Priceline Hotel: 3* Maryland-DC Suburbs (Bethesda-South Rockville) Legacy Hotel

[jessguo]

I followed the previous winnings as below, but I made a mistake of choosing 3*, instead of 3.5* to start with. By doing this, I lost one free bid zone. Now I am locked by priceline for the 24 hrs restriction. Please advise how to proceed.

Chose rockville 3* to start with, $38, rejected

added camp springs free rebid zone, $40, rejected

Now I am stuck because priceline automatically chose 3.5* for me so all I can do is to lower the star level to 2.5, but then camp springs does have 2.5*. I don't want to stay there. I only want to stay in Rockville.

Looking at the previous winnings, it seems like priceline has changed their zoning. Now there is no such zone called "

bethesda-south rockville", instead, there is just "rockville" and "gaithersburg-germantown".

How can I rebid again within 24 hours?

Thanks.

[thereuare]

At the moment, Laurel only goes up to 3* (but doublecheck on your own before bidding to make sure that nothing has changed)...

Close your browser, use our link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* Rockville and Laurel...

Bid $xx, if rejected add Camp Springs (assuming only offers less than 3.5*)...

Bid $xx.

Any questions feel free to ask.

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Good luck and let us know how it goes.

PS- in your next reply please include the date(s) of your stay. Thanks!

[jessguo]

Thanks for the tips.

Here is what I did:

$43, added laurel, rejected

added camp spings, raised to $45, rejected again.

I saw other people got the hotel legency in rockville for $45 so I thought $45 is a safe bet but no luck...

now what to do?

My stay is 7/28-7/29, one night.

Thanks.

[thereuare]

Rates are date specific, so if demand (and therefoare rates) is higher than average for your dates you may not be able replicate somebody elses winning bid price.

What is your maximum bid for this stay? What is the best available rate you're able to find thru traditional booking channels?

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[jessguo]

I found 2 star hotels for about $80+Tax. It is just too much for our budget.

So do i have to wait until the first 24-hour period is over to rebid? Thanks.

[thereuare]

You'll need to wait until 24 hours after your last round of bidding.

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

[jessguo]

Tried yesterday but failed.

Yesterday's records:

7/28/2009 07/29/2009 Laurel, Camp Springs, Rockville 3.5 star $49

check-in check-out areas selected minimum star level bid

07/28/2009 07/29/2009 Laurel, Rockville 3.5 star $48

check-in check-out areas selected minimum star level bid

07/28/2009 07/29/2009 Rockville 3.5 star $45

Tried again today and got the Legacy hotel in Rockville for $50.

I put down $48 for 3.5* Rockville zone, rejected, then raised price to $50 and added 3*, accepted.

Could probably have done better if only selected 3* at the first beginning, but happy with the result.

Thanks for this board.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Hope you're happy with the results and this property works well for your needs.

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

Enjoy your stay.