Priceline Hotel: 3* Honolulu (Waikiki South)

[lexsea]

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[thereuare]

The Radisson may be having booking problems right now as i can't seem to get the Radisson Prince Kuhio to show dates for any date i searched for.

Have you not bid the North zone yet?

Let us know and we'll suggest a strategy to follow.

[lexsea]

After playing with a bunch of dates, the Radisson showed a room available on June 26-27. But for the most part, it is giving me the "rate not available" message... so i'm not sure what's going on.

I have tried bidding the North zone, but my bid was a little less.

Started 3* Waikiki North $70 - rejected

Added Diamond Head $75 - rejected

Added Airport $80 - rejected

[thereuare]

With the prices you quote above $90 may be a tough win.

You have two re-bid zones available when bidding 3*. I would try as follows:

Select 3* South...

Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone...

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

Bid $75, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.

Select 3* North...

Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone...

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

Bid $75, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.

Select 3* South and North...

Bid $80, if rejected add re-bid zone...

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

Bid $90.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.

[lexsea]

I tried that strategy exactly, but still no luck getting a hotel.

You said it would be tough to win since the hotels I quoted were over $90. What would you suggest I increase my maximum to?

Should I wait a couple of days and then try that strategy again? Maybe I should try my luck with Hotwire.

Thank you so much for your help so far. You've been great!!

PS. I did use the SavingsBarn

[thereuare]

We stopped at $90 as that is what you had stated as your maximum bid.

What is your "next best alternative'? If pricline/hotwire were not an option, where would you stay and how much would it cost?

[lexsea]

I guess my next best alternative would be the Park Shore for $145/night. I haven't read really good reviews about the place, so I was hoping for something else.

[thereuare]

So how high would you be willing to bid for an opaque property?

If you were willing to go as high as $145 i'd sooner first try for a 4* thru the opaque providers (hoping for the Hawaii Prince in the North zone). Hotwire has some 3* properties between $90-$145, but i would first try to identify them to make sure that they are 'true' 3* properties and that you're comparing apples-to-apples.

[lexsea]

Actually, my brother was able to get us a room at the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel for $85/night, with his associates rate, but only for the dates 07/05/06-07/07/06.

That means we still have one night that we have to look for a hotel - 07/04/06. I'd be willing to bid up to $135 for a 4* hotel. Do you have a strategy you can suggest?

I checked out the hotels offered on Hotwire through SavingsBarn.com. I was able to identify one of them as Ohana Islander for $94/night. Can you tell me if you can identify this other one:

3 star hotel in Waikiki Central $111/night

Hotel Amentities:

-Near Beach

-Restaurant(s)

-Complimentary Breakfast

-Pool(s)

Thanks!

[thereuare]

This property has not yet been identified.