Priceline Hotel: Requesting rooms from thursday to sunday question

[bouche]

The most rooms and nights I've ever worked with on Priceline before would be 2 rooms for 1 night, and I always get wicked deals. However, after bragging about this to my father-in-law, he now expects me to get 3 rooms for 3 nights in Quebec City from thursday - sunday.

Is this even possible? Since pricing differs on thursdays from weekends, should I actually try for 2 separate requests? 3 rooms for 1 night on thursday, and 3 rooms for 2 nights starting on friday?

To take the question further, is requesting 3 rooms much harder to get accepted than I expect?

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Rates are date specific... what are the actual date(s) of the stay you're seeking?

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

[bouche]

aug.21-aug.24

[thereuare]

I don't see too much of a rate change between the midweek dates and the weekend dates so i would expect that to be an issue. No way to know if the number of rooms will be a problem, just have to give it a go.

Are you ready to bid now? What is the minimum star level and maximum bid he's willing to accept?

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. (if he's making the purchases please direct him to this site and have him click the corresponding links at the top of the page)

[bouche]

I'm fine with the 3* rooms. I've seen the list, and they're all nice. I don't want to spend more than $100 per night per room.

Ready to bid now for sure. I will pitch a different trip if I can't get a decent price since there is a budget on this trip.

[thereuare]

At the 3* level you haev one re-bid zones available. 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 3* Quebec...

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

Bid $70.

If the above is rejected re-try every 24 hours over the next 3-4, increase each bid by $5, until you reach your $100 limit. 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.

[bouche]

thanks for the added tip. I didn't know that about priceline. how do I know if there are no 4* hotels in another zone for rebidding? (let me guess, there's a link here somewhere, isn't there?)

[thereuare]

From Priceline Re-Bidding Explained:

The way to check what star levels are available in each zone is to open a Priceline page, check ONLY the zone you are inquiring about, and then proceed to the next page (as if you were going to select a zone)... this will give you the available star ratings in that area. You can then hit BACK on your browser, uncheck the current box, check the next box, and repeat the process. It is important to do this before EACH attempt at adding a zone that you really don't want, as new hotels can be added and the star ratings can change at any time. (NOTE: for most users Priceline has updated their interface making the above process easier... simply check a zone and note the highest star rating available within each zone, UNcheck that zone and checkmark the next zone, repeating the process)

If you're new to PRICELINE and/o re-bidding, it's strongly encouraged you confirm your re-bid zones with the board before bidding.

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