coachv Posted May 12, 2009 Report Posted May 12, 2009 Very new to the site and even after reading thru all the posts about bidding I
inspiration100 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 Welcome! Mind sharing what star rating you are wanting? The Seattle hotel guy.... Stayed in 14 hotels downtown and counting! Favorite Hotel Downtown: The Camlin Seattle (It's now a timeshare)
thereuare Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 Welcome to BetterBidding!Besides your desired star rating, also let us know your maximum bid amount, and we'll suggest a strategy for you to follow.Any questions you have, feell free to ask.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Romelle Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 SeaTac is a really good place to learn how to bid. Lots of great deals and options. You pretty much can't miss. The airport - SeaTac zone on Priceline, only has 3, 2 1/2, 2 and 1 star places available for bidding. No 4* and 5* places. So your choices are simpler.Hope we hear from you again.Romelle
Romelle Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 $45 might be a little low, but you won't know until you've tried it. There aren't any 3 1/2* hotels at SeaTac so that solves that problem. Do check the bidding Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins - upper half of page - for comparable results on your date(s).Romelle
thereuare Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 OK, next you'll need to know about re-bidding.At the 3* level you have TWO re-bid zones available. please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask any questions you have and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board. Once we know you have an understanding of re-bidding we'll be able to suggest a strategy for you to follow.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
coachv Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Posted May 13, 2009 Ok I think I have the re-bid thing figured out. My two options must be Everett and N. Everett. Correct? So if my bid comes back rejected I just add one of these zones?
Romelle Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 You've got the free zones right. And your logic is correct to just add one if rejected, and then if still rejected add the other one, while increasing your bid each time. This gives you three bids in the 24 hour period. There is a way of getting a 4th, but doing the three would be a good start for this day. And you might even win and be done. Romelle
Romelle Posted May 14, 2009 Report Posted May 14, 2009 I just looked at your night on HOTWIRE versus the other nights the same week. Your night (May 20) is higher, which indicates your bid on Priceline probably will have to be on the high side of wins in the month. The cruise business, and Seattle events cause a lot of variability in the prices. I suspect your $45 won't be successful, but the easiest way to establish that is to just bid it. Assuming you are ready to commit if it does work, because there is no backing out of a Priceline deal. I'm thinking you are sort of leery of the whole bidding process. The easiest way to get wet is to just jump in. You could try something like $40, $42 and $44 now, getting a feel for that free rebid process. Then tomorrow you could move on up to whatever your budget permits, but you would have had a little experience bidding already. You even can stick in totally ridiculous bids like $20, but PRICELINE usually just rejects those immediately. I do admit I thought once I was lowball bidding in London as I was several months out and quite low, and was quite surprised to actually win. It did work out, but was a little tense for a while as the credit card charges are immediate.Looking forward to hearing how you do.Romelle
thereuare Posted May 14, 2009 Report Posted May 14, 2009 Using your two re-bid zones i would begin trying as follows:Select 3* Seattle Airport...Bid $38, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $42, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $45.Always doubelcheck your re-bid zones before your bid to make sure nothing has changed since the previous time you checked (you can use Re-Bidding.com to quickly doublecheck your re-bid zones)Any questions feel free to ask.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.Good luck and let su know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
coachv Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Posted May 14, 2009 I did it!Using the PRICELINE link here I used your advice and started out at $38 and was rejected, added another zone and went to $42 and got accepted at the Red Lion. I was hoping for the DoubleTree as they have an indoor pool but oh well.Thanks for all the help and I think I
thereuare Posted May 15, 2009 Report Posted May 15, 2009 Congratulations on your success!Your first PRICELINE win in the record books!Glad to see you gave it a try and received a nice deal. You'll learn that sometimes you get the hotel you want and sometimes you don't, but likewise, for rates like $42 for a 3*, you can deal with the uncertainty! :)Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICLINE link to begin your bidding.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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