Priceline Hotel: 3* Orange County (Disneyland) Hyatt Regency

[sakawaka]

Hi. I'm new to this board but have been reading and researching for a while. It's our first time trying the name your price feature and I need some help.

We're going to Disneyland and need a room from Tues 11/28 - Thurs 12/1. It's the week after Thanksgiving which I heard was slow. Any suggestions on a starting bid? I'm pretty confident that I understand how to re-bid by adding zones. I just can't find any reported winning bids for those dates so I'm not sure how low I should start.

Also, does Priceline charge a fee to bid?

Any help or advice would be appreciated. :)

[thereuare]

What is your maximum bid? We wouldn't want to suggest a strategy that went higher than you wanted to spend.

There is no charge to bid... but if your bid is accepted there will be a booking fee included in the 'taxes and fees' amount, which usually amounts to about $6-$7 per day; if your bid is not accepted there will be no charge to your credit card.

[sakawaka]

I'm sorry. I should have mentioned this in my post. We are looking at 3* and $55 is probably the highest we would consider bidding at this point. We'd love to get one in the $40s but I also want to be realistic.

I appreciate the help. This site is great!

[thereuare]

You have three re-bid zones available at the 3* level. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.

Select 3* Disneyland...

Bid $35, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $40, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.

Select 3* Disneyland and re-bid zone2...

Bid $43, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $45, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.

Select 3* Disneyland and re-bid zone3...

Bid $48, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $50, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.

Select 3* Disneyland and re-bid zone2 and re-bid zone3...

Bid $53, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $55.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.

[sakawaka]

You are the best! Thank you so much! I'll use the link through SavingsBarn.com and will post my results. :)

[sakawaka]

We did exactly as you said and bid was accepted at $48 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. :) I will start a new topic with the specifics so nobody looking for those dates misses it. Used the PRICELINE link through savingsbarn.com. This is one of the hotels we were hoping for. We are so excited! Thanks for your help!

[sakawaka]

Started bidding at $35 and at $43 they counter-offered to increase $12 to $55 (but I know not to fall for that! :) ). Bid was accepted at $48. :)

This was one of the hotels we were hoping for and we are very excited! Hyatt online rate is $159 per night so I believe we got one heck of a deal! :o

Thank you thereuare!

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win... glad to have helped and that you're happy with the results!

Thank you for sharing your win with the rest of the board and for starting your bids with the priceline hotel links at SavingsBarn.com

Enjoy your stay and trip.