Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Long Beach Hyatt Regency

[Pasadena John]

First time PRICELINE user.

Here's my bid history for a hotel in the Downtown Long Beach Area.

My goal was the 4* Renaissance. Note that the target dates happen

to be the weekend of Valentines Day.

As a backup I made a cancellable reservation with Renaissance at

a federal government rate of $128 a night. They had a government-rate

room available on the 14th but not on the 15th. I was going to have to

gamble that a government rate room would become available before

my arrival.

Bid History 1/30/2009

Check-in 12/14

Check Out 12/16

4* Downtown Long Beach $60: Rejected

Added Airport Region $65: Rejected

Added San Pedro $70: Rejected

Added Torrance $73: Rejected

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[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding and thank you for sharing your results with the board!

As i think you now know, when you lower your star rating you should also lower your bid amount, as explained in this thread: If You Lower Your Star Rating Then Lower Your Bid Amount

You also coulc have used the mutiple re-bid zone strategy to get many more bids:

Long Beach

Long Beach and Re-Bid Zone1

Long Beach and Re-Bid Zone2

Long Beach and Re-Bid Zone3

Long Beach and Re-Bid Zone1 and Re-Bid Zone2

Long Beach and Re-Bid Zone1 and Re-Bid Zone3

Long Beach and Re-Bid Zone1 and Re-Bid Zone2 and Re-Bid Zone3

None of the above would have been kicked out as duplicates if you follow as described above. Feel free to ask for help before bidding for your next stay.

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Enjoy your stay.