Priceline Hotel: Need strategy for San Francisco Hotel search 19 Oct - 22 Oct

[javalog]

Hello,

I and my wife decided to have a trip to San Francisco City for a duration of 3 nights. Dates are Oct 19 check in - Oct 22 check out.

Our backup hotel is the Warwick San Francisco Hotel at a price of $767 in total for 3 nights.

After reading some of your postings on the board,

I tried to name my own price for those dates by selecting 3,5* Financial District, SOMA, USE, USW regions

I used your PRICELINE link on the board to name my own price on Priceline.

Bid $140, rejected added re-bid zone

Bid $145, rejected added re-bid zone...

Bid $150, rejected added re-bid zone...

Bid $155, rejected added re-bid zone...

Bid $165, rejected added re-bid zone...

Bid $170, rejected added re-bid zone...

Bid $175, rejected added re-bid zone...

Bid $180 rejected added re-bid zone...

and rejected again... :-(

Now we are trying to bid on a better San Francisco Hotel, maximum $180 per night. Can anyone suggest a strategy?

Might we even be successful to make a win at this price, minimum 3,5*, preferred 4*?

I would appreciate your help about bidding strategy.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

To confirm you have already bid up to $180 for a 3.5* hotel, correct?

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

[javalog]

yes, correct. I think there should be a congress on those dates.

Prices are extremely high !

[thereuare]

When you bid 3.5* that is the minimum star rating you are willing to accept... PRICELINE has already also checked for 4* rated hotels. Therefore if you have already bid up to your maximum then there isn't much else you can do other than:

• raise your maximum bid
• lower your star rating
• include other alternate zones
• SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID
• wait it out and hope for lower prices in the weeks ahead

Using MAPS and HOTELS.com or BiddingHelper.com, what is the best rate you're able to find at an acceptable hotel thru conventional booking channels?

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

[javalog]

I will try to split my bid. I hope I can succeed on it.

Ordinary 2.5 star hotels demand more than 200usd per night during those days. (Hotels having low TripAdvisor points)

I will keep you informed.

[javalog]

Today I bidded up to $209 per night for 3.5 star ....no luck :-(

[thereuare]

Using MAPS and HOTELS.com what is the best rate you're able to find at an acceptable hotel in this area?

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

[javalog]

By the way, I just booked The Holiday Inn Golden Gateway at 200 usd per night(without taxes) using one of my credit cards trip bonus points. (Not PRICELINE :-( )

Now I will try to bid for Los Angeles Hotels on the PRICELINE web site. I will open another topic for it to discuss.

Thanks...

[thereuare]

Glad to see you found something that works well for your needs and budget.

Thank you for closing this thread wit your decision.