Priceline Hotel: 4* Chicago (Millenium-Loop-Grant Park) Hyatt Regency

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I have two requests on priceline.com.

One request is a 4 star with the following areas:

- Lincoln Park

- Millennium Park

- Norht Michigan Ave

The other request is a 4/3/3.5 star with the same areas above.

I am trying to increase the price without changing any other options, but the system is telling me to make a change in area, star level, and or check-in dates. However, i do not want to change any of these. i only want to increase the price.

What can i do?

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Are you looking to bid again at the 3* or higher level OR looking to bid again for a 4* hotel?

Are you familiar with re-bidding? If not, see Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and you're strongly encouraged to confirm your re-bid zone(s) with the board before proceeding.

What are the date(s) of your stay?

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Thanks for the reply!

I am looking to bid either one, but i only want to increase my bid and not add zones.

Dates for stay:

check in - 9/4/09

check out - 9/7/09

[thereuare]

Did you read the previous Priceline Re-Bidding Explained link and understand the concept of re-bidding is that you're adding zone(s) that you can't win since they contain only hotels at a lower star rating than you're bidding... so you're adding zones so that you can bid again, but won't win a hotel in these new zones since there are no hotels in the zone that meet your minimum star rating threshold... so essentially bidding the sames zones that you were just rejected for.

Again, if you're new to re-bidding, you're strongly encouraged to confirm your re-bid zones with teh board and/or ask questions before using them.

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

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Yes, I did read the re-bdding guidlines. I understand the re-bidding process. Thanks.

[thereuare]

At this point would you like help with a bidding strategy? If so, what criteria (zone(s), star rating, maximum bid) are you interested in?

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

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I will give another shot.

This is my criteria:

- millennium park

- 4 star

- $85 max

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I was in a hurry and did not check to see that i could have gotten this at a much lower price.

I started the bid at 75 without thinking.

The only area I selected was Millennium Park.

This is still an ok deal, right?

[thereuare]

Congratualtions on your success!

Compared to a traditionally booked room this is a fabulous deal... without PRICELINE / HOTWIRE a 4* hotel in Downtown Chicago would almost be unhread of.

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

Thank you for sharing your results with the board.

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

Enjoy your stay.