Priceline Hotel: 2* San Jose Homestead Studio Suites

[Jasmine]

Thanks to some free re-bid zones and also having my travel partner bid, I was able to try the following bids... all unsuccessful.

4* = $42, $44, $47, $49, $51, $53, $55, $57

3* = $47, $49, $53

2.5* = $38, $45 <-- got a message stating if I added $13 to my bid I could try again. I passed.

I'm regretting leaving by bidding until so late now. I had been following the wins for this area for a couple months and I (stupidly) expected to easily win a 4* for $43 or so.

I wonder if there is something going on there that week. I'm going to try again on Tuesday, bidding more for each zone. If that fails I may try splitting my bid (I wonder if Monday is the issue - I see another poster is having the same bad luck as me for that day). After that, I will consider other zones or maybe Hotwire.

[thereuare]

Did you check rates for the above dates at the two 4 star properties that have been reported in this zone?

If you did, you'll see that the HILTON is sold-out for 2 of the 3 nites, while the HYATT is sold-out for 1 of the 3 nites.

[BEAV]

How did we ever live without Internet search engines ???

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"2.5* = $38, $45 <-- got a message stating if I added $13 to my bid I could try again. I passed."

Typically, that means you'll probably "score" by upping your bid by $6 or $7.

[Jasmine]

Typically, that means you'll probably "score" by upping your bid by $6 or $7.

Wouldn't I have needed a free rebid zone to bid less?

thereuare, thanks for the heads up. I hadn't thought to check :) Guess I will look at alternative areas.

[thereuare]

You can raise $6-$7 on your next bidding cycle... although you do indeed have one re-bid zone at the 2.5* level. Let us know if you need help figuring it out after you look again.

[BEAV]

Wouldn't I have needed a free rebid zone to bid less?

Yes, that's correct. I wasn't sure how much experience you've had w/Priceline bidding and wanted to make sure you knew they will almost always accept less than their counteroffers.

[Jasmine]

Well, I decided to try for the San Jose area in addition to Sunnyvale/Santa Clara.

3* San Jose @ $37 = rejected

+ Sunnyvale @ $38 = rejected

2* San Jose @ $33 = accepted

Your Offer Price: $33.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 3

Subtotal: $99.00

Taxes & Service Fees:

$18.66

Total Charges: $117.66

Homestead Studio Suites San Jose

Had a bad experience at a Homestead in NJ last month - hoping this one will be better!

[thereuare]

Hopefully this one will be better... at about a third of their regular rates it may be hard to complain too much :)

This is the property at 1560 N. 1st Street?

Thanks for the post... let us know upon your thoughts upon your return.

[Jasmine]

Agreed! I'm not complaining at all. I will do a review when I get back.

And yes - it's on North First Street.

Forgot to mention that I went through savingsbarn.com.

[thereuare]

Thanks for that :)