Priceline Hotel: Soth Bend, IN Help on bidding please!

[lindisfarne]

I'm probably going to try a fairly late bid for South Bend, IN for April 30 (one night) on a three star.

Only saw one bidding attempt here:

http://www.betterbidding.com/index.php?showtopic=20695&

Where would you advise starting the bid if I wanted to get it in just a few tries (since the re=bid wait time is now 24 hours, it's a little easier to do more rebids), but the plans could change last minute so I won't be trying more than a few days in advance.

(Since there are no 4* in South Bend, I can get a free re-bid by adding a four star, correct?).

When I look at the hotels priceline has listed as 3* (when you go through their retail hotel price listings), only the marriott is listed. i know this doesn't necessarily mean the marriott is what i'd get, but does it mean anything as far as where i should start bidding? there probably are just a few 3*s in south bend ... (Expedia includes marriott, marriott residence, and comfort suites - which doesn't necessarily mean much as priceline goes)

[thereuare]

Please post once your plans are firm... rates can change between now and then time you decide you are ready to bid. As well, it saves us time researching a bidding strategy that may never take place.

Thanks.

[lindisfarne]

Oh, sorry; I wasn't asking for anyone to research (I thought I had done what research I could and found out no one had reported a successful bid for this city).

I just wanted anyone's input who's bid in other similar small cities.

I think I have a pretty good feeling of how to bid this one though - I'll just start at $50 and go up in $5 increments.

[thereuare]

Where would you advise starting the bid...

This involves researching rates for your date(s)... which, yes, is what we do for every request for help on the board.