Sota327 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Have been bidding for last couple weeks trying for under $60 before taxes, just need hotel with shuttle for last night of NYC adventure for my au pair and her mom before flying out of JFK at 6:30 a.m.. I was getting a little impatient and tired of daily bidding, so decided tonights max bid was $75. Bid as follows (with a little bid more sophisticated bidding practice to optimize low staring bid with more rebids options):JFK bid $50JFK + zone 4 bid $53(closed browser, restart) JFK + zone 2 bid $55JFK + zone 2 + zone 4 bid $58(closed browser, restart) JFK + zone 1 bid $60JFK + zone 1 + zone 4 bid $65(closed browser, restart) JFK + zone 2 + zone 4 bid $70 -- counteroffer from Priceline at $84, declinedJFK + zone 2 + zone 4 + zone 1 (final rebid chance) bid $75 = dealOffer Price: avg. per room, per night $75.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 1 + Add nights for the same rate! Room Subtotal: $75.00Taxes & Fees: $24.20 (taxes and fees so high NYC)Total Charged to Card: $99.20Used PRICELINE link on this website for all searches and bids. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Congrats on your success. :)Very nice win for this Courtyard 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. Link to comment
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