for a hotel where you can see the name, it might be plausible for bidding as well. Link to comment
Romelle Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Totally reasonable logic. And you will never know until you try. I personally think Pensacola is one of the most beautiful places in the US. You are right, in that the various areas don't have a perfectly clear relationship, but one can still derive a lot of information from them.Romelle Link to comment
rainpetal Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Tried bidding a low ball amount today just to check it out.1st bid: Pensacola Bay, Univ. Mall Area 3* @ $30 - rejected2nd bid: added Navarre @ $35 - rejected3rd bid: Added Pensacola West @ $40 - rejectedI will try a little higher amounts tomorrow. I was more trying to get a hang of it all today. Link to comment
Romelle Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Excellent! And it gets easier!! And I think it is really exciting when one finally has success. Good luck.RomelleYou bid University Mall area, but didn't bid Pensacola Beach area? Change of plans, or just haven't got to the Beach area in your bidding?Do you have a preference among the 3 zones with 3* availability, or are they pretty much equal? Link to comment
rainpetal Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looks like I read my list wrong when I made my first posting. I meant to list Univ. Mall area instead of Pensacola Beach. Pensacola Beach is too far from where we need to be. Link to comment
thereuare Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 The reason I thought $50 might be possible was because I saw on hotwire's retail side the 2.5* Baymont Inn at $50/night.The Baymont Inn and Suites is 2* rated by PRICELINE so not sure how this would relate to your 2.5*/3* bidding on PRICELINE. However, if you want to bid up to $50 for a 3* hotel, i think you can improve your strategy as follows (taking into consideration your recently rejected bids):At the 3* level you have TWO 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.(NOTE: 're-bid zone1' is not the same as priceline's Zone1, 're-bid zone2' is not the same as priceline's Zone2, etc, etc)Select 3* Pensacola Bay and University Mall...Bid $43, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $45, if rejected closer browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Pensacola Bay and University Mall and re-bid zone2...Bid $48, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $50Any 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 Link to comment
rainpetal Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Took the bidding up to $75 for a 2.5* with no luck. At this point, I'm just going to stick with my back up reservation since it doesn't appear that bidding is going to get me much of a discount.Thanks for the help anyways. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks for closing this thread with your decision.Where and how much is your back-up reservation?Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
rainpetal Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 My back-up reservation is the Holiday Inn Express Pensacola West-Navy Base for $112/night. We saved so much with our Charlotte hotel and we are using accumulated points to cover our other hotels, we figured we just wanted a nice, reliable hotel even if it is a bit more expensive. Free breakfast is always nice too. :) Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 If you didn't, please nite from our Support Page that we're an affiliate of the Holiday Inn as well as most other major hotel chains and online booking agencies. Please check for and use the links in our Support Page whenever possible.Thanks. 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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