Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Cincinnati (Kings Island ) Marriott Northeast

[IceWeasel]

I tried a few times, adding zones with no 3.5* each time:

North - Sharonville - West Chester, $41 denied

Added East zone, $43 denied

Added Northwest zone, $45 denied

Added Kings Island zone, $47 denied (this zone also has 3.5*, but I would have been happy there too)

So I'm going to wait the 24 hours and try again, this time starting around $48 and going up by twos. I'll reply when I am successful.

Any tips on how to maximize this search tomorrow would be appreciated.

[thereuare]

Assuming both Sharonville and Kings Island are equally acceptable, and with your two re-bid zones, you can maximize the number of bids you have in a cycle by using the following:

Bid Sharonville...

Add re-bid zone1

Bid Kings Island

Add re-bid zone1

Bid Sharonville...

Add re-bid zone2

Bid Kings Island

Add re-bid zone2

Bid Sharonville...

Add re-bid zone1 and re-bid zone2

Bid Kings Island

Add re-bid zone1 and re-bid zone2

Bid Sharonville and Kings Island

Add re-bid zone1

Bid Sharonville and Kings Island and re-bid zone2

Bid Sharonville and Kings Island and re-bid zone1 and re-bid zone2

You didn't state your maximum bid so i didn't include bid prices, but if you need it more explicit let us know your maximum bid and i'll repost with the additional details.

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Good luck and let uw know how it goes.

[IceWeasel]

I used your bidding strategy (thanks for it)

3.5* bids

Bid Sharonville $50 denied

Bid Sharonville + East $55 denied

Bid King's Island $55 denied

Bid King's + East $60 denied

(decided to add Blue Ash after looking up Crown Plaza in this area)

Bid Blue Ash $45 denied

Bid Blue Ash + East $50 denied

Bid Blue Ash + East + Northwest $55 denied

Bid Blue Ash + Northwest $60 - said I already made this request (I understand much better now why you have these last two requests reversed!!!!)

Bid Sharonville + NorthWest $65 denied

Bid King's Island + NorthWest $65 denied (getting close as offered raise of $17 to rebid)

(here's where I should have done the blue ash + northwest)

Bid Sharonville + NorthWest + East $70 denied (i think 70 is my max)

Bid King's + NorthWest + East $70 Success!!!

We'll be staying at the Marriott Cincinnati Northeast

Here's the final cost breakdown

Subtotal: $70.00

Taxes and Fees: $18.34

Total Charges*: $88.34

Thanks for the algorithm, saved me from having to do this again tomorrow and maybe the day after too!

Cheers,

IceWeasel

P.S. Oh, I don't think I can change the topic name to add the name of the hotel, or the description to update the winning bid, should I make a new post or can one of the moderators change it?

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Thank you for sharing your win with the board! No need to re-post as we'll edit the topic title to reflect your win, as this also keeps all the posts for this stay in one thread, and future readers can read thru all the events that lead up to this win.

Glad to see you're happy with the results and that the board was helpful with your purchase.

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Enjoy your stay.