Priceline Hotel: 4* Vienna (City Centre) Marriott Vienna

[darioc]

tried bidding using the link for a 5* then 4* for $90 without any luck

28 sept (2nites)

does not getting a counteroffer mean you are way off?

[thereuare]

Priceline counter offers are somewhat random... we've seen users offered to add $50+ dollars to their bid while we've also seen users be $1 away and not receive a counter offer.

However, i would think that your bids are currently too low as it usually takes over $100 to see success for a 4* in this zone. What is your maximum bid?

[darioc]

my maximum bid is about 100 - 110 US. i think there is some kind of conference for politicians. does that mean i should be bidding closer to the date?

[thereuare]

At the 5* level you have two 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 5* City Centre...

Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $100, if rejected close browser and re-acces priceline however you did previously.

Select 5* City Centre and re-bid zone2...

Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $110.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.

[darioc]

by rebid zone do you mean vienna west, vienna south?

just tried that and went up to $115 and was rejected.

should i start bidding for a 4* since im not to keen to pay much more?

[thereuare]

At the 4* level there are no re-bid zones. Based upon your previously rejected bids at the 4* level up to $90, i would try as follows:

Bid 4* City Centre $100.

If rejected increase by $5 every 24 hours until your maximum bid of $110.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Let us know how it goes.

[darioc]

Vienna Marriott Hotel 4* in city centre

winning bid of $106 - bid history $40, $96 $106 (using the SavingsBarn.com PRICELINE link)

very happy with the price :) :o especially due to the fact that its considered a 5* on other sites. any reason for that?

just curious about the taxes of $28.50

thats over 25%. does priceline make up their own tax rates? :)

i checked other websites for vienna hotels and tax is about the same wherever u stay

thanks for your help better bidding

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win.

Glad to see you were successful within your pre-determined budget.

The tax amount is not just taxes, but also includes priceline's booking fee (~$7/nite) (note is states: 'Taxes and Fees'). No way around it, and still much better than the hotel's $250+ per nite rate for these dates :)

Thanks for sharing your win and for using the PRICELINE link at SavingsBarn.com to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.