Welldone Rumproast Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 Bidding Need and StrategyFrankfurt has two zones, East and West. The East zone incorporates the center city area, which was my preference for this one-night stay.Better Bidding user rhkkmkhad reported an acceptance at the Marriott at a rate of USD 55 earlier this month. TOBB also had similar data, so my price parameters were fairly clear. The Marriott and the Le Meredien were the only 4* hotels named, however, all recent activity seems to have been at the MC Bid ProgressAll bidding took place in the Hofbrau section of the Savings Barn :) --- Initial Bid in the FRANKFURT EAST ZoneFirst Bid: USD 45 - Rejected --- Added the available free rebid zone (FRA WEST)Second Bid: USD 51 - RejectedWaited three days: --- New First Bid in the FRANKFURT EAST ZoneFirst Bid: USD 55 - Rejected PL suggested raising the bid by USD 17Yeah, right ! :) Cleared cookies, asked the Savings Barn fraulein for a refill on my stein--- Added the available free rebid zone (FRA WEST)Second Bid: USD 57 - ACCEPTED! Accepted Bid DetailsFrankfurt Marriott HotelHamburger Allee 2-10 Frankfurt, Germany (49) 6979550Check-In Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2003 Check-In Time: After 06:00 PM Check-Out Date: Fri, Nov 7, 2003 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Your Offer Price: $57.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $57.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $15.66 Total Charges: $72.66 The lowest rate on the Marriott website was a nonrefundable advance purchase rate of Eur. 131,00 which converts to USD 150.62 at today's exchange rate. Keep in mind that the $150.62 figure includes the VAT (16%). Here is a "ballpark" savings calculation in dollars:Hotel Room: 57.00VAT Cost: 9.12Priceline Fee 6.54TOTAL 72.66 Link to comment
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