Priceline Hotel: 3* Santa Fe (Cerrillos Road) Holiday Inn

[Nounou]

Bid 3*SFP 35 rejected + CR 38 rejected

3*SFP+SFS 40 rejected added CR 44 rejected

started over with

2* SFP 30 rej. + SFS 31 rej

2* SF + CR 33 rej added SFS 34 an rejected again

I have plenty of time left

I can get the Park Inn Suites at 57 incl. all taxes and fees

So I don't see myself going much higher than 40 on a 2 or 2.5*

We'll be arriving late and leaving early

Any suggestions?

I did use savingsbarn.com

Thanks

Nounou

[thereuare]

Is that $57 'all-in' a publicly available rate?

Best i'm seeing on the Park Inn website site is $76+taxes.

PS- just added a Park Inn link to the support page... we've been affilaites for awhile but i never got around to adding it to the list since not a frequently used chain

[Nounou]

Hi,

thanks for adding the link.

The deal I had found was on another website, but it's not available anymore.

I have bid for a 3* up to 56, for a 2,5 up to 42 for a 2* up to 42

Not sure what to do, as I see others have gotten deals for less then what I bid.

Maybe it's because of the date (3rd July). However I don't get the impression though from other sides that hotels are massively booked on that date.

Is it worthwhile waiting a few more days?

I can always book some 2* place for around 65-70 incl. taxes as a fall back option.

Nounou

[thereuare]

For starters I'd raise your 2.5* bid to $45.

[Nounou]

Hi,

I'm up to 49 USD now for a 2,5* and up to 62 for a 3*

Probably it's better to book somthing directly. Not sure.

Nounou

[thereuare]

Where and how much would your back-up be?

Use the BetterChecker to research rates in the area, let us know your best price, and then we can ascertain whether you're more likely to do better booking direct or bidding a bit higher.

Hotwire currently has a 2.5* for $59 if you ultimately end up in a jam with no alternatives.

[Nounou]

I've tried my luck again with a 4* up to 74, 3* up to 67 and a 2,5 up to 53, at 50 I received a counteroffer to up by 14

I'm sorry, but I don't like betterchecker that much, I usually use a search engine to compare prices and then book via one of your links if I can.

I'll look into the hotwire offer.

Thanks

Nounou

[Nounou]

Hi there,

finally got it!

Did some more research here and there and also looked into the hotwire offers (3* at 68 and 2,5* at 57) I then decided I would try again on priceline: going up to 80 for 4*, 70for 3* and 55 for 2,5*

If none of that worked I would have settled with the 2,5* at 57 with hotwire

bid 4* up to 80, all bids rejected

bid 3* up to 70, again all bids rejecte

then bid 2,5* up to 55 (started at 53 added Zone bid 54 added zone bid 55)

and got the Holiday Inn on 4048 Cerrillos Road

Your Offer Price: $55.00

Extend Your Stay

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $55.00

Taxes & Service Fees:

$15.61

Total Charges: $70.61

Not the best deal of my life, but at 98 plus tax (as on hotel website and via various search engines) for the regular rate not too bad either....

Thanks for bearing with me on this one.

I DID use Savingsbarn.com

Nounou

[thereuare]

Nice job in perseverence!

Glad to hear you finally found success and with a pretty good deal.

Thanks for using the SB links to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.