Priceline Hotel: need help 4* or 5* in paris ...

[aloly]

i am try to booking in paris from 27 jun - 4 jul in 4* OR 5* by priceline but it did not match with any hoteel ..

iam started from 70$ - 155$ ..

are there a problem ?

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Please start by reading your messages.

For the failed bids you made above, which zone(s) did you include in your bidding?

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[aloly]

1- Opera Quarter West - Jardin des Tuileries

2- Opera Quarter East - Les Halles,

3- Champs Elysees - Arc De Triomphe,

4- St. Germain - Latin Quarter - Montparnasse,

5- Eiffel Tower - Porte De Versailles - Montparnasse,

^^

these areas which i want it in in order from first

I want 2 rooms , by the way , this is the first time I use priceline website.

[thereuare]

Did you include all the zones above in your previous bidding? You bid all those zones at both the 4* and 5* levels?

Are you willing to pay more to stay in your first choice of zone vs. a zone further down the list OR is your goal the least expensive hotel in any of the zones listed? What is your maximum bid for this trip?

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

[aloly]

Did you include all the zones above in your previous bidding? yes, I did all of them

You bid all those zones at both the 4* and 5* levels? yes, I did . but I did several attempts in the same day, is it acceptable ? Or should I do one order every day ?

Are you willing to pay more to stay in your first choice of zone vs. a zone further down the list OR is your goal the least expensive hotel in any of the zones listed? What is your maximum bid for this trip?my main purpose to take the least expensive hotel in any of the zones. i prefer the price will not be more than $120 .

[thereuare]

i prefer the price will not be more than $120.

You have already bid up to $155 and were not successful, so to win at $120 or less doesn't seem like a high probability bet at this time.

You could:

-wait it out and hope for lower prices in the weeks ahead

-include other nearby zone

-lower your star rating

-SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID

Let us know your thoughts and we'll take it from there.

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

[aloly]

i will try again next week.

and i will come back to tell you what happen with me

thank you

[Romelle]

aloly,

I took a look at your dates on Hotwire.

There was an interesting pattern.

4* offered when requesting all 7 days:

Montparnasse $192

Montmartre - Moulin Rouge $158

4* offered when checking 1 day at a time:

Montparnasse....Montmartre-MR...LaDefense

27 $213 $180 n/a

28 $198 $158 n/a

29 $129 $141 $78

30 $129 $141 $78

1 $129 $141 $78

2 $196 $158 n/a

3 $196 $180 n/a

As you can see, there is a definite drop in rates for 29,30,1.

Thereuare mentioned "splitting your bid". If you are willing to risk having to move, it looks like you could bid your first 2 days, your middle 3 days, and your last 2 days separately. You may have a successful bid at a lower rate for those middle 3 days, and that would let you raise your budget for the remaining days.

While you may not be interested in an area as far out as La Defense, I listed it because of the unusually low rate offered. In any case, to find the best deal, definitely consider as many areas as work for you.

If you are arriving and departing by air, another thing to consider could be an airport hotel for your first and/or last days. Sometimes they have lower rates, and actually are very convenient for a late arrival and/or an early departure.

Paris is indeed expensive, but worth it in my opinion.

Romelle

[aloly]

hi , your data is very useful, but i will travel with my family , so it is very hard to transport with them from hotel to anther! , but i have a question, i note the area which called " La Defense " is very cheap ! so i want take a advantage and stay there all days . could you provide me the price of all days there . because you just mention the middle days .

thank you pro !

[Romelle]

Hotwire did not have any La Defense offering when all 7 days was used. I am sorry. I was surprised at the low number also. At the moment, it is only available the 3 days I noted.

Hotwire does change its offerings often though. You could keep checking it via the HOTWIRE link above on the left hand side. For other cities, I've seen deals come for a while, disappear, and then come back again.

But if you would consider the La Defense area, you could also bid it on Priceline. You can see on either the Priceline or Hotwire maps just how far out it is, but I've stayed there and it only adds about 10 - 15 minutes to a Metro ride. There are some other further out areas people sometimes bid and win on Priceline. That is why I suggested you consider as many areas as possible.

Romelle