OnTheGoAgain Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Hi, Last minute trip to London and will be looking for a stay on weekend of 12/11/15 (2 nights). Preferred zones are Mayfair/Soho and Westminster. Budget is $150/night. Not sure if it's realistic but can you please suggest a bidding strategy? Thanks! Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 When bidding 4* in London 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* Soho... Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Westminster... Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Soho and Westminster... Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $138 Any questions feel free to ask. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. 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 Link to comment
OnTheGoAgain Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I just tried to look up my zones in Priceline. I only found 1 free re-bid zone, E. London as it does not have any 4*. Here's the list of zones with 4*. I also selected the individual zones (without 4* selected) and got the same :Financial District - Downtown(16)Bloomsbury - Marylebone - Soho(69)Westminster(16)Kensington - Knightsbridge - Chelsea(51)Regents Park - Maida Vale(6)Paddington - Bayswater - Notting Hill(31)Hammersmith(9)London Bridge - Southwark - Vauxhall(13)Docklands(19)Finsbury(12)East London(0) What am I doing wrong as I couldn't find the 3 free re-bid zones. As always, thanks very much. Link to comment
Romelle Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 You need to actually be in Priceline (as if you were going to make a bid) to determine free re-bid zones. To be sure you are where you should be, use the Priceline box up in the right hand corner of the header here. When there, if you select E. London, you will see you could bid clear up to 5*. If you'd used that one while bidding, you could well have scored a hotel there at the 4* level. After you've seen that, unclick E. London and click the very first one on the list. That one will only let you bid up to 3*. Your first free re-bid zone. I'll let you find the other two, and when you've identified them you can post back their names for confirmation. It is necessary to know how to personally determine the free re-bid zones since they change surprisingly often, and they need checked just before each bidding session. Romelle Link to comment
thereuare Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 To add to the above... You're on the 'retail' side of PRICELINE and that is not the page you should be on to determine your re-bid zones... you want to be on the bidding page, as the zones are different on the 'retail' and 'bidding' sides of their service. Start with the following... 1) Use the PRICELINE search box on the upper right of this page, enter your city and dates, and click "GO". 2) List each zone that is offered in this region. 3) Next to each zone list the highest star rating offered in the zone. The way to determine the highest star rating offered in the zone is by selecting the first zone i the list, then scrolling down to see the highest star rating selectable (ie- not greyed out). NEXT UNcheck the selected zone, place a checkmark in the next zone, and repeat the process for each zone in the region. Each time you take note of the highest star rating in the zone, make sure that only ONE zone is selected above. 4) post your findings and we'll take it from there If you don't follow the above just post back and we'll break it down further. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
OnTheGoAgain Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks for the detailed instructions. That worked! I just won Park Plaza Riverbank for $125/night. Thanks! Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Congratulations on your success! Nice to see you're pleased with the hotel and deal you received and are looking forward to your arrival. Thank you for sharing your win with the board. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Have a great trip! 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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