Priceline Hotel: 2.5* Orlando (Universal-SeaWorld) Orlando Metropolitian Express

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Used Savings barn link.

Tried 3 star at 45.00, did not win. Added 2.5 star and raised to 49.00 hoping to hit a 3 star. No luck and got a 2.5 star.

Orlando Metropolita PRICELINE EXPRESS Hotel

6323 International Drive

Orlando, Florida 32819

407-351-4430

Your Offer Price: $49.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $49.00

Taxes and Service Fees: $13.79

Total Charges*: $62.79

Second guessing I should have just taken the 2.5 star on Hotwire for 39.00. Have not seen this hotel listed on Priceline or Hotwire before. Their website price was only 69.00 making it a so so deal.

Looks like Orlando is pretty full with Halloween Horror nights down there this weekend.

[runNgun]

you had at least 5 "free" rebids for a 3* in Orlando so there was no need to drop to 2.5* AND raise your bid at the same time. You may want to familiarize yourself with the free re-bidding process so you can avoid "so-so" deals in the future. Thanks for posting a new hotel and your win.

that 2.5* on Hotwire you saw is the Ramada I-Drive Convention Center (based on a car & hotel package search for this date). That's a 2* on priceline.

[thereuare]

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and for using the PRICELINE links at SavingsBarn.com to begin your bidding.

Here is the link that RunNGun referenced above: Priceline Re-Bidding Explained

Feel free to ask for help before bidding for your next trip.

Enjoy your stay.

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I knew the wife wanted to be close to Universal and did not want to play around with rebids and miss out. Looked around some and everything was a little on the high side this weekend on the regular sites. Overall a room under 50 bucks is not bad.

I agree on Hotwire stars, usually on go with 3 or 4 stars on Hotwire. There rankings are a little low.

This is the first time I dropped to 2.5 on Priceline. Usually stay at 3 and above with them also. If it is not worth 49, then I will go back to the higher rated properties. Almost thought about the 4 star for the Peabody for 99 that I seen someone won, but only in town for one night and will not be in the room much anyway with the Halloween Horror nights.

Thanks for the response.

[runNgun]

what do you mean by "did not want to play around with rebids and miss out"

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She wanted to be close to Universal. Can not rebid with so many 3 stars in Orlando as easy as other areas. Trouble with spending the time over saving another 5 bucks. I bid a little high to make sure I had a winning bid.

Leaving HHN at 2am in the morning and driving across Orlando was not a good option for 5 bucks.

[runNgun]

She wanted to be close to Universal. Can not rebid with so many 3 stars in Orlando as easy as other areas. Trouble with spending the time over saving another 5 bucks. I bid a little high to make sure I had a winning bid.

Leaving HHN at 2am in the morning and driving across Orlando was not a good option for 5 bucks.

with free rebids you only add areas of town which DON'T have any 3 star hotels so you could end up only in the Universal Area. Even at 2.5* you had at least 3 free rebids so there was no need to drop down in star rating AND raising your price at the same time. You could have just dropped to 2.5* and lowered your bid and then used the rebids. It seems like you don't understand the free rebids which is what I was trying to help with. Understanding this is the key to informed bidding.