Priceline Hotel: 2* Williamsburg (Historic-Busch Gardens) Days Inn Williamsburg East

[Wadsworth]

This was my first time bidding on a Hotel. It was pretty easy to pick up on, however, I was a little disappointed to get this hotel for $55. I usually stay in Marriott hotels, so I was hoping for the Springhill Suites. The reviews on this hotel are half good and half bad. The hotel was supposedly renovated in 2006, so I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

In the future, however, I will probably not select anything lower than 2.5* to be on the safe side.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Was this your first bid in the zone? If not, do you recall your bidding history?

Is the Days Inn at:

201 Water Country Parkway

I-64 & Route 199 Exit 242-B

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Thank you for sharing your results with the board.

Enjoy your stay.

[Wadsworth]

Yes, that is the correct hotel. Apparently the name Priceline gave for the Hotel is slightly different from the name from the Days Inn website. Since this was my first time bidding, I used a strategy I saw on another post.

Bid 1: 2.5* - Williamsburg - Busch Gardens - $45 (Rejected)

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Bid 2: 2.5* - Williamsburg Outlets - $45 (Rejected)

Bid 3: 2.5* - Added Williamsburg Busch Gardens - $50 (Rejected)

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Bid 4: 2* - Williamsburg - Busch Gardens - $45 (Rejected)

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Bid 5: 2* - Williamsburg Outlets - $45 (Rejected)

Bid 6: 2* - Added Williamsburg Busch Gardens - $50 (Rejected)

I repeated this same procedure today, except I incremented all bids shown above by $5. ($50 instead of $45)

I didn't get accepted until Bid 6, where I hit the 2* hotel for $55.

Seeing how it is Labor Day weekend, I thought it was a fair price. Unless my experience turns out to be a complete disaster, I will probably use Priceline again.

[thereuare]

... but those dates were different than you own, and as rates are date specific, it's not recommended to follow a strategy given in another thread for dates that are different than your own.

[Wadsworth]

Yes, I know. However, this being my first time, I was better off using this strategy to learn from rather than just randomly bidding.

I'm not unhappy with the result by any means. I was just stating what I might do different next time.

[thereuare]

...this being my first time, I was better off using this strategy to learn from rather than just randomly bidding.

Asking the board for help for your specific dates probably would have been a better first step :) (as well as reply to the message we sent you)

[GaryGnu]

It seems odd that a Springhill Suites and a Days Inn are both considered 2* in Williamsburg.