sdmikewind Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Hi - Thanks to the admins and users of this board for the great information and help. I am a first time user of PRICELINE (and I used the board's link to get there.) I am attempting to book three rooms in Seattle (Pike Place area) for Thursday night the 6th of August. After looking at the calendar and reading some of the posts here, I saw that rooms were going for 70 and 80 at the Westin. As mentioned, I need three rooms. I decided to bid $75 per room, but I was denied. I'm not sure I want to expand search to include Space Needle area yet, so a couple of questions first..1. When bidding for more than one room, is it generally better to bid higher or lower than what I see in the calendar? or is it just a matter of chance.2. Can I rebid in 24 hrs or is it 72 hrs?Tx again Link to comment
yellowdog Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Welcome to BetterBidding!I'm no expert on Seattle. But rates are date specific, so past rates are not allways valid for future stays. I decided to bid $75 per room, but I was denied. I'm not sure I want to expand search to include Space Needle area yetIs $75 your max budget?When bidding for more than one room, is it generally better to bid higher or lower than what I see in the calendar? Or is it just a matter of chance.If you have time on your side so start at the lower level. If it's very close to travel so do to a more complete research, checking rack rates at possible hotels etc. This is to get a feeling for the current revenue situation. Bidding $60 for hotels that average $200 close to your dates is in most cases not worth it. But this also depends on the area. Everything is much more easy when you have history for the zone you bid at. Also check HOTWIRE for your dates. many time is this a good indicator for current prices.Can I rebid in 24 hrs or is it 72 hrs?24Do you know how to use your free zones? This is a good link: Priceline Re-Bidding ExplainedJust post for further help.Yellowdog. Link to comment
WillTravel Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 When are your dates? I think that your $75 budget, and 4* requirement, may not be compatible most of the time. Link to comment
yellowdog Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Thursday night the 6th of August. Link to comment
thereuare Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 There were some wins at $75 and $80 for these dates, but they were won over a month ago and most of them were for multi-nite stays (which can also effect pricing).At the 4* level you have NINE re-bid zones available, so you have plenty of opportunities to start off low and gradually increase your bids. Are you familiar with re-bidding and/or able to determine your re-bid zones? (if you're new to re-bidding it's strongly recommended you confirm your re-bid zones with the board before bidding)What is your maximum bid for this stay?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
sdmikewind Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Thanks again for all the great advice!I started bidding at $80 for 4* and rebid 6x in increments of $5 for a final bid of $110.....still no luck.I started over with 3+* and $75 at Pike Place no luck.-Added Space Needle and bumped to $80...ACCEPTED!Property Name: Silver Cloud Hotel BroadwayAddress: 1100 BroadwaySeattle, Washington 98122 I was hoping to be west of I5, but hey can't complain at all about this deal...-3 rooms + trip insurance + tax + service fees for just under $300.Tx again...love this site. Link to comment
yellowdog Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Thank you for sharing your win with the board.Good to see that everything worked out well.Please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.Yellowdog. Link to comment
Colfax Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I was hoping to be west of I5, but hey can't complain at all about this deal...In case you didn't know the Silver Cloud Broadway offers free shuttle service to Downtown. I don't know if the shuttle will pick you up Downtown too.Enjoy your stay. Link to comment
inspiration100 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Shuttle picks you up downtown too, but a tip is recommended of course. At least that's how it worked at Silver Cloud Stadium. The Seattle hotel guy.... Stayed in 14 hotels downtown and counting! Favorite Hotel Downtown: The Camlin Seattle (It's now a timeshare) Link to comment
Colfax Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Thanks for that shuttle info, inspiration100. If the Silver Clouds didn't offer shuttle service I think we'd hear more complaints about them not really being Downtown. Link to comment
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