Priceline Hotel: 4* Boston (Revere-Logan Airport ) Harborside Hyatt

[bevans]

Subject should be 10/20-26 (October, not November)

Hello everyone.... I am trying to get a deal like the $50 Hyatt which I saw on this board, but no luck... can anyone give any suggestions... Here is what I have tried.

Revere-Logan $60 REJECTED

+ Zone 1 $70 REJECTED

Revere - Logan + Zone 2 $80 REJECTED

+ Zone 1 $85 REJECTED

..... Adding various zones to reach $100/night... 4* All REJECTED.

Am I just being too cheap? I have checked the convention schedule,

and there is a sports dinner on Friday night with 800 attendees, but

that is the night which someone got a $50 room at the Hyatt, so I

don't think that is a factor.

Suggestion?

Thanks,

Bryan

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Comparing your dates to the $50 HYATT HARBORSIDE win, rates for your dates are higher on the nite of 10/20 and 10/21, and lower for the nites of 10/24-10/26.

Unfortunately Priceline does not average the price of your stay, but rather, your bid must be enough to 'win' each nite of the stay. The only way around this is to be willing to overpay for the less expensive nites, or SPLIT THE BID, which involvles the likely scenario that you will have to change hotels during your stay.

If you're willing to split the bid, i would follow the same strategy you used above, starting at $50 and raising $5 per re-bid opportunity.... but only bidding for 10/22-10/26.

If you're not willing to split the bid post back and we'll try to advise further or if you try the above and fail let us know that as well. If you succeed, we'll then work on the remaining two nites.

Good Luck, and if there are any questions feel free to ask.

[Roginator]

The sticky point here may be Saturday the 23rd of October.

I had no trouble getting the $50 rate at the Hyatt Harborside for the 17th (a Sunday night), and I believe I saw where someone got it on the 21st. But try as I might, the prices for Saturday the 23rd are astronomical. Worse than Vegas.

I may have to stay in Tewksbury on the night of the 23rd and then zip down the freeww...er turnpikes to the airport very early on the 24th. There are quite a few hotels there at reasonable prices if you don't mind a 40-minute, fairly direct drive.

[thereuare]

When i checked earlier today at the Hyatt (internet rate/prevailing rate):

10/20 - (300/330)

10/21 - (340/350)

10/22 - (300/310)

10/23 - (300/310)

10/24 - (250/260)

10/25 - (250/260)

So accordingly the nite of the 21st is the most likely culprit (although there could always be other circumstances in addition to the above)

[bevans]

Thank you for the comments. My wife has a friend that we will probably go see during the trip, so it looks like we need to make that on the 21. I will post back tomorrow (hopefully) with my results...

Thanks again.

Bryan

[travelgourmet]

It's actually probably the weekend dates. The Head of the Charles is that weekend, so everything is probably booking up.

[bevans]

Thanks again for the tips above.. I got Oct 24-26 for $50 / night at the

Hyatt. We are now looking at the nights of the 20th and 21st, off to see

friends for the other 2 dates.

I tried the revere-logan area for these dates and was rejected, so I

am guessing that either the 20 or 21 is still a problem night.

For these dates, the location does not have to be near the airport as

it did with the end, so if anyone has any suggestions, I would be interested

in hearing them. We have not really decided what we want to see yet,

so I would say that a hotel or zone near the "T" would be nice. Airport

shuttle would also be ideal, but we can get a cab from the airport if

necessary.

Thanks again for your help... This board has already saved us big $$$.

Bryan

[thereuare]

Glad to hear of your success and that you have saved a bundle of money (thus far).

Please start a new thread for the remainder of your date(s) so that we can accurately reflect the ensuing win in the topic of that thread as well.

Thanks!