discountKING Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'll be in Vegas from 2/1 - 2/3. I have a wedding that I need to attend. But I cant seem to find ANY deals for that weekend. I read earlier that there is a convention that weekend.. On priceline yesterday I bid up to $100 on 4-star but still no luck. Any suggestions? Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Welcome to BetterBidding!Which zones you did include in your bidding? What is your maximum bid for a 4* hotel for these dates? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
discountKING Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I've only done south strip so far. And the maximum I've bid is $100. Any suggestions? Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Is there a reason you're avoiding the North Strip zone?Is it ok to inlcude that area in a bidding strategy? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
discountKING Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Im trying to stay in the south zone since the wedding and festivities I'm attending are being held at MGM grand. But, do you think I will be able to find better prices north strip zone? Thanks for all your help! Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Including the North zone will give you more bidding opportunities as well as increase the number of hotels which could potentially accept your bid... although $100 for this weekend looks like it will be pretty tough. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
discountKING Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I just tried $100 for both zones. Still no luck. How much higher do you think I should go, for the best value? Link to comment
bbbb Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Including the North zone will give you more bidding opportunities as well as increase the number of hotels which could potentially accept your bid... although $100 for this weekend looks like it will be pretty tough.This is super bowl weekend! Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Thanks for the info... that will make it even tougher! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
discountKING Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I just wanted to update everyone on the prices that I've been getting for the weekend of 2/1-2/4. That weekend about 2 weeks I was not able to find anything less than $200 but everday I've been bidding at priceline (via savingsbarn) and yesterday I bid $85 south strip 4* and the counter off I got was $130. I'm planning on waiting till this weekend to see how much more it will go down. Has anyone else noticed the sudden price decrease that weekend? Should I go ahead and book or wait to see if it will decrease further?? Thanks! Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I would think if you have been unsuccessful up to $200 and are now offered something at $130 or less that you would want to jump on it... what is prices go back up while you continue to wait for them to drop further?If you have re-bid zones available i'd be using them to work my way up towards the $130 figure sooner rather than later. If you need help with this let us know which zone(s) you're willing to bid, which zones you've already bid, when your last bid was placed, and your bidding history for that bidding cycle (if you recall).Thanks for using the SavingsBarn PRICELINE links to place your bids. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
travelAlot Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Howdy if it helps, I'm working on the same thing. Already have the Orleans booked at a $315 total cost (with taxes, fees and "resort fee"). Been bidding, rebidding last few days...$139 is counteroffer (a few days ago it was $169). Also keep in mind that the Luxor has some soprt of email special at $150 for the 3 days ($450 + tax) and that's probably the lowest 4-star published rate (it's immediately payable and nonrefundable/adjustable)Have gradually bid from $65-70ish up to $95 as I'm trying to stay at about the same cost as my existing Orleans res. So if bidding I would start around $80-90, use rebidding zones and the hybrids. Of course this could change as other stuff is cancelled (I have to do something by Sunday as my Orleans res must be cancled by late Mon/early Tues if I am, successful). Been using the SavingsBarn PRICELINE link.FYI in case this is helpful.ron Link to comment
dahammer Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Have gradually bid from $65-70ish up to $95 as I'm trying to stay at about the same cost as my existing Orleans res.the Orleans is 1.5 miles from the strip, which zones were you bidding? Link to comment
travelAlot Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 the Orleans is 1.5 miles from the strip, which zones were you bidding?The Orleans is my cancellable back-up reservation (it's already sold out for Sat night the 2nd), which I've had since May 2007. As far as I can see, the Gold Coast (on Flamingo, offstrip and next to the Rio, which has 6 very regular shuttles to all the Harrahs properties) is available.My aim was to bid for hopefully a LVStrip 4-star at about the same cost as my Orleans reservation and, if not, then stick with the Orleans res. Keep on getting $139/night counteroffers (my stay is 3 nights 2/1-4 so I'm guessing this rate is less than what you will get because you're not staying Sunday). Have gone as high as $105, which is pretty much my ceiling (would be a net of $40 more than my Orleans reservation and that's already a decent buffet/person, lol).As far as the actual bidding, it is quite tricky, with the rebidding in the zones that don't have 4 stars and in hybrid combinations. For the latter, one wrong checkbox could mean disaster. I do include StripWest because I'd be thrilled with Palms/Rio.With the 72 hour cancel policy taking effect Tuesday, I'm probably going to stick with the Orleans after a couple more bids (probably unsuccessful lol) tonight. Good luck... Link to comment
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