Priceline Hotel: 5* Bangkok (Sukhumvit) JW Marriott

[pauillac]

That was my first bid and it was accepted.

Marriott Jw In Bangkok

4 Sukhumvit Soi 2

Bangkok, Thailand

66-2-6567700

Check-In Date: Wed, Dec 22, 2004

Check-Out Date: Sat, Dec 25, 2004

Your Offer Price: $75.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 3

Subtotal: $225.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $49.84

Total Charges: $274.84

[pauillac]

I should add that during the bid process, Priceline tried to get me to bid higher by saying that the average retail price for such a room was $115, so that my $75 bid had little chance of getting accepted. But the same was available directly from the Marriott website for $109, so I thankfully ignored the Priceline "advice".

[thereuare]

Welcome to the BetterBidding family!

Thank you for sharing and reporting your winning bid to the board. I assume this was your first bid in the zone?

It's excellent advice to ignore Priceline's 'averge retail price' and their warning screens that your bid is too low.

Enjoy your stay.

[pauillac]

In fact it was my first successful bid ever on Priceline. I shortly thereafter booked some hotels in Singapore, but I didn't quite use the tricks mentioned on this board very well, so I ended up overpaying probably. But I think I've now finally understood the bidding process.