Priceline Hotel: 2.5* Oakland-Eastbay (Berkeley-Emeryville) Four Points Bay Bridge

[moonunit]

Hi all! I'm a relative newb here, and I'm trying to book a 4* in Emeryville/Berkeley through either PRICELINE or HOTWIRE. I couldn't find ANY 4*s in these areas for either Priceline or Hotwire on the hotel lists, but both groups have them available, supposedly. Am I just the first one who's ever wanted to stay there or something? Any idea what might be out there?

Thanks so much for any help you can provide!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

There are few reasons why there may not be any 4* hotels reported to the board in this area...

-it could be a new hotel in the area which hasn't been won/reported yet

-there could ony be a couple (or just one) hotel in the area and they don't discount very much, so the higher cost of the 4* isn't worth it vs. the price of a 3*, and as users bids get high they decide to stop and either book direct or lower their star rating to a 3* (or 3.5* now that it's been added to the PRICELINE system)

The Claremont Resort in Berkeley is 4* rated by PRICELINE so that is at least one possibility... if you search HOTWIRE are any 4* hotels offered for your dates in this zone? What are the date(s) of your stay?

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

[Colfax]

It's only been a few months since Priceline introduced 4* bidding in Berkeley-Emeryville zone. Until then Berkeley zone only went as high as 2.5*. There just haven't been any 4* wins reported from there yet. Maybe you'll be the first?

The 4* is probably the Claremont, as thereuare suggests.

[moonunit]

Thanks, guys! The travel date is next Tuesday, 10/28/08 for one night. Hotwire is also showing a 4* and I had assumed it was possibly the Claremont because it said it was a resort with golf, and a quick Google search popped that one up. It was showing terrible reviews because of the resort and parking adding another $48/night to the fee, and even lower * ratings on HOTWIRE have higher prices on that night.

I might just PRICELINE a 3.5 and see what happens one I have confirmed for sure that I need the hotel... I'll use your links and report back here what happens if I book a room. :)

[Colfax]

Even though PRICELINE offers 3.5* bidding in the Berkeley-Emeryville zone I don't believe there are any 3.5* hotels in the zone. If you don't want the 4* Claremont I think you'll need to jump down to 3* or 2.5* bidding in order to win anything.

[thereuare]

If you decide to bid and need help with a bidding strategy let us know your maximum bid and we'll advise accordingly.

Thanks for using our PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your purchase.

Let us know whatever you decide or if we can be of further help.

[moonunit]

Thank you again -- just got word that I will NOT need to book a room after all, but I will always come here first when making hotel plans and send my friends through your links as well. You guys are awesome! :)

[moonunit]

New to posting wins, thanks for the assistance!

Started with $55 and 3* figuring it would probably be rejected, but was fine with 2.5* at same rate. As expected, had to back off the stars but the 2.5s in that area looked pretty nice and the location ended up being perfect for our needs!

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success and thank you for sharing your results with the board.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.