Piretta Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I've been reading the boards, have read the rebid zone instruction thread and am still a little confused. I am planning a tirp to Atlanta and for the following dates: 7/20-7/22. Based on reviews, I like the Intercontinental although I know there's no guarantee. My question is about determining the rebid zones. When I look at the location views for hotels on Priceline, they are not the same as the bidding zones. For example, several 4* hotels are listed in the Atlanta-Eastern & Northern Suburbs. I printed a map to try and pinpoint each hotel, but it's not very exact. Am I doing this the hard way? Link to comment
Piretta Posted April 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 I'd like to stay at the Intercontinental and my max is $80. Link to comment
dahammer Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Welcome to BetterBiddingAtlanta-Eastern & Northern Suburbs appears on the Priceline "Shop and Compare" page, just click "Name Your Own Price" and you will be taken to the bidding site. These are two different Priceline products and not all "Shop and Compare" hotels participate with the bidding site.When Bidding for a 4*, you cannot target a specific hotel, you can get any 4* hotel that offers its room inventory to Priceline for your dates of travel. Here is thelist of reported wins.A rebid zone is one where the highest rated hotel in that zone is lower than the minimum star rating that you are bidding for. There are 19 bidding zones in Atlanta, can you list those where the highest rated hotel is 3* or less? Link to comment
Piretta Posted April 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Hi dahammer,Thanks for the list. I believe I understand the rebidding zones now. With 19 rebid zones, I'm not sure what my starting offer or raise increments should be. Based on previous wins, I was planning on an opening bid of $55. Also, I'm not sure if any events are scheduled in Atlanta that weeked that would impact my bidding. I'll post my strategy and its success or failure when completed. Thanks for the help. Link to comment
Aprilmay Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Piretta, just to clarify, there are not 19 "rebid" zones. I think dahammer was pointing out that there are 19 zones total. Your only rebid zones are those that only have 3.5 star and below. Feel free to confirm which zones are actually rebid zones here on the board. That's a very important concept, and one that you should be sure of before bidding! Link to comment
dahammer Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 HOTWIRE has a 4* customer favorite in Buckhead for $114, so if you start at $55 and increase by $5 by adding rebid zones, you can't go wrong. Just make sure you understand rebidding and check the zones that don't have any 4* hotels.Good luck! Link to comment
Piretta Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Hi all, I finally bid using the system and it worked! The details are below.First bid- $50 in Buckhead- REJECTEDSecond bid- $56 + Peachtree Corners - Norcross- REJECTEDThird bid- $61 + Midtown- REJECTEDFourth bid- $66 + Decatur- REJECTEDFifth bid- $70 + Stone Mountain- ACCEPTEDThanks for all the help. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Congratulations on your win and thank you for sharing it with the board.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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