Priceline Hotel: 4* San Jose (Palo Alto) Westin Palo Alto

[bookhound]

Started out with 80.00, then received counter offer at 113.00. Added Mountain View and upped to 100.00.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

 

Very nice win for this property! Hope you are looking forward to your stay.

 

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

 

Enjoy your stay.

[bookhound]

Actually, wanted to comment on some of the bidding and the question that was brought up previously re. 41/2* and 5* hotels that are listed in Palo Alto. I was actually aiming for the Westin, so my strategy was to start with 4* and then add 41/2 and 5 for the free re-bids. However, after the first time my bid was rejected, the 4 1/2 and 5* were already checked for the rebid with the request to add another area or star level. That's when I added Mountain view.

What gives? What's up with theses dummy hotels (4 1/2 and 5*)?

[thereuare]

This has nothing to do with 'dummy' zone... the star rating you choose is the minimum star rating you're willing to accept. Therefore, when you placed your 4* bid, PRICELINE also checked 4.5* and 5* hotels on this bid, which is why they were pre-selected when you went to make your second bid.

Hope that sheds some on the subject.

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[bookhound]

So, every time I check a star rating, the ones above are automatically checked, too? Of course, there's only one 5* hotel in Palo Alto (the Four Seasons); the Epiphany seems to be rated 4*, too on PL.

[AaronJB]

So, every time I check a star rating, the ones above are automatically checked, too? Of course, there's only one 5* hotel in Palo Alto (the Four Seasons); the Epiphany seems to be rated 4*, too on PL.

 

Effectively, if you bid 4* you are bidding 4* and above. There is the potential you could get upgraded on a 4* bid to a higher level (as there is the potential for any bid to upgraded to the next highest star level, if one exists.)

 

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