Oleander Posted August 31, 2005 Report Posted August 31, 2005 Dates: 09/3-5/05Hotel listed as (best value) rate: $65Downtown Minneapolis (Downtown Areas) Selected amenities include: Restaurant(s), Fitness Center, Business Center. Thank you!
Oleander Posted August 31, 2005 Author Report Posted August 31, 2005 Hello,I'm looking for a nice hotel in Minneapolis for this coming weekend 9/3/05-9/5/05 I'm thinking a 4*, I don't have a preference for the area anywhere in Minneapolis is fine. The only two PL regions that show 4* hotels for my dates are the (Airport - Mall of America Vicinity) and (St. Paul). So I have quite a few free re-bid zones. Your help with a bidding strategy would be greatly appreciated. Also if you have any tips or information on nice hotels in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area that might not be 4* please do share :) Thanks and let me know if I left any needed information out.
thereuare Posted August 31, 2005 Report Posted August 31, 2005 This hotwire hotel has not yet been identified.Please keep all posts for the same stay in the same thread.What is your maximum bid? Which zone(s) do you wish to bid? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Oleander Posted August 31, 2005 Author Report Posted August 31, 2005 Sorry I posted 2 threads because one was a HW question and the other a PL, but I'll make sure to keep that in mind in the future :)For PL, I'm thinking max bid of $65 since I can get a 4* for that much on HW. Does that seem reasonable?The zones for PL either (Airport - Mall of America Vicinity) or (St. Paul), the only 2 zones with 4* hotels.Thanks for your quick reply thereuare
thereuare Posted August 31, 2005 Report Posted August 31, 2005 So two zones and 10 re-bid zones....Select 4* Airport/MofA...Bid $40, if rejected add St. Paul, Bid $43, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $46, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $48, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $52, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $54, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $56, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $58, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $62, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $64.Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Oleander Posted September 1, 2005 Author Report Posted September 1, 2005 Thanks for the help with the bidding strategy. Weekend plans are changing and we might not be in Mpls, if we end up going and booking a hotel I'll report back my results.
Oleander Posted September 2, 2005 Author Report Posted September 2, 2005 3* Millennium Hotel MinneapolisDowntown Minneapolis1313 Nicollett MallMinneapolis, Minnesota 55403612-332-6000Your Offer Price: $53.00Number of Rooms: 1Number of Nights: 2Subtotal: $106.00Taxes & Service Fees: $21.15Total Charges: $127.15I bid up to $87 for a 4* Airport/MofA and St. Paul using free re-bids with no success. I stopped,bid 3* Minneapolis Downtown $47 rejected.Added free re-bid zone, bid $53 bid accepted by the Millennium. I was hoping to get another one of the downtown hotels like the Marquette or the Hilton but oh well.. rate listed on Expedia as $88 a night, so not a bad deal.Based on descriptions on Hotwire packages:3.5* Downtown Minneapolis (Downtown Areas)Selected amenities include: Restaurant(s), Pool(s), Fitness Center, Business Center, Laundry Facilities (self-service)listed for $66 for my dates is most likely the Millennium.4* Downtown Minneapolis (Downtown Areas)Selected amenities include: Restaurant(s), Fitness Center, Business Center.listed for $105 for my dates is most likely the Maruette, only Mpls Downtown hotel I could find that didn't have a pool. It was listed for $65 when I checked 2 days ago :) Thanks for the help! I can't edit the post to be a win-report format maybe thereuare can do that. I used savingbarn for this purchase :)
thereuare Posted September 2, 2005 Report Posted September 2, 2005 Congratulations on your win... and thank you for using the SavingsBarn.com links to begin your purchase.Have a great trip. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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