ezed Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 We need 1 room for 6 nites; 4* in Dupont Circle. We are set on this area, with no car, but like the Metro. Would appreciate any suggestions on a bidding strategy. I'm familiar with the zone strategy and see where there maybe 4 no-4* zones (ALX, ARL, CRY, and SPR) available.Appreciate any ideas and comments on this. Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 What is your maximum bid? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
ezed Posted January 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thx for your reply and help.Maximum bid for 4* in Dupont is $115. Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Rates at the previously reported 4* properties are high for these dates, so not sure if your budet will be enough. Using your four re-bid zones you can try as follows:Select 4* Dupont...Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $80, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $85, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* Dupont and re-bid zone3...Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $100, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* Dupont and re-bid zone4...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $110 if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $115.Any questions feel free to ask.Good Luck and let us know how it goes.PS- there is a 4* on HOTWIRE which appears to be the Hilton Washington Towers (this is last reported as a 3* on priceline) for $105... so if this property is of any interest to you, you may want to stop bidding at $105 (of course if you prefer the 4* properties on priceline better then you should continue up to your maximum) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
ezed Posted January 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thks much for the strategy. I just went thru it with the 4 re-bid zones, starting at $75 and ending at $115. No go.I just checked HW for your 4* idea at $105, and nothing there now for that. I did find a 3.5* for $149, and 3* for $139. . Did you mean Wash. Hilton Towers as 3* on HW and 4* on PL?Guess we'll do it again (in 24-hrs.) on PL with a max of $125. any other ideas?Thanks again.Your note:PS- there is a 4* on HOTWIRE which appears to be the Hilton Washington Towers (this is last reported as a 3* on priceline) for $105... so if this property is of any interest to you, you may want to stop bidding at $105 (of course if you prefer the 4* properties on priceline better then you should continue up to your maximum) Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 On a current HOTWIRE search, 4/18-4/23, 2adults/0children... i see a 4* in the Dupont Circle-Embassy Row zone... do you? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
ezed Posted January 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Ah, I found what you saw. HW has the 4* for 4/18-4/23 (5 nites) for $104. I bought it for the 5 nites and it is the Hilton Washington and Towers, 1919 Conn. Pretty crazy pricing on HW as the 4/18-4/24 (6 nites) shows as $255/nite. The Hilton website rate for the 6 nites is $289/nite. Finally, I checked HW for 4* for 4/23 (1nite, and our last nite) and it shows the 4* at $145. I also see that it shows as a 3* on PL and was bought by several in Feb. at $80.So, now I'll look for our last nite 4/23. It would be nice to get the Hilton on PL at $100 or less. Can you suggest a strategy for that?I'll post the 5-nite buy on the HW Wins.Many thanks for great help and your sharp eye on this. Link to comment
ezed Posted January 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Hotel is located at 1919 Connecticut.Was looking for 6 nites starting 4/18 and the HW showed 1 4* at $255. Dropping back to 5 nites showed the 4* at $104/nite. That is what I bought. Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Glad to hear it went well and it was the hotel you expected.Can you confirm that the amenities shown before your purchase were Restaurant, Pool, Fitness, Tennis, Business... you can still view these by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.Hopefully you also remember to use the HOTWIRE link here at BetterBidding.Please start a NEW TOPIC for the remaining nite of your stay so that we can ultmately reflect that win in the topic title of that thread. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
ezed Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 We just returned from our trip and had a good stay at the Hilton Towers. Good service and comfortable room. Metro station is a good walk away (10-min.) but good service. Lots of good restaurants in the area. We would stay there again. Link to comment
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