trippin tre Posted March 7, 2007 Report Posted March 7, 2007 Hi.I am hoping to bid on a room for March 16-19 and I'm looking to find a good deal (price is the #1 factor). My preference would be to stay downtown or in the coastal region, but would consider others nearby. I am hoping to find a decent hotel for under $60/night. Willing to stay in a *2 but obviously would prefer higher quality, if possible. Hotwire is showing a *2 in Mission Valley for $45/night, so I am willing to pay a little more than that for a better area.Can someone suggest a bidding strategy, or am I too all over the place in my options? Any suggestions or advice is much appreciated!Thanks!Tracey
trippin tre Posted March 7, 2007 Author Report Posted March 7, 2007 Just to clarify, in addition to downtown and coastal regions, I would also be willing to stay in old town, coronado, and mission valley (last choice) regions. I would prefer a 3 star room but am willing to go down to 2.5 and 2.Hope that helps!
thereuare Posted March 7, 2007 Report Posted March 7, 2007 I too all over the place in my options?Yes... you are.It's ahrd ot advise when you state that price is the most important factor, willing to take a 2*, but prefer higher.Obviously the 2* would likely be the least expensive... so to spend more is a trade-off, one that it's not clear if you're willing to take.Why don't we start with this... at the 2.5* or 3* level (you let us know which you want to try for first) which zones are you willing to accept and what would be your maximum bid? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
trippin tre Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Posted March 8, 2007 Okay, why don't we start with 2.5 stars. Willing to take Downtown, Coastal, Old Town and Coronado (no 2.5 stars). Will go up to $52 for this star class. Looks like there are 5 free re-bid zones. Thanks for your help!
thereuare Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 Looks like there are 5 free re-bid zonesThere are only 4 re-bid zones at the 2.5* level.If you believe there to be 5 list your five re-bid zones below.... otherwise confirm that there are four (feel free to confirm them) and we'll suggest a strategy to follow. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
trippin tre Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Posted March 8, 2007 Oops... right I see my error, just because there is no 2.5 * in one area but there are higher rated hotels, I could get bumped up to 3 stars (in Miramar).The FOUR rebid zones are: East County, Escondido, National City and San Ysidro.If these bids are unsuccessful, I would then want to try to bid *3 up to $60.
thereuare Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 I'm assuming that staying in Coronado is "ok" with you if you were to get upgraded to a 3* hotel in that zone with your 2.5* bidding.You can try as follows:Select 2.5* Dowtnown...Bid $30, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $32, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $34, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Coastal...Bid $30, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $32, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $34, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Old Town...Bid $30, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $32, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $34, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Coronado...Bid $30, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $32, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $34, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Dowtnown and Coastal...Bid $36, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $38, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $40, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Old Town and Coronado...Bid $36, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $38, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $40, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Dowtnown and Old Town...Bid $42, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $44, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $46, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Coatal and Coronado...Bid $42, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $44, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $46, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 2.5* Dowtnown and Old Town and Costal and Coronado...Bid $48, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $50, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $52Any questions feel freel to ask.Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
trippin tre Posted March 9, 2007 Author Report Posted March 9, 2007 Decided to go up to $54 and it made the difference.Won Holiday Inn Harborview $54 a night, March 16-19 using savings barn.I mostly followed your strategy, although I started at $40, not $30 as I figured that was useless. (so I upped each bid from your strategy $10)Thanks for your help. This seems like a pretty good deal. Same hotel seemed to be showing on Hotwire a couple days ago for I think $77. Happy to have this taken care of.
thereuare Posted March 9, 2007 Report Posted March 9, 2007 Congratulations on your success!Glad to hear that you're happy with the results and that we were able to help.Is this the Holiday Inn at 1617 First Avenue?Thank you for sharing your win and for using the SavingsBarn.com PRICELINE links to begin your bidding.Enjoy your trip! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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