Priceline Hotel: Philadelphia DT NOV 4-6 tried up to $50 for 3*

[slow]

need 4 rooms. I see others have gotten the hotels for under 50. Am I bidding too early. I don't see any events in the area.

It's probably that they don't have both days under 50. Should I make 2 separate bids for each day.

oops, can't edit title? wanted to put 3*

[dahammer]

what is your bid history? At the 3* level, there are two rebid zones available.

[slow]

Started with 4* at 45 rejected

added 3* at 50 rejected

I was looking for a 3* DT hotel under 50, say $46.

Is that too low? i.e. if I wait and bid later?

I see that at the same time last year, bids in low 40s were getting 4*

[dahammer]

in the philadelpia area, you have two addtional rebid opportunities at the 3* level, this will allow you three chances to bid. You might want to read the following thread to familiarize yourself with rebidding, its one of the key points that will increase your chances for a winning bid.

Priceline Rebidding Explained

some of the $50 wins were during the summer and some folks have paid $100 for a 3* room. The problem with waiting is that room rates can increase during your time period. Do you have a maximum bid amount? Would you consider other area besides downtown?

[slow]

thanks.

The max is $50 and it has to be downtown.

I have read the rebidding section. Am I missing something with the rebidding? If I rebid in 3*, I'd have to increase the price, right?

The low $40s for 4* wins were in November of 2004. What is interesting though is that a lot of them are for 1 day only.

Is there a post or section of the site which discusses when to bid (how many weeks before?)

[dahammer]

Check out this thread:

Should I bid early or late to arrival date

you may want to read the part about Rebidding again. When you rebid, you need to add an additional zone. Look at all of the zones in the Philly area again, there are 8 zones. Two of the eight zones do not have 3* rated hotels, can you list these? You will want to open your bid in the Downtown Zone, then if you fail, increase your bid and add one of these zones as a "rebid" since you will have no chance of winning in these zones since your minimum acceptable rating is a 3* hotel. In these two zones, the highest rating in one zone is 2* and 2.5* in the other.

Now, what happens if you don't get a room for $50 per night?

[slow]

I understand the rebidding process (I think), however I my max is 50 and I strike out with 3* at that price then I cannot increase (unless I missed some huge point).

If I cannot get rooms at $50 then someone is sleeping at the Y :-)

[slow]

Any reason to bid on 1 or 2 rooms at a time instead of all 4 at once?

[thereuare]

Shouldn't make a difference unless one hotel only had availability for less than the number of rooms you're bidding for.

This also opens the possibilty of receiving dfferent hotels.