Priceline Hotel: 4* Paris - bidding help for 09/18 - 09/22

[kiramoli]

Looking for a hotel in Paris, preferably 4* from Sep 18 to Sep22, 2008.

Would like to get a hotel in CE-OQW.

Here's what I have tried so far and I used the better bidding PRICELINE link.

I read the posts and followed the advise on re-bidding.

I posted several bids and went up to $151 (CW-OQW). at that point

I got a counter offer for $320.

Am I too low? what is the strategy that I should use?

Trying to stay in the center of Paris.

Thanks in advance

[thereuare]

Welcome (officially) to BetterBidding!

With the price of the counter-offer i would say that you're likely very far off at the moment and your bids are too low (probably need to be in the mid-$200's to nearly $300/nite at the moment)

HOTWIRE currently shows a 4* in the Champs Elysees-Trocadero zone for $294/nite... has a good TripAdvisor rating of 4.0/5.0 but is otherwise not yet identified.

What is your current maximum bid? What is the best rate you're able to find for a 4* hotel in this zone?

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

[kiramoli]

I wanted to be within $200 for a 4* star hotel that is centrally located, but it seems to be unrealistic expectations. I saw people getting a good deal between $150 and $170 for CE-OQW for 4* hotels, may be my timeframe makes a difference.

I will do more research on a different zones that are close to the center, I think I may add OQE though don't know if 4* hotels that PRICELINE has are on the outskirts of the zone or close to the center.

[kiramoli]

After bidding unsuccesfully I checked one of my credit cards that accumulated points. I was able to get Holiday Inn for those points and that's exactly what I did. Holiday Inn on place de la Republic was a bit off center, but it didn't cost me anything. Sorry for not updating my results sooner, I thought since I got nowhere there was nothing to write about.

[thereuare]

Thanks for "closing" this thread with what you ulitmatley did for this stay (which is something to write about as it adds a resolution to this thread for future users :) )