Priceline Hotel: Cologne 1st June 2010 - Having problems, help!!

[Hemikiwi]

Newbie here, so hope my question is okay.

I have accommodation for 2 nights of a 3 night trip in Cologne, but having difficulty Priceline wise to secure a room for 1st June 2010.

I looked at all the successful bids for Cologne 5 star, and they seem to range from $54 to $65 dollars for a night

However, i have been incrementing my bid from $56 to my last bid of $78 and still no luck. Not being asked to up bid by x amount, just a no!

Any ideas? or suggestions?

I know I have a lot of time left, but just want to get the first day I arive in Cologne booked!

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Rates are date specific so you can't allways compare past/future wins with you dates.

Marriott and Renaissance are the most frequent 5* hotels reported to the board. Have you checked the rack rates/PRICELINE rate to determ if you bids are realistic for the dates?

Let us know how we can help you further.

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

Yellowdog.

[Romelle]

One of the last Europe hotels on which I bid never gave any counter-offers. Just all of a sudden one day my bid was accepted. You don't always get those counters.

Expedia (link from here under the support page) can be another quick way to check day-by-day rates. You can enter a range a dates, maybe starting a day or so before the problem day and a day or so after, and then see if the rates for your day are unusually high.

Romelle

[Hemikiwi]

One of the last Europe hotels on which I bid never gave any counter-offers. Just all of a sudden one day my bid was accepted. You don't always get those counters.

<a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1492259-10515014" target="_blank">Expedia</a> (link from here under the support page) can be another quick way to check day-by-day rates. You can enter a range a dates, maybe starting a day or so before the problem day and a day or so after, and then see if the rates for your day are unusually high.

Romelle

Thank you , I will let you know how i get on!

I will also use your link.

Cologne hotels seem quite reasonable compared to dutch ones!

I dont want to end up bidding higher on priceline than i would get through another discount site!!

[AaronJB]

Thank you for keeping us updated and using the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches. Let us know if you are successful and if you have further questions.