Priceline Hotel: 2.5* Courtyard Marriott in Troy?

[hawk99]

I'm looking to bid for the Courtyard Marriott in Troy via Priceline. It is 2.5* in the fixed price section of Priceline. Do these * ratings correlate with the Name Your Price Section too?

I think the other 2.5* hotels in Troy are Holiday Inn and Homewood Suites.

[dahammer]

welcome to BetterBidding!

because you are likely to get your bid accepted at a substantial discount to the standard rates, you can't choose your destination. If you are bidding at the 2.5* level, you have to accept any hotel at 2.5* or above. You can always get upgraded to a 3* which may then have added costs such as parking, wifi, or breakfast.

Not all of the hotels that participate with the Shop and Compare site are available on the Name Your Own Price site either. Yes the * ratings should be the same on both sites.

[hawk99]

thanks. I didn't know that they could upgrade you to a higher * level. I was asking about the 2.5* hotels in Troy because I haven't seen any posted winning bids for that here.

[dahammer]

what are your dates of travel?

I hope you are successful and that your win will be posted on the Priceline Hotel List

[hawk99]

March 28 - 30 (2 nights). Courtyard Marriott is $80/night on their website. Hilton 3* is around the same range.

[nick5]

March 28 - 30 (2 nights). Courtyard Marriott is $80/night on their website. Hilton 3* is around the same range.

I would think you could get one of them bidding 3* starting at 42.00. If rejected, then 24 hours later start the re-bidding increase by $3.00. If you really want to stay on the cheap and see what the lowest rating is (and you have time.) Start with 2* at 23.00 a night. then every 24 hours bump it up a couple bucks. If it was me, once I hit a reject at 30.00, I'd start going for the 2.5 start. Then again, being a girl, I perfer 4* but will do 3* if it means I get to travel. <G>

Cheryl

I'm sure Thereuare or someone else has better bidding advice, but the above would have a good chance of nabbing one of the two properties you listed.

[hawk99]

If I wanted the 2.5* Courtyard more, shouldn't I bid for that first? The 2.5* actually looks better than the 3* Hilton. I'm only worried that if I bid too low for the 2.5* I might get stuck with the Holiday Inn - which itself doesn't look so good either.

[dahammer]

because you are likely to get your bid accepted at a substantial discount to the standard rates, you can't choose your destination.

you can't target your bid to a specific property, you must be willing to accept any 2.5* in that zone. A higher bid will not increase your chances of getting the Courtyard, you will only overpay.

[thereuare]

You need to make a decision between price and targeting the property you want...

If price is most important then roll the dice and bid on priceline; if targetting a specific property is important start with HOTWIRE and see if the hotel(s) offered match any which you're trying to target.

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