jeremy0877 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 On 3-26 I bid $100 for 4* in South Beach 4/16-4/18, was rejected but got offer message saying that if I am willing to offer an extra $22/night, my original bid would be accepted. So, I immediately placed a bid for $122/night for the same nights, neighborhood, and star rating and it was accepted by Royal Palm. I then chose to extend my stay by 2 nights at the same $122/rate, so now I am checking in on 4/14 and staying a total of 4 nights at the $122 rate...I am very much pleased and think this is an excellent deal! :) Link to comment
nd88 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I would have tried bidding no more than half the counter amount. I have had bids accepted at $1 higher than a $7 counter offer. If you extrapolate that out it would be $3-$4 on a $22 counter. I'm not saying you would definately get accpted there but you can almost always get accepted for less than the counter. Of course the number of rebids you have will impact this strategy. If you don't have many or any you risk losing it altogether if you wait 24 hours. If have seen counters disappear a day later. Link to comment
kittykathy Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 jeremy0877,just curious...do you have to pay an additional $15 per day for chairs/towels/internet/local calls?? kk Link to comment
jeremy0877 Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Yes, I am assuming that I will have to pay an additional $15/day resort fee on top of what I already paid through priceline. Just as an fyi, I found the Royal Palm advertised for $119/night for all of April and May on Travelzoo:http://hotels.travelzoo.com/florida-hotels/234126. I didn't know about this deal until after bidding on my stay at this hotel. Link to comment
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