Hotwire Hotel: 4* Vancouver (Downtown West) Sheraton Wall Centre

[friendshipoc]

I saw others won hotel in this area at $75 in same time frame as mine. So I started bidding at $70, up to $95 using all the free re-bid. Still got rejected. My dates are also including weekend day. Please help. What should I do? I only want to stay in 4* hotels in downtown area and I am willing to bid up to $115. Thanks in advance for your help.

[thereuare]

When bidding 4* in Vancouver you have SIX 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.

Select 4* Downtown...

Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $103, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $108, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $113, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $115

Any questions feel free to ask. If the above is rejected i don't think you're likely too far off... another $5-$10 may do it, so you can consider if you want to increase just a bit more or not.

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

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[friendshipoc]

I bid as your suggestion, but no luck. I will try again to add $5 -$10 more before I consider looking at Hotwire hotels. And I used the PRICELINE link. thanks.

PS: do you have any idea why I bid the same time frame as others , but they have accepted at $75, and I got rejected when I bid a lot higher than their accepted price.

[thereuare]

...do you have any idea why I bid the same time frame as others , but they have accepted at $75, and I got rejected when I bid a lot higher than their accepted price.

I assume you're referring to this Priceline hotel win? Rates are date specific and that user's stay is not the exact same dates as your own, and sometimes changing dates by even just one day can have a dramatic impact on success/failure. For example purposes let's assume the following scenario using your dates above:

Another user wins a $75 bid for 6/20-6/28 and the 'true' breakdown is:

6/20-6/24: $100/nite

6/24-6/28: $50/nite

In the scenario above another user would win their complete stay at $75/nite whereas somebody bidding on a subset of the stay (6/20-6/24) would need to bid at least $100/nite. (i know you have already bid $100+ but it's just for example, you can see how the math could play out given any combinations of rates during a given timeframe)

As well, the hotel could given an even deep discount for stays over 7 nites, or it's also possible that rates have changed over the last 10 days since that user won their hotel.

Lots of possibilities, but the above are all easy examples to follow and are examples of how hotel pricing is very dynamic and how unless you're comparing the exact same dates, the results can be quite different.

With all the above noted, i don't think you're likely too far off... another $10-$15 may likely be enough.

You can adjust the numbers of the previously strategy when you try again, but if you require a more specific strategy just let us know.

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

Good luck!

[friendshipoc]

HI there,

I did try again , bid up to $128. Still no luck. Any more suggestion? Should I look at hotwire? How to know which hotel you will get if you book from hotwire?

Thanks.

[AaronJB]

The list of HOTWIRE hotels that have been reported to the board can be found here: Hotwire Hotel List Canada. Are you seeing any listings of interest when searching for your dates?

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

[thereuare]

HOTWIRE has what looks to be the Sheraton Wall Centre or the Westin Bayshore for $139/nite... would this be of any interest?

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

[friendshipoc]

I got Sheraton Wall Centre for $138/night on HOTWIRE. Thanks for all your help.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you're pleased with the results and hopefully this works well for your plans.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board. Can you please add a reply to this thread with the amenities shown before your purchase... you can still view this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

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

Enjoy your stay.

[friendshipoc]

Amenities: fitness center, business center, pool(s), high speed internet access, restaurant(s), spa services.

Thanks

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up!

Have a great trip.