Priceline Hotel: 3* Madison (East) Holiday Inn American Center

[dahank]

Was able to get a 3 star hotel in Madison, Wisconsin for the weekend...a Badger football weekend. Started at $65. Finally got accepted at $80...at the Holiday Inn Madison at the American Center.

Question: I keep reading about how to bid on 4 star hotels in zones where there aren't any 4 star hotels. I don't see how you can do that....Priceline doesn't allow that. If a zone only has 3 star hotels you can only bid as high as 3 stars, you cannot bid on a 4 star hotel in that zone. Right?

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Thank you for sharing your winning bid with the board. We have moved your thread to its own topic within the Wisconsin>>Priceline section of the board.

Can you please add the date(s) of your stay to this thread so that this win will appear in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins.

Question: I keep reading about how to bid on 4 star hotels in zones where there aren't any 4 star hotels. I don't see how you can do that....Priceline doesn't allow that. If a zone only has 3 star hotels you can only bid as high as 3 stars, you cannot bid on a 4 star hotel in that zone. Right?

You are right, but i think you may not be following what is being done and why. If you're bidding for a 4* hotel, you can then add others zones which do not contain any hotels higher than 3*... essentially bidding for the original zone <only> and not having to wait for a 24 hour lock-out period. This is what we refer to as re-bidding, and is detailed in this Priceline Re-Bidding Explained thread. Free free to ask any questions you have regarding re-bidding, and if this is new to you, please confirm your re-bid zones with the board before employing a strategy which uses re-bid zones.

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

Enjoy your Madison stay.