Priceline Hotel: Resort Cancun-Cozumel (Downtown-Beaches) Gran Melia

[krd373]

I am reading some of the posts of winning bids i.e $65 for Cancun Hotel. I am about to bid myself and wanted to know if the winning bids that people post include taxes? Should I put in $65 as my price and let priceline add the taxes or should I adjust my bid so that the amount including taxes is $65.

Thanks

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding :)

No, wins are posted without tax and fees. Sometimes can you see the total amount if you read the complete post.

Just let us know if you need any help with your upcoming stay.

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

Yellowdog.

[krd373]

Thank you very much for answering that for me. I want to bid on a hotel in Cancun. I already have something booked in Tulum from 2/25/10-2/28/10 and want to continue my stay in Cancun for 2 days, from 2/28/10-3/2/10. I would like at least a 4 star. Without PRICELINE I was going to book the Gran Melia for $119. Any bidding tips, suggestions or strategy would be greatly appreciated.

[thereuare]

Are you willing to pay more for a 5* or Resort property vs. a 4* OR is your goal the least expensive 4* or better for this stay? What is your maximum bid?

Let us know the above and we'll suggest a strategy for you to follow.

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

[krd373]

Right now my best option is to book the Gran Melia for about $135. I saw winning bids for about $65 for the Gran Melia which I was hoping to get but if I could get something better that would be good. My max for a 5* I would say would be the $135 that I am thinking about booking at the Gran Melia.

[thereuare]

To suggest a strategy we need to know if you want to first try for a 5* hotel OR resort OR 4*? If you choose to start at the 5* or Resort level, how high do you want to bid before lowering your star level?

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

[krd373]

Thanks for your response and assistance. Based on the fact that I saw a recent (Jan 6th) winning bid of $62 for the Gran Melia I would like to get a 5* or resort grade hotel for no more than $100 total incl taxes, if possible. I would like to start out with a bid for a 5*. In the end, my ultimate goal is to get something equivalent or better than my next best option (booking Gran Melia for $135 inc tax elsewhere). I guess that is a complicated way of saying my target is about $100 but my max would be $135 because this is what I would have to go with without priceline. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Regards

[thereuare]

...no more than $100 total incl taxes, if possible.

How much is this in maximum bid amount??

Do you want to bid up to your maximum bid for a 5* before trying for Resort? (ie- as an example, if your maximum bid is $100 and a 5* is available for $100, but a Resort property is available for $60... you'll never hit the Resort property for $40 less since you wanted to bid up to your maximum for a 5* first) There is no 'right' or 'wrong' answer here... it's based upon your preference in terms of hotel quality and budget.

Let us know your thoughts and we'll take it from there.

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[krd373]

In your example I guess I would like to have the opportunity to get the resort for $60 first.

[thereuare]

At the 5* level you have FIVE re-bid zones available. At the Resort level you have ONE re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.

Select Resort Cancun...

Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $65, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINE

Select 5* Cancun and re-bid zone (NOT the one you used above)...

Bid $75, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $80, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $85, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $95

The above is lowballing a bit, but you have some times and that is what i would recommend for the first round of bidding. If rejected we'll revise to try again after waiting 24 hours.

Any questions feel free to ask.

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

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[krd373]

Excellent instructions. Using the PRICELINE link, I first tried $60 and it was rejected. I added my rebid zone and tried $65 and it was accepted. I got the Gran Melia for $65/night. This worked out perfect. My total price for 2 nights comes to $157. Initially I was going to book this same hotel using Orbitz for $135/night. Its like I got the second night free using PRICELINE! Thanks for all your help.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to hear it went so well and that you're happy with the results... looks like a great deal.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.