ayz75 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I'm looking for a 3 or 4* hotel in Boston (downtown or Copley) for January 3 and January 4 (2 nights)I am willing to bid up to $90 because Expedia.ca has a special deal on the Boston Park Plaza (3.5 star, about 100 plus tax and services)I think there are two safe re-bid zones in Boston if I go with 4 star.. any strategy suggestions?Thanks!! Link to comment
thenewbie Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 First, please use the RED link for priceline found in the upper left hand corner of each betterbidding page.At the 4* level you do have 2 free re-bids, please post what they are PRIOR to bidding (just to make sure you are using the correct areas).These are my suggestions based on the $149 Hyatt regency rate and the Colonnade at $135 (Orbitz). Copley starts higher because I haven't seen it won for less than $80 (but we'll try anyways). All figures are US$.Select 4* Downtown....Bid $45, if rejected add re-bid zone 1...Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone 2...Bid $55 or 60, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline as you did previously.Select 4* Copley....Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone 1...Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone 2...Bid $70, if rejected close browserIf these don't work, come back and we'll work from there. If they do work, be sure to keep us updated. :) Link to comment
ayz75 Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Hi there,I tried the above strategy (rebid zones: Medford and South Boston)All bids rejected. Any other suggestions? Link to comment
thenewbie Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Seeing how it is 3 weeks after that post, rates have since gone up. Please try bidding as soon as you can, and reporting back with your success/failure. This time, I'd suggest maximizing your free rebids by trying something like the following up to your maximum:4 StarDowntown $45, if rejected...Downtown + Rebid 1 $52, if rejected close browser and re-access pricelineDowntown + Rebid 2 $60, if rejected...Downtown + Rebid 2 + Rebid 1 $68, if rejected close browser and re-access pricelineDowntown + Copley $75, if rejected...Downtown + Copley + Rebid 1 $80, if rejected close browser and re-access pricelineDowntown + Copley + Rebid 2 $85, if rejected...DT + Copley + R2 + R1 $90 Link to comment
ayz75 Posted December 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Thanks very much for the help!My bid was finally accepted when I reached the downtow+copley+R1 at $80I got the Mariotte Copley Place.Thanks! Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Congratulations on your win!Glad you found success... this is a great deal for this area.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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