Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Oklahoma City (North) Courtyard North

[hottieandginger]

I tried bidding on a 3.5* hotel in Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City North on Saturday (February 27).

I started at $50 and bumped up by $10 (adding free zones) to $70, then bumped by $5 to $90. No luck.

I'm trying again now -- will need to start over tomorrow and expand to 3* hotels if this doesn't work.

Great website!

[AaronJB]

Glad to hear you have found Betterbidding helpful! :)

These dates appear busy/pricier than usual in OKC. What would be your desired budget per night, and do you need to be in a particular area?

Thank you for using the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

[hottieandginger]

I just tried the same approach: started at $50 in OKC North, bumped by $10 and added OKC, bumped by another $10 and then bumped by $5 up to $90. Still no luck.

[hottieandginger]

My girlfriend and I are also surprised. (She's from OKC.) PRICELINE says the average retail price for that weekend is $209/night. At $90, I'm still less than 50% of the average retail price.

Our desired budget is $70/night -- we'd ideally be in OKC North -- OKC works if we can get better pricing in OKC.

Cars are also more expensive than usual. I'm wondering if the NCAA tourney or some other event is happening that weekend.

Thanks

[hottieandginger]

I realized that the NCAA tourney is in town on the 18th and 20th. We just picked an expensive weekend.

I bid on 3* hotels. Started at $50 in OKC North, added $10 (OKC North+OKC), added $10 (OKC North+OKC+Quail Springs) and added $10 in free zone ($80 total).

Won the Courtyard Oklahoma City North in Quail Springs for $80. The cheapest "rack rate" on the Marriot website is $129, so happy with the result.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you were able to get a nice deal at this property during these busy dates... the NCAA Tournament certainly explains the higher than usual pricing.

Thank you for sharing your results with the board.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.