opus Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Used the BB PRICELINE Link and started at $57 for 4* - rejectedAdded 3* Upscale and moved up to $59 - rejectedAdded 3* and moved up to $60 - accepted by Novotel Ottawa2 Rooms at $60 each plus fees of $24.82Total cost $144.82 Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Congratulations on your success!Nicely done! Hope you're happy with the results and this works well for your plans.Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.Enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
opus Posted September 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Hindsight being 20/20 - was my strategy flawed? Should I have started at $57 for 3*? Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Your strategy could be tweaked a bit (but can't say for certain since i'm not sure exactly what your needs/wants) were for this stay, but i think would also be a moot point. Unless i'm not reading your thread correct, you were rejected for a 3* at $59, so your $60 acceptance would indicate that was the lowest that was possible.... was your $59 bid actually for a 3.5* hotel? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
opus Posted September 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Yes, I started at $57 for 4* which was rejected, so I added a Star level of 3* upscale and increased the bid to $59, which was also rejected. I then added 3* and upped the bid to $60 which worked.Based on the BB Hotwire Lists it appeared that I could get the Ottawa Crowne Plaza for $79 using HOTWIRE, so I wasn't prepared to either bid more than that for 4* or bid on less than a 3* for more than $65 Link to comment
opus Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Just to add a little more information that may help others.I'm at the Front Desk checking in, and one of the staff answers the phone....this was the conversationStaff: 'The rate is CA$129/nt plus taxes'Staff: 'The best I could do is $109'Staff: 'If you are prepaying and staying only 1 Night $109 is the lowest'Staff: "It's $15/person over 2 people'Staff: 'ok..have a good day'So it appears that the walk-up rate is $129, the just because you asked for a discount rate ' is $109. The posted rate on the room door was $259I paid US$75/nt approx which is about CA$85All that being said, from our 4th floor room you hear a lot of street noise - people heading home after the clubs close, traffic noise.The hotel itself was fine, wifi included, parking CA$12/nt Link to comment
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