Priceline Hotel: South Beach 3-4* New Years (12/30-1/1)

[canman]

I am new to this board and have previously only purchased one room on Priceline. I am currently in search of 3 rooms in the 3-4 star range on South Beach for New Years. I think that the concensus of my friends is that we want to stay in the ballpark of $100, but that is flexible if it needs to be. Can someone offer some recommednations for what to bid and potential bid strategies? I have read some things about South Beach bid strategies, but have not seen anyone traveling over the holiday. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

[thereuare]

I think this is going to be tough at that price, but if you want to give it a go, you have two RE-BID ZONES available. If you're not familiar with re-bid zone please read the prior link... feel free to ask questions or confirm your re-bid zones with the board if you're unsure.

I would...

Select 3* South Beach and...

Bid $70, if rejected add re-bid zone1 and...

Bid $80.

If rejected close that browser and re-access Priceline however you did previously.

Select 3* South Beach and re-bid zone2...

Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone1 and...

Bid $100.

Any questions feel free to ask... let us know how it goes.

[kgclark75]

Canman-

I was trying to bid for 12/30-1/2 this weekend and was unsuccesful.

Here's my bidding history:

South Beach

Resort- up to $160

4* - up to $160

3* - up to $140

2.5* - up to $110

2* - up to $100.

Miami Beach

Resort - up to $160

4* - up to $160

3* - up to $100

I ended up booking the 2.5* Greenview Hotel for $105 through Quikbook. This is really a steal for these dates. The hotel looks to be in a great location and has decent reviews (for a 2.5* hotel) at tripadvisor. A quick check for your dates shows that Quikbook has 3 rooms available for your dates, but not 4. It's a prepay rate, but you can cancel for a $10 fee, so you can keep trying Priceline for a few more weeks. If I were you, I'd grab those last three rooms as quickly as you can, because I really don't think you'll ever get anything with Priceline and most SB hotels have 3-5 night minimums and sky-high rates during New Years.

Good luck!