amelie14 Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I"m brand new to hotwire and priceline, I'm looking to book two nights in two weeks in a 4* in Theater Distrct, Quincy Market or Waterfront area.What's the lowest you recommend going? When is better to bid? Now, or wait a little?thanks! Link to comment
mrxow Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 It might be nice to know if it will be on a weekend or weeknights. I wouldn't say you need to wait longer. A cursory look shows wins as low as $80 so below that level seems wise. Link to comment
amelie14 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 It might be nice to know if it will be on a weekend or weeknights. I wouldn't say you need to wait longer. A cursory look shows wins as low as $80 so below that level seems wise.thanks for your reply. It will be on a weekend, 3/14-16. So you think I could go for, say, $75? Link to comment
mrxow Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Well personally, I don't mind wasting time on a longshot lower bid. It is fun when you get it. If you are happy with any of the zones you are interested in, you should try to determine which zone has the best chance of winning and start with that one. Between the zones you are interested in and the ones you can rebid in, with all the possible combinations, you can make a lot of bids in a single day. There are threads that discuss how to do this. If it was me, I would start at 60 at least on your first day of bidding. I wouldn't care if I didn't win on the first day, even. It really sucks to win on your first bid - I try to avoid that as much as possible... But that is me. Maybe you would rather get the whole thing over with than waste time on a longshot low bid. Sure, you could start at 75 and you probably won't even get it. But as I said, I only made a cursory inspection of wins for your areas. There may have been lower wins that I didn't see. Certainly there are probably lower wins that aren't reported on the board. It mostly a matter of how much time you have, how much time you want to spend, and how much you enjoy the "game" of bidding on priceline... :)I don't know about Boston, so I don't know if prices in these areas are higher or lower on weekends. Are there a lot of business hotels in any of the zones you want? If you check out prices in these zones on standard sites, are the prices higher or lower on the weekends? These are things to consider... Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 If you let us know your maximum bid we will suggest a strategy for you to follow.Please use this PRICELINE link to begin any bidding that you do. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
amelie14 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 My maximum is about $120. I'm looking at Waterfront, Theater District and Copley area.Thanks for your help! Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I'm looking at Waterfront, Theater District and Copley area.To clarify, on PRICELINE, this is only two zones.At the 4* level you have three 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 4* Downtown...Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $80, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* Waterfront...Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $80, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* Downtown and re-bid zone3...Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $90, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* Waterfront and re-bid zone3...Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $90, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* Downtown and re-bid zone2 and re-bid zone3...Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $100, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* Waterfront and re-bid zone2 and re-bid zone3...Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $100, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* Downtwon and Waterfront...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $120.Any questions feel free to ask.Please use this PRICELINE link to begin any purchases you make.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 Link to comment
mrxow Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 copley and theater are the same zone on pricelineearlier quincy market was mentioned, which is next door and I imagine acceptable for strategy if not mentioning it in their last post was an oversightyou might want to work that in - it had the lowest recent win price Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I'll wait for the OP to reply before re-typing a PRICELINE new strategy. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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