Priceline Hotel: 4* Chicago (Millenium-Loop-Grant Park) Palmer House Hilton

[Gopiku]

Hi!

I would appreciate if somebody could help me with bidding for a room in Chicago downtown area (The Loop, I suppose) for three nights 7/25 - 7/28. I need it for two people, which is to say, I'd like 2 beds but I realize from reading prior posts that that's something that can only be requested. I see that other successful bids have been around $80-90 mark for 4*s. I'm not really looking for luxury but I'd like it to be in the downtown area close to sightseeing places and I'm supposing there aren't too many budget options around there.

I haven't bid for hotels before, so I'll appreciate any help I can get. I've read through most of the for-newbies posts I could find on the board. I'll gladly support BB by going through its links (does it have to be only at purchase time or even while reasearching/bidding - or is that one and the same thing?)

Thank you!

G.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Is the NMA-River North zone also acceptable or just the Loop zone? What is your maximum bid?

Thanks for using our PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links.

[Gopiku]

Hi! Sorry for disappearing - plans kept wavering :-(

I think River North should be okay as well (I just want it to be close to tourist locations). Max about $90-100 per night I think (of course, the cheaper the better, ha!)

Can you please help me with a bidding strategy? I've got some days yet... a little over 3 weeks.

Thank you - I will appreciate any help I can get.

G.

[thereuare]

At the 4* level you have two 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. (NOTE: 're-bid zone1' is not the same as priceline's Zone1, 're-bid zone2' is not the same as priceline's Zone2, etc)

Select 4* Loop...

Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $70, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINE

Select 4* NMA...

Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $65, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $70, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINE

Select 4* Loop and NMA...

Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $80, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $85

Start with the above, if rejected we'll revise to try again in 24 hours. Any questions feel free to ask.

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

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[Gopiku]

Thanks, I'll try this out (tonight maybe). I see that the two zones that don't have 4* are Midway Airport Area and Lincoln Park. So, I'll try:

Select 4* Loop... Bid $60,

if rejected: Loop & LPA Bid $65

if rejected: Loop, LPA, and MAA... Bid $70

if rejected close browser and retry using BB link.

Select 4* NMA, Bid $60

if rejected, NMA & LPA Bid $65

if rejected NMA, LPA, and MAA Bid $70

if rejected close browser and retry using BB link.

Select 4* Loop and NMA... Bid $75

if rejected, Loop, NMA and LPA Bid $80

if rejected Loop, NMA, LPA, MAA Bid $85

I re-formatted a little bit :)

I take that, if rejected it'll allow me to rebid on its own (with changed parameters) but when I close the browser, I'll have to log in again. I'll go through BetterBidding's links.

If something is wrong in the zones I posted, please let me know!

Thanks!

G.

[thereuare]

You have it correct, but don't forget to doublecheck your re-bid zones tonite just before bidding to make sure that no hotels have been added to either of the re-bid zones, or that no hotels have been upgraded, which could possibly prevent them from still being used as re-bid zones.

Good luck and thanks for using our PRICELINE link for your bidding.

[Gopiku]

I tried the entire rebidding strategy from $60 up to $85 using BB's PRICELINE links. All bids were rejected. :) What do you suggest now?

Thanks - I appreciate your help.

G.

[thereuare]

24 hours after your last rejected bid:

Select 4* Loop...

Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $80, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINE

Select 4* NMA...

Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $80, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINE

Select 4* Loop and NMA...

Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $100

Thanks for continuing to use our PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[Gopiku]

Thanks! Will post results tonight!

G.

[Gopiku]

I had an offer accepted. Here are the details:

Day 1

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Select 4* Loop... Bid $60, rejected.

Loop & LPA Bid $65, rejected.

Loop, LPA, and MAA, Bid $70, rejected

Closed browser

Select 4* NMA, Bid $60, rejected

NMA & LPA Bid $65, rejected

NMA, LPA, and MAA Bid $70, rejected

Closed browser

Select 4* Loop and NMA... Bid $75, rejected.

Loop, NMA and LPA Bid $80, rejected

Loop, NMA, LPA, MAA Bid $85, rejected.

Day 2

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Select 4* Loop... Bid $60, rejected

Loop & LPA Bid $70, rejected

Loop, LPA, and MAA... Bid $80, rejected

Closed browser

Select 4* NMA, Bid $60, rejected

NMA & LPA Bid $70, rejected

NMA, LPA, and MAA Bid $80, rejected

Closed browser

Select 4* Loop and NMA... Bid $90: ACCEPTED

Offer Details

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The Palmer House Hilton, 4*, 07/25 - 07/28

Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $90.00

Subtotal: $270.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $51.04

Total Charges*: $321.04

I used BetterBidding's PRICELINE links. Thank you, Thereuare, for all your help!

G.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to hear you received a 4* hotel within your budget... we're happy to have helped.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE links to begin your bidding.

Have a great stay.