Priceline Hotel: Help on bidding

[spaceant]

Hello all,

I'm a bit confused on a strat for rebidding... I'm looking to visit the Smithsonian and would like to book a 4* hotel in the Convention Ctr - Capitol Hill area of Washington, DC for the night of 8/19. Can any helpful user suggest a strat for rebidding? I think I narrowed down my free rebids as:

Free bids

-> Bethesda

-> DC Suburbs - NE Area

-> Silver Spring

but I read in another post people were getting 5 rebids?

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

[AaronJB]

Good afternoon. :)

What would be your desired max bid?

Please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchase.

[spaceant]

Hmm, I'm not sure on my desired max. As low as possible :)

Looks like someone got $75 for a 4* in that area, so hopefully around there.

Thanks!

[thereuare]

Let's cover the re-bidding first..

You do have FIVE re-bid zones when bidding 4* in the Washington DC region. Please list each of the zones within Washington DC and the highest star rating available in each zone, using the following technique from Priceline Re-Bidding Explained:

The way to check what star levels are available in each zone is to open a PRICELINE page, check ONLY the zone you are inquiring about, and then proceed to the next page (as if you were going to select a zone)... this will give you the available star ratings in that area. You can then hit BACK on your browser, uncheck the current box, check the next box, and repeat the process. It is important to do this before EACH attempt at adding a zone that you really don't want, as new hotels can be added and the star ratings can change at any time. (NOTE: for most users Priceline has updated their interface making the above process easier... simply check a zone and note the highest star rating available within each zone, UNcheck that zone and checkmark the next zone, repeating the process)

If you're confused by any of the above just post back and we'll break it down for you further.

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