Priceline Hotel: 3* Flagstaff-Sedona (Flagstaff) Courtyard

[eavesp]

This reservation included three bids. The first was for dates 3/27/10 - 04/02/10. My bid of $40 was countered with $52. I rejected this.

I entered another bid for dates 03/27/10 - 04/01/10 for $42. This was accepted. When given the option to extend stay at same price, I received a counter offer of $98. I rejected this.

I then entered another bid for dates 04/01/10 - 04/02/10 for $42. This was accepted.

What I learned is that if you need an extended stay and are willing to move hotels, you can get a lower price by breaking up the dates into separate bids. As it turned out, I was able to get the same hotel for the same price by taking the risk of having to possibly move if given a different hotel. I assume I got the same hotel because there are not that many 3* hotels in Flagstaff and the Marriott seems to be the one that mostly commonly accepts bids. :)

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you received the same hotel for both purchases and you won't need to change hotels during this stay.

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