Priceline Hotel: 5* Las Vegas (Strip North) Palazzo

[gqjai]

hi - i received the following message below from PL after i submitted my first bid for 148. Does this mean the lowest they'll sell the room is for that price? :)

We Have A Great Deal For You!

We searched hundreds of options to find your hotel room, however we can't accept your offer of $148 per room, per night. Your credit card has not been charged for Request Number ###-###-###-##. During our search we found a hotel room available for $202 per room, per night. If you are willing to accept this new price, you can get your hotel room right now.

Normally you are required to change additional items (add zones, star level, or dates) in order to try your request again. However we are able to extend this one-time opportunity to you because of the zone, quality level and dates you requested.

Act fast - Hotel inventory is constantly changing and these rooms are subject to availability. To accept this new price just review your offer details and follow the steps below.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Yes, 99% of the time you will be successful if you raise your bid to the amount they're asking.

However, if you use re-bid zones (Priceline Re-Bidding Explained) you can often undercut their counter-offer in order to save a bit more. See this thread: Priceline Counter-Offer for more details.

Feel free to ask questions regarding either of the above, and if you'd like a more specific bidding strategy, let us know if you understand re-bidding, and your maximum bid (if you're not willing to go as high as $202), and we'll suggest a strategy for you to follow.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

[gqjai]

Thanks for your response...i tried the re-bid but was only able to do it twice. Below is what I did:

First re-bid @ 150 south strip

Second re-bid @ 155 las vegas airport

Still no luck....i'll try again tomorrow....i think $175 will be my highest bid or i'll drop down to a 4* hotel starting $75

[thereuare]

At the 5* level you have a LOT more re-bid zones than just the Airport... is there a reason you're only using that one?

Are you familiar with Priceline Re-Bidding Explained?

[gqjai]

Palazzo

Select 5* North strip

Bid $171, rejected add re-bid zone...Las Vegas Strip Vicinity South (there was a message to add $25 to get the room, but i ignore it) :)

Bid $175, rejected add re-bid zone...Las Vegas Airport

Bid $179, rejected add re-bid zone...Convention Center - UNLV Area

Bid $180, rejected add re-bid zone...West of Strip

Bid $185 WININNG BID re-bid zone...Summerlin - NW Las Vegas

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $185.00

Subtotal: $555.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $70.33

Total Charges*: $625.33

[Diamond Dog]

I think you may have got a bit lucky there - I think Summerlin isn't a rebid zone for 5*, because it has a resort. You could have ended up there, I think?

Anyway - nice win. We're going in July!

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

Glad to see you were successful and that we were able to help.

The Palazzo is a very nice property and this is a great deal.

Regarding the re-bidding, things can change at anytime, but it's currently "safe" to use resort zones as re-bid areas when you're bidding on 5* properties. You can see the hierarch in this old post regarding Priceline Star Ratings.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Have a great trip and have fun in Vegas.

[Diamond Dog]

My bad - it's 4* you need to be careful of, because Resorts can be used to fill them.