Priceline Hotel: 4* Las Vegas Strategy Feb17-21/08

[RichW]

Hi Guys,

I'm thinking of booking a 4* for Vegas for Feb 17-21 2008. Airport, Nellis & Summerlin zones don't have 4* (or higher) so I assume I can use those to implement the basic bidding strategy. Anyone have any other tips? Is the Sunday Check-In going to hurt or help me? What price level should I start? Any conventions that week? How much would a 5 star go for?

Thanks in Advance,

Rich....

[private joker]

Hey Rich,

I just booked a 4* Vegas trip (thread above) for January. Some of the hotels are running good deals for Jan and Feb, and in the dates you mentioned, Planet Hollywood for example has $79 rooms on the 18-21. Their price for the 17th is $189. I used that as a guide for bidding -- my trip was Jan 13-16 and it also had $79 deals on the PH website. So I bid 4* for Strip North and Strip South, and it accepted my $55 bid and gave me Planet Hollywood.

I think the Sunday checkin will hurt you just a bit, since the PH calendar suggests that that night (Sunday the 17th) will be pricier than other days. You might try a double bid, one for the 17th and one for the 18-21. The 18-21 I wouldn't be surprised if you got a $50 4* bid accepted and were put somewhere like Luxor, TI, or Planet H. For the 17th, you may have to bid up a bit.

I'm not sure about the outlying areas for 4*; I didn't want to chance it so I restricted my bids to only Strip North and South. Good luck!

-joker

[thereuare]

You only have two re-bid zones available when bidding 4* in Las Vegas... Summerlin is not currenlty one of your re-bid zones.

Which zones are you willing to accept? What is yoru maximum bid? How much would you need to save to make SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID worthwhile?