LaurenLRC Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Hello, was wanting to help on what prices I should bid for a 5* on the strip for 3 nights, 3/14 through 3/17.I initially did a Priceline offer (before I found this board) for both North & South strip 5* for $100... was rejected and they gave me a counter offer for $188 a night.I did not accept that and it has been over 24 hours so I can bid again. I read on here how to do multiple bids, but I'm just not sure what amounts I need to be bidding so I can try to get the lowest price possible.We will be happy w/ any of the 5* that we would get on the strip.Would appreciate some advice, thanks a lot!
thereuare Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Welcome to BetterBidding!It won't take $188, but are you willing to go that high?We don't want to suggest a strategy that goes higher thank you're willing to bid... if not $188, what is your maximum bid and we'll suggest a strategy to follow. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
LaurenLRC Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Posted February 20, 2008 Sorry forgot to include that, the maximum we would like to spend is $175/ night.
thereuare Posted February 20, 2008 Report Posted February 20, 2008 At the 5* level you have 7 re-bid zones. 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 5* North Strip...Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 5* South Strip...Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 5* North Strip and South Strip...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $170, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $175.Any quesitons feel free to ask.Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
LaurenLRC Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Posted February 20, 2008 Bid up to $165 for North & South 5* last night and was rejected....Decided to see if we could get a 4* North hotel for around $100.... bid $85, $90, $95, and $100... rejected and received a counter offer for $188! (The same counter off we received for the 5* )Going to do the bidding again tonight for the 5* and probably go up to $175, except we are only going to include the North strip, because we decided we would rather not be so far south on the strip, although I haven't heard of anyone getting The Hotel, we don't want to risk it. Will keep everyone posted on how it goes tonight.
LaurenLRC Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Posted February 20, 2008 Is it safe to use Summerlin as a free bid zone when you are bidding 5*? I was not sure so I did not use it... I knew you shouldn't use it on 4*, but did not know about 5*. Thanks!
thereuare Posted February 20, 2008 Report Posted February 20, 2008 Yes, as of this writing, Summerlin is 'safe' as a re-bid zone as 5* is considered a higher star category than resort.If you'd rather not use it, you can just repeat the above and start with $120 since those amounts were already rejected and below that hasn't been seen for a long time... you had the re-bid zones so i included it anyway.Good Luck. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
LaurenLRC Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Posted February 21, 2008 Update: Priceline accepted our bid for $170 for March 14 - 17 for a 5* North Strip Hotel! We got the Palazzo! We are very excited, and feel like we got a very good deal for the weekend.We used SavingsBarn.com to direct us to Priceline.Thanks so much for all of the help!
thereuare Posted February 22, 2008 Report Posted February 22, 2008 Congratulations on your win!Glad to hear that you were successful and that you're happy with the results.Thanks for sharing your win and for using the SavingsBarn.com PRICELINE links to begin your bidding.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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