Priceline Hotel: Bidding strategy - 4* San Francisco (USW and USE)

[LondonHutch]

Hi,

I'm new to Priceline and the BetterBidding site.

I'd be grateful for your help in bidding for a 4* hotel in San Francisco in the USW and USE areas. I'm checking in on 04/26/06 and checking out 04/28/06 (two nights).

All help is appreciated.

Thanks,

James

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

What is your maximum bid? We wouldn't want to suggest a strategy that went higher than you wanted to bid.

[LondonHutch]

$100 per night.

Does this sound a realistic maximum bid for those dates?

[thereuare]

At the 4* level in San Francisco you have three re-bid zones available. 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.

Rates are higher than usual for the above dates, with at least two hotels i looked at soldout, but i would begin with the following:

Select 4* USE...

Bid $68, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $80, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.

Select 4* USW...

Bid $68, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $80, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.

Select 4* USE and USW...

Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $100.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.

[LondonHutch]

Thanks for the help and I can use this stategy again in future, but all were rejected.

Any other strategies?

[thereuare]

You stated that $100 is your maximum bid, so unless you want to change something:

zone

maximum bid

star rating

SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID

There is not much else you can do other than wait it out and hope inventory becomes available. You should probably book a cancellable back-up in the meantime... there are 'hotel-direct' links in our SUPPORT PAGE.

[spiffycalgal]

I need a hotel room in USE or USW on 10/21/2006. I'm running in the Nike marathon that starts in Union Square and ends at Golden Gate Park. I assume it's a busy weekend since thousands of people are expected to participate in this race. I don't want to pay more than $125 for a 4*.

I followed this bid strategy and did the following:

Select 4* USE...

Bid $68, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $80, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.

I closed my browser, reopened it, and went back to Priceline. I started bidding with 4* at USW, but was told that my bid could not be processed because I had already placed a request for the same trip and need to wait 24 hours. What did I do wrong?

[thereuare]

Please start a NEW TOPIC for your own stay and when reiterating the above, let us know which zones you used as your re-bid zones.

[LondonHutch]

Thanks for all your help on this thread, but I ended up staying in a motel for two nights as we weren't going to being spending any time at the hotel.

Many thanks.