Priceline Hotel: 3* Orlando (Lake Buena Vista - Downtown Disney) Holiday Inn Resort Lake Buena Vista

[TheFugitiveGuy]

I wanted to make sure I understood the re-bidding process correctly before trying it out for real. I read over the rebidding thread, and then also searched for some older discussions in this forum. One thing that confused me a little was some older threads that referenced a different number of re-bid zones for Orlando than I was seeing, but I guess that must be due to Priceline changing zones around since those messages were posted.

From looking on Priceline, I believe these are currently the maximum levels for each zone in Orlando (sorted by level, rather than alphabetically):

RES Disney Maingate - Celebration

RES Downtown Disney - Lake Buena Vista

4 Downtown Orlando

4 Sea World - Intl. Drive - Convention Center

4 Universal Orlando Resort Area - Intl. Drive North

3.5 Maitland - Altamonte Springs

3.5 Orlando Airport West - FL Mall Area

3.5 Orlando International Airport (MCO)

3 Ocoee - Orlando West

3 Orlando East

3 West Disney Area

2.5 Kissimmee

2 Winter Park

2 Casselberry - Fern Park

So, if I want to bid for a 3* in West Disney Area, I could do the following:

1st 3* select West Disney Area, bid $25

2nd Add Kissimmee, bid $28

3rd add Winter Park, bid $31

4th add Casselberry, bid $34

Do I understand the concept correctly?

Sorry for what might seem like an obvious question :)

[thereuare]

Yes, you have it correct (but always double check your re-bid zones just before bidding to make sure that nothing has changed since you last looked)

Not sure if you're looking to bid 3* or not, but if not and you'd like help with a bidding strategy, let us know your maximum bid, desired star level, and zone(s) you're willing to accept and we'll advise accordingly.

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

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[TheFugitiveGuy]

Thanks a lot for your help, and for confirming my understanding of the re-bidding process.

From reviewing recent successful bids in the area, I was hoping to re-create the successful bids for ~$40 for the 3* Holiday Inn Resort Lake Buena Vista or equivalent. I'm interested in either the "West Disney Area" or "Downtown Disney - Lake Buena Vista", with a max bid of $50 for a 3*. If that doesn't work out, I'd resort to using some points instead for equivalent hotels in the area.

I was just getting to list my failed bids here and try again tomorrow, when my last one went through! I'll split that off into a new thread. Thanks again!

[TheFugitiveGuy]

From reviewing recent successful bids in the area, I was hoping to re-create the successful bids for ~$40 for the 3* Holiday Inn Resort Lake Buena Vista or equivalent. Didn't quite get the $40 and $41 rates that were recently achieved, but $46 isn't too bad for booking only a week beforehand!

First browser:

1st 3* select West Disney Area, bid $25

2nd Add Kissimmee, bid $30

3rd add Winter Park, bid $35

4th add Casselberry, bid $40

Then tried:

1st 3* select Downtown Disney - Lake Buena Vista, bid $30

2nd add West Disney Area, bid $35

3rd Add Kissimmee, bid $40

4th add Winter Park, bid $43

5th add Casselberry, bid $46

I used the PRICELINE search to make my bids.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Definitely a nice win for this Holiday Inn property. Hope you are looking forward to your stay.

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

Enjoy your stay.