chiefboyle Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Hi - what is in the Priceline Los Angeles 'Lawndale' bid zone ? There is nothing in the pinned hotel list and I don't see any wins there. Thanks for your help. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 This is likely a new zone, and no wins have been reported in this zone yet.Please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches. Link to comment
chiefboyle Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Then how can people use it as a rebid zone if nobody knows what is available there?"I will lower the * rating to 3.5* - 2 rebid zones.what would be a sensible starting price? does this look ok?bid $70 - add rebid zone 1 (culver city)bid $75 - add rebid zone 2 (lawndale)bid $80." Link to comment
Pulp_Fiction Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Actually it is not a very good part of town to stay in. Keeping it seperate keeps us from getting a hotel there by accident in my opinion. Link to comment
Colfax Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 The Lawndale zone has been around for years. There's nothing in the Hotel List because noone's ever reported winning a hotel in Lawndale. It's not a great area, like Pulp_Fiction said, and people just don't bid there.Lawndale's main function on PRICELINE is as a free rebid zone. You can use Lawndale to get in more bids for other more desireable zones. Lawndale only has hotels up to 2* so you can add Lawndale to your 2.5* and higher bids in other zones without risk of winning a hotel in Lawndale. Link to comment
thereuare Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Then how can people use it as a rebid zone if nobody knows what is available there?See Priceline Re-Bidding Explained.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
chiefboyle Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Thanks for your help guys.I guess this is the key point to remember:"The way to check what star levels are available in each zone is to open a PRICELINE page, check ONLY the zone you are inquiring about, and then proceed to the next page (as if you were going to select a zone)... this will give you the available star ratings in that area. "I can see after following this that Lawndale will only allow up to 2* Link to comment
chiefboyle Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I noticed that Hotwire offers a 2.5* in Lawndale and 'We are still gathering reviews for this property. ' perhaps it is new?Just a heads-up to those using Lawndale as a 2.5* re-bid zone, make sure you verify it hasn't been added to PRICELINE each time to avoid a nasty surprise. Link to comment
Colfax Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 HOTWIRE and PRICELINE use different rating systems. Hotwire often rates the same hotel a 1/2 star higher than Priceline does, so a 2.5* on Hotwire is often a 2* on Priceline. I just checked and the highest rating Priceline offers in Lawndale is still 2*. But you're right you should verify star ratings immediately before every bidding session because ratings can change at any time, on both services.Are you looking for a hotel in Lawndale? If not what are you looking for? If you can give provide some info (dates, budget, needs) maybe someone can offer suggestions. Link to comment
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