Priceline Hotel: 4* London (Mayfair-Soho) Thistle Charing Cross

[milehigh]

Congratulations, you got your price of $80 for a 4-star hotel room

Thistle Charing Cross

Check-In Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2006

Check-In Time: After 02:00 PM

Check-Out Date: Mon, Apr 3, 2006

Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM

Your Offer Price: $80.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 4

Subtotal: $320.00

Taxes & Service Fees:

$67.21

Total Charges: $387.21

I was VERY happy with the results of this bid. This was my first win on Priceline and feel like I got away with something. Rooms are going for $250 per night on the Thistle website.

Here is my bidding history:

On 2/19 (My first Priceline attempt ever!)

Bid $60 for a 4* in Bloomsbury - Marble Arch - Rejected

Bid $70 for a 4* in Bloomsbury - Marble Arch and added Mayfair - Soho - Rejected

Bid $78 for a 4* in Bloomsbury - Marble Arch, Mayfair - Soho and added London Bridge (no 4*, essentially a free re-bid) - Rejected

Wasn't ready to add any more zones yet, so I stopped to wait my 72 hours

On 2/23 -

Bid $70 for a 4* in Bloomsbury - Marble Arch - Rejected

Closed browser (discovered this trick from reading other posts, realized how very useful it is in London after my first attempts)

Bid $76 for a 4* in Mayfair - Soho

Got a message from Priceline stating my bid had very little chance of being accepted in this zone because it was so low, gave me a chance to change my bid.

Bid $80 for a 4* in Mayfair - Soho - ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm really excited about this hotel based on it's stellar location and how nice it looks. Thanks BetterBidding!!!!!!!!

:)

[Technobabe]

This is the first time I'm posting on this board, so I hope I don't do anything wrong.

Congratulations on your bid being accepted. Would you mind explaining what you mean about closing your browser?

I'm trying to learn all I can in the next few months before attempting my own first bid.

Thank You

[lwitchel]

Technobabe - read through this thread for more information - PRICELINE BIDDING

You close your browser because in certain situations (such as when you're bidding for an entirely new zone) it is to your advantage to do so rather than to continue the previous bid.

[Technobabe]

Thanks Iwitchel. thanks for the link, will read.

There is such a lot to become familiar with, phweew!