bellczar Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I just landed a 3 star room in Ottawa-Gloucester for $55. It was not my first choice of area, but the hotel is better than expected. The Chimo is a very nice hotel, probably on the edge of 4*.Here is the process I went through to get it over five days:23-Apr 4 st Ottawa @ 55 rejeThere are no four star hotels anywhere but downtown Ottawa, so...23-Apr 4 st add Gloucester @ 60 reje23-Apr 4 st add Hull @ 65 reje23-Apr 4 st add OttW @ 70 rejeI was not willing to go to $75 (yet) so...23-Apr 3 1/2 st @ 50 rejeDecided to wait until the next day. Then...24-Apr 3 1/2 st Ott @ 55 rejeThere are no 3 1/2 star hotels anywhere but downtown Ottawa, so ...24-Apr 3 1/2 st add Gloucester @ 60 reje24-Apr 3 1/2 st add Hull @ 65 reje24-Apr 3 1/2 st add OttW @ 70 rejeWaited until the next day. Then before going down to three stars, thought I would take a chance on a four star at $75.25-Apr 4 st Ottawa @ 75 rejeThen down to 3 stars but also lowered my bid below expectations:25-Apr 3 st Ottawa @ 40 reje25-Apr 2 1/2 st Ottawa @ 45 rejeSince there are 2 1/2 and 3 star hotels elsewhere in Ottawa-Gatineau, decided to wait until the next day. Then...26-Apr 3 st Ottawa @ 50 reje26-Apr 2 1/2 st Ottawa @ 50 reje26-Apr 2 1/2 st add Hull @ 45 reje26-Apr 2 1/2 st add Gloucester @ 40 rejeI was not willing to stay in Ottawa West (Kanata) so waited until the next day. Then...27-Apr 3 st Hull @ 50 reje27-Apr 3 st add Ott @ 55 reje27-Apr 3 st add Gloucester @ 55 acceptedI would have preferred to stay in downtown Ottawa or in Gatineau, but this was a pretty good deal for a high 3-star. Keep in mind I knew I was only bidding in Gloucester with that last bid because the same price had just been rejected in Ottawa and Hull (Gatineau). Link to comment
yellowdog Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Welcome to BetterBidding and congratulations on your success!Great to see that you're happy for the outcome.Thank you for sharing your win with the board! And please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.Yellowdog. Link to comment
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