Priceline Hotel: Bidding Strategy for 4* Arlington 5/4 - 5/6

[chray8]

First off, great forum! Lots of good advice.

I'm looking to stay in Arlington for a weekend visit from 5/4 - 5/6. The current Priceline rate for Hyatt Arlington 4* is $92. What should my bidding strategy be to land this hotel? There are currently only 3 hotels in the Arlington zone. I've seen rates go at about $50. Lower would be better of course! What should my bidding strategy be if I'm looking to get up to 50% off--as Priceline claims?

Thanks!

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding :)

You can't bid on a specific hotel when using PRICELINE You have to be able to accept any hotel in the zone at the star rating (or higher) you select.

Is Hyatt the only hotel you're willing to stay in?

If you're trying to target a specific property then HOTWIRE can often be a better option if you're successfully able to identify it based upon the star rating and amenities shown before your purchase... the trade-off is that HOTWIRE usually costs a little more than PRICELINE, so you need to decide what is most important to you for a given stay, the lowest possible price OR the ability to take an educated guess as to the property you may receive.

Let us know and we'll go from there.

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

Yellowdog.

[chray8]

Welcome to BetterBidding :)

You can't bid on a specific hotel when using PRICELINE You have to be able to accept any hotel in the zone at the star rating (or higher) you select.

Is Hyatt the only hotel you're willing to stay in?

If you're trying to target a specific property then HOTWIRE can often be a better option if you're successfully able to identify it based upon the star rating and amenities shown before your purchase... the trade-off is that HOTWIRE usually costs a little more than PRICELINE, so you need to decide what is most important to you for a given stay, the lowest possible price OR the ability to take an educated guess as to the property you may receive.

Let us know and we'll go from there.

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

Yellowdog.

If I am bidding in the Arlington area, what should be my strategy?