Priceline Hotel: Downtown Toronto May 5,6,7

I want to get 2 rooms in downtown Toronto for May 5,6,and 7. 3 star would be fine ( actually 2 star would probably be OK but I don't think there are many available in that location ) . I have only bid one previous time so any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Is this for three nites or two?

Do you have a maximum bid in mind?

Let us know and we'll suggest a strategy to follow.

3 nights. Do you think $60 ( US ) would be a reasonable maximum??

All you can do is try...

You have two re-bid zones when bidding the 3* level in Toronto. If you're not sure of your re-bid zones please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before bidding.

Select 3* Downtown...

Bid $45, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $50, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did prevously.

Select 3* Downtown and re-bid zone2...

Bid $55, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $60.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.

I'm getting ready to bid for 2 rooms in downtown Toronto for the nights of May 5,6, and 7.

I looked at an example of another winning bid in the same location and they used Tpronto East for first re-bid and Scarborough -Pickering for second re- bid. So I assume it is safe for me to do the same.

Is it Savings barn the site I should access priceline through??

Is there a time limit for responding ( i.e do I have time to ask you a question before responding to priceline or must it be done immediatley?? )

Thanks for your help.

Yes, those are currently your two re-bid zones... but you should know how to check them yourself to make sure that they don't change.

The only time you would need to respond to priceline is if they make you a counter-offer, at which point you should stop and post back here and wait for a reply.

I just tried to get the rooms using the above instructions. Unfortunately all bids were rejected. Do you think I should wait awile and try the same thing or should I increase my bids?? Thank you once again.

PS - I didn't close the priceline window in case there is still hope. Also I am using savings barn.

The above strategy was based upon the maximum bid you stated above.

I don't think i would chase this, but what is your real maximum bid?

How does 70 sound??

If you're willing to increase your bid to $70, you won't be able to bid again at the 3* level for 72 hours. However, this is what i would do today:

At the 4* level you have 9 re-bid zones avaialble.

Select 4* Downtown and a re-bid zone (not one of the zones you used above as a re-bid, or it will be viewed as a duplicate bid)...

Bid $60, if rejected add re-bid zone (this bid will almost certainly be rejected)...

Bid $62, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $64, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $66, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $68, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $70.

Let us know how the above goes.

Hi there, I did exactly what you said but again my bids were rejected. Maybe it's too far away from the dates that I want the rooms?? Thanks again for your help.

I have a question regarding the re-bid zones. I went to the priceline site and clicked on each zone for Toronto. Previusly I understood that Toronto East and Scarborough were free re-bid zones if bidding for a 3 star. But when I click on these zones it indicates that there are 3 stars available in these areas. This kind of scares me because I have used these zones for free re-bids , thankfully they were rejected .

Am I checking correctly for star levels??

Are you selecting only one zone at a time?

Yes I am but I will double check.

Just did it again, I must have made a mistake last time. Of course you are right, Toronto East and Scarborough - Pickering have no hotels above 2 star.