debjcline Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 I haven't started bidding yet, but would like some help in regards to the weekend or 2/15/07 - 2/18/07Looking for a friend who will be coming in town her two grown children. She would like to have 2 beds. I have read that some hotels in S.F., i.e. Westin USE, will only give you one bed. Will they give two beds if requested? Are there other hotels in USE or USW that want to give you just one bed? I am also going to suggest that she get a "preferred card" to what ever hotel she stays. Any other suggestions for increasing a possibiliy for a better room, etc.? Also are S.F. hotels busy during presidents weekend? This one is close to Valentines day. Do a lot of people go into big cities like San Francisco around Valentines?They will be coming in on Bart from the Oakland airport, so I thought it would be nice to have something close to the barts drop offs in downtown San Francisco?I understand free rebid zones in San Francisco, and suggestions on where to stay, how to bid this stay or anything else?I have tried to find the San Francisco hotel section that I have seen on this website. It's the one that has the bubbles that you click on to open the hotels location, etc. up, could someone help with providing this for me. I have never used HOTWIRE, they are considering using it with a combined airfare & hotel. What if someone bid for a package hotel and airfare for one and she had her kids stay with her? Does this look like a good thing? Any other suggestions, I would appreciate the help. Thanks Link to comment
debjcline Posted January 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 USW - started bid at 68 - rejectedadded CC bid 70 - rejectedadded CH bid 72 - rejectedadded SSF bid 74 - rejectedThe highest I would like to pay is $100.I see most bids accepted around $75.I should I have bid this to get more bid options? Should I have closed the browser and opened it up several times? Would someone show me how that would look, if that is the case?This is for 5 nights, would breaking the days up help?Are hotels in San Francisco, busy during Presidents holiday weekend and also the weekend following Valentines Day?I would appreciate any help. thanks Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Due to the occupancy issue HOTWIRE may be a better choice as you can select triple occupancy and ensure enough sleeping accomodations for everyone.If you'd like to bid you can do so as follows (after 24 hours from your last rejected bid):You have three re-bid zones. 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 4* USE...Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $77, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $80, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* USW...Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $77, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $80, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* USE and USW...Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $100.Let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
debjcline Posted January 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Thank you thereuare for the help.My friend decided that she just wants to stay only in the USW, so I would appreciate more help.I understand the free rebid zones in San francisco, but what I don't understand is doing the permutations of the free rebid zones and if you can concretely show me how to do this I would appreciate it.What I have done is bid (through Savings Barn): USW (union square west) if rejected, I pick up an additional area in the zone like:CC (civic center) then I bid and if rejected, I ADD:CH (cathedral hill) I bid and if rejected, I ADD:SSF (south San francisco) and bidAfter I bid all of the 4 areas (including the 3 free rebids areas), I am done, if rejected.I checked a response you gave to someone bidding in San Francisco (different area of the zone but it doesn't matter):With your three re-bid zones you can try bidding as follows:Select 4* USE...Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $70, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* USE and re-bid zone2...Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $80, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* USE and re-bid zone3...Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $90, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* USE re-bid zone2 and re-bid zone3...Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $100.So as I understand the above; someone is able to bid 8 times in a session instead of 4 timesWhen I think I am trying this, I am having trouble. After the first 2 trys, I close browser and reopen, when I try to bid other areas of the zone, it tells me there are no *4 hotels in that area, so select again. So I don't get an additional rebidding. This is probably simple but I don't understand. Could you show me by mapping it out exactly the areas in my zone and how I would bid. Thanks Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 What is the check-out date... topic title reads 2/20 while the first post states 2/18?Is your friend going to be bidding or are you doing it for them? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
debjcline Posted January 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 check out: 2/20/07. I am bidding for them. She's entered all the information and her credit card and I am doing the bidding. Thanks Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Select 4* USW...Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $70, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* USW and re-bid zone2...Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $80, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* USW and re-bid zone3...Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $90, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* USW re-bid zone2 and re-bid zone3...Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $100.You can folow the above. After you close your browser, if you are selecting the USW zone (among the other re-bid zones) then you will be given the option of selecting a 4* property. I'm guessing you, for one reason or another, were not selecting the USW zone when you weren't being offer the option of bidding 4 stars. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
debjcline Posted January 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Thanks again thereuare for the helpFor the USW:I began bidding at $68 and I increased the bids by approximately $5 over the last few nights until I reached $117; all were rejected.I decided to add USE. I began bidding at $75 and increased it every $5 until I reached $90 and was accepted.Check-In Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007Check-Out Date: Sunday, February 20, 2007Hotel Name: The Westin ST. Francis335 Powell StSan Francisco, CA 94102(415) 397-7000Your Offer Price: $90Number of Rooms: 1Number of Nights: 5Subtotal: $450The notice from Priceline was sent to my friend email, so I dont' know what the tax isI went through Savings BarnI know you will change the heading to reflect this win and also change it from USW to USE.I do have one question and that is: this is the one hotel that I have read tends to give you just one bed. Can my friend tell them that she needs 2 full size beds instead of one, because she will have her adult son. with her? Any suggestions on how to communicate this request. I also told her to join and get a Starwood preference card. Thanks Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 You can call the hotel and put in a request, but it is just a request and may or may not be honored. The hotel is within the terms of their (and your) priceline agreement if they are only able to give you room with one bed that can accomodate two people.In addition to the Starwood prefernce card, it has also been suggested to get a Starwood America PRICELINE EXPRESS card which gives you higher status within the Starwood program. The card is free for the first year but is then $30/year thereafter (you can cancel at any time).Thanks for using the PRICELINE links at SavingsBarn.com to begin the bidding. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
debjcline Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 The priceline room did have only one bed and they were willing to upgrade for $35.00 a night. The room is in the newest tower. They are happy. Link to comment
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