hikaps14 Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 Never used priceline before until I really needed to be on budget. I found this forum, and after reading few tips, it made me more confident in taking my chances. Below is my requirement. 1) Need hotel close to Austin downtown, especially university area. 2) Dates firm oct 9-10. Overnight stay with my wife and infant 3) willing to go for 3.5* at $65 - $80 3) for 3* I would try put anything between $50 - $65 4) I may do a 4* if they give me for $90, not sure if its possible. 5) Certainly need wifi access Any suggestions, I am willing to wait until tomorrow morning to book. Already checked other deals and found a few starting $90 and some nice hotels at $110. I do not have 24 hrs time. So whatever I have is just 1 session and got to make best use of it using your Rebidding strategy. Please guide if anyone recently had any luck with Austin hotels. Thanks in advance.
thereuare Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 Welcome to BetterBidding! To suggest a strategy for you to follow, please confirm if you're willing to accept a hotel anywhere within PRICELINE's 'Downtown Austin' zone. Are any other zones acceptable? Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
hikaps14 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Report Posted October 9, 2014 Anything close by university..around 4-5 miles max i can go.I think there were few zones on i-35 itself.
thereuare Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 Anything close by university... You know your needs/proximity requirements better than we do, please look at the PRICELINE zones (use our BiddingHelper.com and the default page that loads will have the priceline zones on them) and let us know which zone(s) you're willing to accept and we will advise accordingly. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
hikaps14 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Report Posted October 9, 2014 Correct zones: Zone 10 is best, then zone 3, then 2. Fixing the above zones in Edit. Instead of 7, it should be 2
thereuare Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 The zone numbers will change any time that PRICELINE adds, removes, or renames a zone... for the future please list the zones by PRICELINE name. I'm assuming these are three zones you're referencing above: Downtown Austin (Zone 10) Austin Central (Zone 3) Austin Southwest (Zone 7) Are you willing to pay more to stay in your first choice of zone, vs your second choice of zone, vs. your third choice... OR is the goal the least expensive hotel in any of the three zones? (at the star level you're bidding) Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
hikaps14 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Report Posted October 9, 2014 Zone 2(arboretom) looks cheaper than downtown (10) 3 zones I am looking at are 10(downtown), 2(arboretom) , 3(central) Price preference. 3) willing to go for 3.5* at $65 - $80 3) for 3* I would try put anything between $50 - $65 4) I may do a 4* if they give me for $90, not sure if its possible. objective nice hotel at cheapest price. Actually could do any of three above zones. if get a nice(3.5*) but cheap hotel. Hope I am not confusing with my requests.
thereuare Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 So to confirm you're willing to accept a hotel in the Downtown, Arboretum, or Central zones at the following star rating/maximum bid: 4* $90 3.5* $80 3* 65 If the above is correct you can try as follows: When bidding in Austin at the 4* level you have EIGHT re-bid zones, at the 3.5* level you have SEVEN re-bid zones, at the 3* level you have THREE re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding. Select 4* Downtown... Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $53, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $58, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $63, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $68, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Arboretum... Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $53, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $58, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $63, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $68, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Downtown and Arboretum... Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $73, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $78, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $80, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $83, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $88, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $90, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Downtown... Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $53, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $58, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $60, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Arboretum... Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $53, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $58, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $60, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Downtown and Arboretum... Bid $63, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $68, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $73, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $78, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $80, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3* Downtown... Bid $35, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $38, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $40, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $43, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3* Arboretum... Bid $35, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $38, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $40, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $43, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3* Central... Bid $35, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $38, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $40, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $43, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3* Downtown and Arboretum... Bid $45, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $53, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $55, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3* Downtown and Central... Bid $45, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $53, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $55, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3* Downtown, Arboretum, Central... Bid $58, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $63, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $65 Any questions feel free to ask. Good luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
hikaps14 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Posted October 11, 2014 Big Thank You!!! I finally booked Staybridge suites in Arboretum, Austin for $72/night. Lowest price I could find online for this hotel was $110 but not for my dates and average price for other dates was always 150+. I enjoyed the hotel stay too. Nice, very clean and good breakfast. Satisfied with what price I paid for at the last moment. I started my bid at 65 upto 90 for 4*. Rejected. Went upto $80 for 3.5* all rejected. At 3* I started getting offer by PRICELINE to upgrade my bid by $25 from 54 to 79. Which I ignored and kept on bidding on usual pace. I skipped lot of steps as I was running out of time jumped from 68 to 72 and got accepted. Hurray!! Hope someone helps from it. Can't be happier, was bidding for first time. Thanks for all your help.
thereuare Posted October 11, 2014 Report Posted October 11, 2014 Congratulations on your success! Glad to see you were able to get a deal very near your target budget and that you had a positive experience at the hotel. Thank you for sharing your win with the board. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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