lmogie Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 HiAny help in a bidding stategy for July 11th one night 4* Pike Place area. My friends got the Westin for $122 lon a counter offer last month on Priceling. Westin web site is $249 plus taxes. Or a strategy for a hotel lesser 3* or 3.5* if there is something else close by.I have bid through the links up to $106 with no luck. Any help appreciated. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 If your first objective a 4* hotel? If so, what is your maximum bid for a 4* hotel in the Pike Place zone?Thanks for using our PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
lmogie Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 I hope not more than $122 like they paid. Thanks Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Hotel pricing is dynamic, so you may not be able to duplicate the rate your friends received.At the 4* level you have NINE re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.Select 4* Downtown Pike Place...Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $80, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $95, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $122Any questions feel free to ask.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.Good luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
lmogie Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 HiNo luck so far. Is there a stategy for a 3 or 3.5 that is close to the Westin I could start tryingThanks for your help.... Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 ...close to the Westin I could start tryingWith PRICELINE you can't target a specific area within the zone, do you consider everywhere within the zone to be "close" enough?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 Link to comment
lmogie Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 With PRICELINE you can't target a specific area within the zone, do you consider everywhere within the zone to be "close" enough?Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.Yes thank you..... Link to comment
tilepusher Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 This is a very difficult date to bid for. Aside from the usual cruise ship business, the American Veterinary Medical Association is holding its annual convention that weekend, with an expected attendance of about 10000. Hotwire has a 4* for $191 (the Westin) and a 3.5* for $222 (the Renaissance). You have 8 rebid zones for a 3.5* bid. You might want to use the same strategy that thereuare gave you for your 4* bids, but start with the second bid in the sequence ($80). Don't be surprised, however, if all of these bids are rejected as well. If you'd like to raise your limit, let us know and we can adjust the strategy. Link to comment
Colfax Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 If you bid for a 3.5* on PRICELINE it's possible you'll win a hotel that's not walking distance from the Westin. The 3.5* Silver Cloud on Broadway gets good reviews but it's on Capitol Hill, more than a mile from the Westin. I don't know if you consider that "close by".You could also try bidding for a 3* in Lake Union zone. Lake Union is adjacent to Downtown and connected to Downtown via trolley car. HOTWIRE has a 3* in Lake Union for $171. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 What is your maximum bid at the 3.5* level? I'd also suggest doing a quick survey of rates for this nite and base your maximum bid upon the best available rate you're able to get outside of the opaque providers, and not on your friend's previous purchase, since that deal is obviously not currently available.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 Link to comment
tilepusher Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I wouldn't bother bidding for a 3.5* hotel. Judging from my searches, there aren't any good deals available anymore at the 3.5* level. And, as Colfax mentioned, the Silver Cloud Broadway and Silver Cloud Stadium are not very close to the Westin. How high are you willing to go for a 4*? Link to comment
lmogie Posted June 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 I wouldn't bother bidding for a 3.5* hotel. Judging from my searches, there aren't any good deals available anymore at the 3.5* level. And, as Colfax mentioned, the Silver Cloud Broadway and Silver Cloud Stadium are not very close to the Westin. How high are you willing to go for a 4*?Thanks everyone for the help. I am still weighing my options. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Please let us know if you need further assistance. Link to comment
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