Priceline Hotel: Bidding LA Downtown 4* Strategy

[regalobear]

I want to get Westin in LA downtown. Will I get Hilton Checkers even I offer a higher bid of $75 to start with? Please help.

4* Los Angeles (Downtown) Hilton Checkers

$68 ... 3/28/09-3/29/09

4* Los Angeles (Downtown) Westin Bonaventure

$75 ... 3/26/09-3/27/09

Thanks.

[yellowdog]

There is no price strategy for PRICELINE to hit a specific hotel. If you're trying to target a specific property then HOTWIRE can often be a better option if you're successfully able to identify it based upon the star rating and amenities shown before your purchase... the trade-off is that HOTWIRE usually costs a little more than PRICELINE, so you need to decide what is most important to you for a given stay, the lowest possible price OR the ability to take an educated guess as to the property you may receive.

Yellowdog.

[AaronJB]

Do not bid more to try and get a specific hotel - you will most likely end up overbidding for a hotel you could have gotten for less.

Please use the site's PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links.