tjaiz Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 Hi there all,Following the older winning posts for Austin, I started at $60 for 4* in Downtown Austin on priceline, upping the bids in $5 increments and changing the bid to 3.5* for 2/12-2/16/09. Then a more recent post won the Omni in downtown Austin at $90 for the exact weekend, 2/13-2/14/09. My last bid at $95 for 3.5* downtown Austin was rejected. Any ideas?Thanks,dr.odd
thereuare Posted January 30, 2009 Report Posted January 30, 2009 Rates are date specific... the other user purchased a one nite while yours is a multi-nite stay (which includes Valentine's Day). If you go to the Omin website and check the date that the other user won, rates for that nite start at just over $200/nite... check the sole nite of 2/14 (which is included within your date range) and rates start at $600+.Is SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID an option?Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
tjaiz Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Posted February 9, 2009 Finally success on Priceline for Austin, after expanding my acceptable areas to South-Airport Austin area. And of course I used the betterbidding.com PRICELINE link, whose cookies conveniently remember my dates and city to make rebidding each day easier.Started bidding at $60 for 3.5* in Austin South-Airport, rejectedAdded downtown and increased bid to $65, rejectedNext day bid $70 for Austin South-Airport, rejectedAdded downtown and increased bid to $75, acceptedMarriott Austin South Austin South - Airport (AUS)4415 South Ih 35 Austin, Texas 78744 512-441-7900Check-In Date:Thu, Feb 12, 2009 / After 03:00 PMCheck-Out Date:Mon, Feb 16, 2009 / 12:00 PM Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $75.00 Subtotal: $300.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $56.55 Total Charges*: $356.55
thereuare Posted February 9, 2009 Report Posted February 9, 2009 Congratulations on your success!Nice to see your plans were somewhat flexible in that you were able to change zones in order to meet your budget and needs for this stay.Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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