Priceline Hotel: 4* Napa bid failure--need help(5/28 1night)

[hm70]

I put several bid for 4* Napa hotel for the 1 night stay on 5/28/06. My initial bid $65, reject. Add to $75, and added Sonoma area, still rejected.

Today, I raised the bid to $95, area back to 4* napa. Still rejected.

What is the suitable price I should bid?

I prefer to stay at Silverado Resort.

[BEAV]

While I'm not sure what to suggest as a bid amount, I'm not too surprised a bid of $95 was rejected, given the fact it's a holiday weekend and you're looking to stay in a popular tourist area. Another possible problem with a one-night only Sunday check-in is the fact many properties may have a 2 or 3 night minimum since it's a holiday weekend.

I checked Hotwire, and they have nothing at all to offer in their Napa zone for May 28, which would be indicitave of high hotel occupancy.

Lastly, Silverado's website indicates only one and two-bedroom suites available for May 28, with standard rooms sold out. With that in mind, it's pretty unlikely Silverado is giving inventory to Priceline to sell.

Good luck with this, however if you're looking for bargains, this may not be the weekend to find them in the wine country!