Priceline Hotel: 4* Los Angeles (Beverly Hills - West Hollywood)

[belindai]

Tried bidding 4* Los Angeles (Beverly Hills - West Hollywood) for four nights 5/20 - 5/24

Bid $140 - 185 using rebid zones over couple days and $10 bonus cash (bit confused with the bonus cash as to whether it really works adding $10 to the bid price as my final bid was $175 but total bid was $185 with bonus, the taxes are different to doing a straight bid at that price)

Not successful. The average retail price is $325. what do you think my chances are? What price range do you think I need for a win

Retail

4* Andaz West Hollywood Hyatt West Hollywood 295

4* Beverly Hilton REVIEW 325

4* Le Montrose Suites 341

4* Mondrian Hotel 345

4* Petit Ermitage (aka - Hotel Le Petit) 275

4* Sofitel

4* Thompson Beverly Hills 253

4* Wyndham Belage (now the London West Hollywood... not yet reported to the board)

[thereuare]

I think you're close... $190-$210.

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[belindai]

I haven't made any more bids as yet but just noticed the average retail price has gone down from $325 to $298, which looks like Le Montrose dropping from $340 to $269. Do you know if the retail side drops are linked to the bidding side? Just wondering if that hotel has had a price drop it would be more likely to show up in bidding? Just as le montrose is my least preferred hotel in the 4*category. I know you have to be willing to accept any hotel, but wondering if I should started bidding again at a little lower than my last bid?

[thereuare]

As rates, both on the 'retail' and the 'bidding' side, are both a function of supply/demand, there is a relationship between rates on the retail side and on the bidding side, but it's not a direct correlation.

In other words if you see rates are dropping on the retail side then it becomes more likely that a previously rejected bid would be accepted... but just because retail rates drop 'x dollars' doesn't mean that there is an equivalent drop in the minimum threshold required to get accepted.

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[belindai]

Thanks for the info.

Can you please close this thread.

I'm going to look at other options. With the price drop for Le Montrose, I decided not to bid any further, as I didn't really want to get that hotel. As my last bid was unsuccessful at $185 + taxes = $219, and it was suggested a win maybe $190-$210 ($224-248 with tax), which is not that far off some retails rates for some known hotels.

[AaronJB]

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