jbk92116 Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 This is my first time bidding -- can you help me come up with a bidding strategy?I need to get a room for 1 night on 9/15 in Boston. I don't care about stars. I would like a hotel in the following zones:Back Bay-CopleyCambridgeDowntown Boston-CharlestownWorld Trade CenterI may be able to tolerate a hotel in these zones:Medford-SommervilleSouth BostonRevere-Logan AirportThanks,-jbk92116 Link to comment
thereuare Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Welcome to BetterBidding!We'll be happy to help.... do you have a maximum bid in mind? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
jbk92116 Posted August 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Do you have a maximum bid in mind?If I can get a room for less than $75 I'd be very happy! Link to comment
thereuare Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 I don't think you'll be successful in your top prefered zones, but you have a chance in the Airport zone and perhaps some of the alternate areas.Would you rather go for the airport at $75 or less or would you rather raise your minimum bid for your prefered zones?Of course you could always try the ideal areas up to $75 before reverting to 'settling' for the airport area.Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll suggest a stategy accordingly.PS- as rates are high in the 'city', is there a special event going on for this date? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
jbk92116 Posted August 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 I don't think you'll be successful in your top prefered zones, but you have a chance in the Airport zone and perhaps some of the alternate areas....PS- as rates are high in the 'city', is there a special event going on for this date?Well you were right! I tried and got nothing for $75 in any zone in Boston. Oh well. I need to decide whether I want to shell out more money (or stay with a cousin, which I didn't want to do).I don't know if there is anything special going on that day....Thanks for your help! Link to comment
jbk92116 Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Got it!I bid $85 for 3* hotels in Downtown, Cambridge, Back Bay and World Trade Center, and was counter offered at $107. I skipped the counter offer and rebid $92 by adding South Boston it got accepted. The hotel is Hyatt Regency Cambridge. Good enough! Thanks everyone for your input. p.s. Hyatt's own website quoted $240, but Hotwire had a 4* hotel in Cambridge for $126. So in the end my $92 bid saves me about $34. Not bad, but not phenomenal either. I think 9/15 was not a good day for bargain hunting. Link to comment
thereuare Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Congratualtions on your win!Glad you got this taken care of... and at only slightly more than your original maximum bid.Enjoy your stay and thank you for following-up! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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