Priceline Hotel: 3* Anchorage Millenium Anchorage

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I put a bid into Priceline for a 4 star hotel in Anchorge for $70. This was rejected and I now need to wait 72 hours to rebid. There are no other zones in Anchorage so rebidding by changing zones will not work. Is there any other options? I have heard to be careful about hotels in Anchorage. I did review the recent list for Priceline and 2 - 3 star hotels listed were the Sherator Anchorage and the Hilton which either of those would be fine. Any suggestions?

Thanks

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I put a bid into Priceline for a 4 star hotel in Anchorge for $70. This was rejected and I now need to wait 72 hours to rebid. There are no other zones in Anchorage so rebidding by changing zones will not work. Are there any other options on Priceline? Should I go to Hotwire?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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[AEmgee]

#1: Anchorage is not in Canada, so you posted in the wrong forum.

#2: There is no 4* hotels for Anchorage on Priceline, so did you mean 3*?

#3: What are your dates?

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Hi,

I wasn't getting any responses on this forum since there doesn't seem to be many people needing a hotel in Anchorage so I thought someone might see this on Canada. Anyway, yes, it is a 3 star hotel on Priceline; sorry it was at the top so I was thinking 4 star. Are there any options available?

Thank you,

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[thereuare]

#3: What are your dates?

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We will be in Anchorage from Sept 7-10.

Thank you

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[thereuare]

What is your back-up?

You certainly don't leave much bidding wiggle room with just a few days to go before your stay.

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So true, I am down to the wire. I have been pricing some hotels on Expedia, Hotels.com and Orbitz as well as looking at what there is to offer on Hotwire. I would like to try Priceline one more time which I can as of today (72 hour wait is up) then I guess I will need to revisit one of the above and consider selecting from there.

Thank you for your help.

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[thereuare]

I think you mean Expedia, Hotels.com, and Orbitz. :) (all take from our SUPPORT PAGE)

The reason for asking about the price of your back-up is that if your alternative is much higher than you intend on bidding, then it makes sense to bid a little bit more than you think you should so that you don't "mist it" by $5 and then need to pay $75 more thru other sources than if your bid was accepted.

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That makes sense! So if the hotel I would get on one of the other services (Expedia, etc.) IF I don't get a hotel on Priceline is $150 - what would you recommend bidding (for a 3 star on Priceline) since my last bid of $70 did not get accepted?

Thanks,

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[thereuare]

The Sheraton is sold-out for your date.

Given you get one shot at this i would probably try $100, which is about $10-$15 more than i would otherwise suggest, but this would still give you a nice savings and seems like a reasonable amount to 'overpay' to increase your chances.

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I just tried Priceline and got the Millennium Alaskan Hotel Anchorage for $100.

Thank you for your help.

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[thereuare]

Glad it worked out for you and you were able to get a hotel for 2/3rds of your next best rate... and a new hotel to add to our lists!

Enjoy your stay.