juneluv11 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Seems like the bidding for Santa Cruz in summer is tough. I need a Saturday check in and not sure if PRICELINE is the way to go? The cheapest I found is $169 at the Inn at Pasatiempo by booking directly. I'd rather not bid higher than that. Can you help? Thanks! Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 The Inn at Pasatiemp is currently rated 3 stars by PRICELINE... so are you looking to only bid this for a 4* or did you want to also try this price at the 3.5* and/or 3* level too? I will add that HOTWIRE has what appears to be the 4* Chaminade Resort and Spa for $182/nite which would be higher rated than the one above for just a bit more... should this one be of interest. 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 MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
juneluv11 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Thanks for the fast reply. Yes, indeed it looks like Chaminade Resort is being offered, but I don't like the added resort fee.I believe it's about $35? I could try the price at the 3.5* level. Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 When bidding 4* in Santa Cruz you have THREE re-bid zones... at the 3.5* level you have TWO 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. (NOTE: 're-bid zone1 is not the same as priceline's Zone1, 're-bid zone2' is not the same as priceline's Zone2, etc, etc) If you first want to try at the 4* level you could try: Select 4* Santa Cruz... Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone1... Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Santa Cruz and re-bid zone2... Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone1... Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Santa Cruz and re-bid zone3... Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone1... Bid $163, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Santa Cruz and re-bid zone2 and re-bid zone3... Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone1... Bid $168 If the above is rejected and you want to re-try at the 3.5* level you could try: If the above is rejected and you want to re-try at the 3.5* level you could try: Select 3.5* Santa Cruz... Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone1... Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Santa Cruz and re-bid zone2... Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone1... Bid $150, if rejected wait 2 hours and try again, once again using the following link to re-access PRICELINE (and not the link in any emails that you may receive letting you know that you're eligible to bid again).... Select 3.5* Santa Cruz... Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone1... Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Santa Cruz and re-bid zone2... Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone1... Bid $168 Any question feel free to ask (especially confirming your re-bid zones if you're unsure) 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 MAPSandHOTELS.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
juneluv11 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 This is awesome!! I'll let you know how it goes. Ok, I went back and looked back at the rebid zones. Aptos 3* Capitola 4* Santa Cruz 4* Scotts Valley 3.5* Watsonville 2.5* Would this be correct: Select 4* Santa Cruz... Bid $125, if rejected add Aptos Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Santa Cruz and re-bid Watsonville. Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid Aptos. Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Santa Cruz and re-bid Scotts Valley... Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid Aptos... Bid $163, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Santa Cruz and re-bid Watsonville and re-bid Scotts Valley... Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid Aptos... Bid $168 Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Yes, you got it... but always double check your re-bid zones before bidding to make sure that nothing has changed since you last checked. Feel free to confirm your 3.5* bids as well if you'd like. 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 MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Good luck! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
juneluv11 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 OK, just did this on your links. Select 4* Santa Cruz... Bid $125, if rejected add Aptos Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE. And both were rejected. I saw that my total amounts were getting to be at about $200, which is more than I want to spend. So, I'll start on the 3.5* bid. Just to confirm: Select 3.5* Santa Cruz... Bid $125, if rejected add Aptos. Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Bid $140, if rejected add Aptos.. Bid $150, if rejected wait 2 hours and try again, once again using the following link to re-access PRICELINE Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Looks good to me, but again, always double check just before bidding. Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board. Good luck! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
juneluv11 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Thanks for all the help. But, we ended up getting a group rate for the Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Thank you for closing the thread. 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 MAPSandHOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Link to comment
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