Priceline Hotel: Bidding Help for Buena Park, CA 08/08/06-08/10/06

[Neelee]

This is the first leg of our trip before we head to San Diego (which I am still diligently trying to bid on!). I would like to stay in the Buena Park area because it is at the half-way point between Universal City and Santa Ana. We will be visiting family in Santa Ana for part of the trip.

I just checked my options on Priceline considering the star levels appear to have changed since Summer 2005.

Buena Park is 3*

Free re-bid zones as I see it (tonight) are:

Anaheim Hills 2.5*

Laguna Hills 2.5*

Seal Beach 2.5*

For the last leg of our trip, returning to Anaheim (8/12 to 8/16) I got the Doubletree 3* in Anaheim for $47/nite. Looks like the prices for Anaheim are much lower than San Diego.

Anyway, does anyone have any suggestions on how to work this deal? Max price $50

From Travelaxe, I see that 3* like Knotts Berry Farm is $99/nite; Holiday Inn Buena Park $109, Embassy Suites $140

Thank you all!

[thereuare]

I would begin as follows:

Select 3* Buena Park...

Bid $34... if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $38... if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $41... if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $44

Any questions feel free to ask.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.

[Neelee]

Thanks, Thereuare!

Tried your suggestions tonight to no avail. I'll try again in 72 hours using different version of the adding of zones similar to what you suggested for Mission Valley.

[Neelee]

Odd! I won my bid but in Anaheim!

Strategy:

Buena Park 3* (where I want to be) @ 35 >>> Rejected

Added Zone 1 (Anaheim Hills 2.5*) @ 37 >>> Rejected

Added Zone 2 (Laguna Hills 2.5*) @ 41 >>> Rejected

Added Zone 3 (Seal Beach 2.5*) @ 45 >>> WON

but the hotel I won is Doubletree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County

I wrote to P/L Customer Service to inquire why.

From what I can tell, Buena Park and the Doubletree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County is only 10 minutes apart. So really, not enough to squabble about.

However, we wanted to be some place different since we already won the bid for Doubletree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County for the tail end of our 8 day trip (8/12 to 8 /16).

[thereuare]

Are you sure that you didn't accidentally include the Disneyland zone instead of one of your re-bid zones?

Fortunately your stay is a few months away so you have time to speak to priceline on the matter. Please let us know Priceline's response to your inquiry.