travel2 Posted October 30, 2005 Report Posted October 30, 2005 Is there anyway to stack the odds in your favor to get a certain hotel? I have plenty of time, don't need the hotel till after the first of the year. I have only used Priceline 3 times. I didn't get any hotel I had hoped for then. Thanks!
byeloe Posted October 30, 2005 Report Posted October 30, 2005 I don't think there is anyway to target a particular hotel, unless you know that it is the only hotel available at your requested Star level in a particular zone.For example if you bid 5* Las vegas strip zone you are 99% sure that you will get the Venetian if your bid is accepted.If you use Hotwire, you can sometimes figure out the Hotel, by matching its icons against Hotels that show up in a vacation search for your same location.(since the Hotel names are revealed in Vacation searches before you purchase as opposed to after)
travel2 Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Posted October 30, 2005 I see, thanks, I will have to do some more research. That might just work.
Sam Posted October 30, 2005 Report Posted October 30, 2005 Search the winning bids. Often you see the same hotels popping up for approx. the same prices. Nevertheless, this is not full proof, but it helped me often in placing bids
dahammer Posted October 31, 2005 Report Posted October 31, 2005 travel2, just start a new topic when your travel dates are firm and we will advise. Just remember, you are bidding on a hotel room at a specified star rating. While its difficult to guarantee the outcome, we will try to improve your odds through BetterBidding :) Hopefully the savings compared to a conventional booking will make up for not knowing the identity of the hotel
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