Priceline Hotel: should i bid for 1 or 2 rooms - for 3 adults?

[nofrills9]

Hi

I am new here, and have a question.

There will be 3 of us travelling together - self + hubby, and my sister (all adults). We would like to stay in Orange County / Garden Grove area for 3 nights in mid-September. I have read in this forum that if I bidded with Priceline, I am likely to get the Hyatt Regency. This is good for us.

My question is should I bid for one room or two rooms? I read somewhere that with Priceline, you can only have 2 adults in the room. But, I read in the Hyatt Regency website that if we have a room with 2 queen beds, we can have max 4.

Thank you for your help - before I start bidding.

PS - I have another question related to the above question. I checked out the HOTWIRE link and understood with hotwire there is no bidding like priceline, the shown prices are what we pay if we book. In hotwire I can put in the number of room (1) and number of people (3 adults) for a selected hotel - say $100 a night (plus taxes). Does this mean that it is OK to have 3 people in the room?

[rc408]

What Priceline is saying is that they only guarantee a room that will sleep 2 people. You may be able to get a room with 2 beds for the 3 of you but they the hotel can choose to put you in a room with 1 bed. It is at the discretion of the hotel and/or the person checking you in. I have only had this problem once at the Doubletree in Bakersfield. It was resolved by paying an additional $15 for a roll-away bed.

[nofrills9]

Thank you, rc408, for your reply. I looked up the hotel website and it says rooms have one king bed for 2 queen beds (sleeps 4). Hubby said just book for 2 rooms and be done with - he does not want to share the room with my sister! She is a bit dollar-miser, so said she prefers 1 room (cheaper for her). Arrrrrrrgh!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

I have read in this forum that if I bidded with Priceline, I am likely to get the Hyatt Regency.

I don't think this was said anywhere on the forum. While the Hyatt may be a frequent outcome, i think it's a big leap to say that this is the hotel you will likely receive.

If you'd like help with this trip please let us know the actual dates of your stay.

[nofrills9]

Hi thereuare

The dates of our stay are from 12th to 15th September (3 nights). Thanks.

[thereuare]

Have you decided to bid for this stay... one room or two?

Which zone(s) are you willing to accept? Maximum bid? Minium star rating?

PS- in regards to your earlier question:

In hotwire I can put in the number of room (1) and number of people (3 adults) for a selected hotel - say $100 a night (plus taxes). Does this mean that it is OK to have 3 people in the room?

Yes, HOTWIRE guarantees that there will be enough sleeping accomodations for each person included in your search.

[nofrills9]

1. Will bid for 2 rooms.

2. The zone which I preferred is Disneyland (which includes Garden Grove). The highest star for this area is 3*. The reason why I wanted to stay in this area because it is close to my relatives whom I will be visiting, making it convenient. I do not know which additional area(s) I should add in order to improve the acceptance of my bids.

[Colfax]

We're making progress....

You want two 3* rooms in the Disneyland zone.

What is your maximum bid per room? We need that in order to offer a strategy.

[nofrills9]

Hi Colfax

Max bid at US$60 for each room. Not sure if this is too much - because I have seen other forumites reported successful bids between $45 to $55 for 3* in the Disneyland / Orange Grove area. Thanks.

[thereuare]

At the 3* level you have four re-bid zones available. 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 3* Disneyland...

Bid $45, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $48, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $52, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $58.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.