Oboy Posted June 18, 2008 Report Posted June 18, 2008 Hi,As a contnuation of this Priceline Alexandria stay...Am trying for a 2.5-3* hotel for up to $75. Would like to start with 3* first. Thanks!!
thereuare Posted June 18, 2008 Report Posted June 18, 2008 You're only really giving yourself about $5 more than you previously bid... this combined with the counter-offer given by PRICELINE on your trying to extend your stay, i think you chances of landing a 3* are somewhat low. To give it a try you can attempt the following:Select 3* Alexandria...Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Select 3* Alexandria and re-bid zone3...Bid $71, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $73, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $75.Any questions feel free to ask. If rejected we'll revise to try for a 2.5* property (unless you decide you'd like to raise your bid higher for a 3*)Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.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
Oboy Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Posted June 19, 2008 Thanks thereuare!I gave this a little more thought and did a little more looking. The rates on Hotwire were $105 for 7/1-7/3 and $79 for 7/3-7/4. I appears very likely that the hotel on Hotwire is the Hilton. With that in mind, I rebid for just 7/3-7/4 starting at $65 and increased by one dollar per bid. I won the same hotel (Hilton Alexandria Mark Center) for $69!! So for 7/1-7/3, I'll probably have to go up to approx. $90-95 to get a win on Priceline. I plan on trying again tonight when my 24 hours is up. I'll post my results.For any bidders reading this, I did take into consideration that I might get a completely different hotel and was willing to live with it. I'm very fortunate that this has worked out so well!Thanks again!(Used PRICELINE links for all bids)
thereuare Posted June 19, 2008 Report Posted June 19, 2008 Congratulations on your continued success.The only issue with receiving this last nite is that if you now receive a different hotel for the remaining two nites, you will have to change hotels twice during this stay... hopefully you'll still receive the Hilton for the middle nites, even if at a slightly higher price than you have already bid.Thanks for keeping us updated with your progress and for using our PRICELINE link to begin your bids.Enjoy this leg of your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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