Priceline Hotel: 3* Minneapolis (SouthWest) DoubleTree Park Place

[Dean Meyer]

First time with Priceline. I tried 4 star at $41, but got rejected. I then followed the helpful hints posted and lowered the star level and price. Next bid was accepted $37 a night for four nights. I was kind of bummed since we had small kids and the Minneapolis Double Tree Park Place doesn't have a pool. Oh well, I'm sure we'll tire them out at the Mall of America. One question though, when I initally tried the 4 star I was rejected. I then submitted at $45. There was an error message that I needed to click a different option, and still gave the error message of the initial price rejection. Should I have cleared out and started over from scratch rather than lowering my star level?

Thanks for a helpful message board,

DM

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Once a bid is rejected, Priceline requires that you:

1) Add a zone

2) Lower your star quality

3) Change your dates

4) Wait 72 hours before bidding again

They require the above so that people don't bid $1, $2, $3, etc. until they are accepted (it's to Pricelne's advantage if you over-bid)

A strategy that can often be used to get around this is RE-Bidding

(utilizing this strategy would have enabled you to continue bidding 4* in this situation)

Feel free to ask for help or confirm you planned bidding strategy before bidding next time around... we're here to help :)

Thanks for posting and enjoy your stay.