bravesfan75 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 We have our tickets to the Peach Bowl in Atlanta (Go Noles!) and consistently use Priceline's Name Your Own Price tool to book a 4-Star/Downtown hotel and typically receive either the Hyatt Regency or the Sheraton (lately more of the Sheraton but still a decent hotel). Tonight I have attempted twice to get approved for the dates 12/30-01/01 and have been rejected twice, once at $80 and again at $90. If anyone is traveling for bowl games please keep site updated with any info you have
AaronJB Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 Sharing any other recent wins would be greatly appreciated, as the information is still helpful to others - thanks. Please provide your desired max budget per night for this stay and we would be happy to offer our thoughts on potential options. 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.
bravesfan75 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Posted December 10, 2015 Just tried increasing my bid to $105 and still did not receive the win, however this time I was offered the opportunity to increase it to $171 to guarantee a win. No thanks Priceline. Not when I select the hotel I want for $240 per night and get what I want. I guess the price ya pay for going during a busy period. Beggars can't be choosers:) For the record I didn't know this site received compensation for selecting a link provided so I will do that going forward.
AaronJB Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 $171 is not the required amount for a win, the site is only making a "counter-offer". The actual required amount is somewhere between there and your last failed amount. Are you seeing any listings of interest on Hot.wire? Thank you for keeping us updated and please let us know if you have additional questions. Please remember to return to BetterBidding and 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.
bravesfan75 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Posted December 10, 2015 I just went to Hotwire and found the following: 4-Star DT area hotel $155 4-Star Boutique DT hotel $248
AaronJB Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 Please go to BiddingHelper.com, search for your dates, click "Hotwire Easy View", then click Full Amenities next to each listing, then cut/paste all amenities here and we would be happy to take a look and try to ID. 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.
bravesfan75 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Posted December 10, 2015 I appreciate it...I'm 95% positive that the boutique hotel is the Ellis Hotel in DT Atl. The 4-Star I would be happy with any of the choices that I see on your site as 4-star listings for DT Atl. I'm going to keep trying Priceline until I get a hit. Worse case scenario I will go to Buckhead. Thanks.
CPA262 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Posted December 22, 2015 FYI bravesfan, I am also going to the Peach Bowl for the same dates 12/30-1/1. I have been trying the following bids unsuccessfully so far: 3.5* buckhead/downtown/midtown - rejected at $72, $77, $82, $87, $91
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