chen Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I'm taking the connecticut bar and I need a hotel room in Hartford for these dates. My max price is $150 a night. I would like 3* (but I'll settle for less) and my zone must be downtown Hartford and ideally close to the Connecticut Convention Center. It appears that the Hilton is sold out. Easyclicktravel has nothing. I just had a seriously frustrating go at priceline.Here's the results of my unsuccessful bidding strategy:Goal:downtown hartford (A)Free rebid zones:farmington - Bhartford south - Cmanchester vernon - Dsouthington - ENote, I closed priceline and reopened the window for each bid to maximize rebids: Bid 1 $35downtown hartford ABid 2 $37downtown hartford A+BfarmingtonBid 3 $42downtown hartford A+Chartford southBid 4 $46 downtown hartford A+Dmanchester vernonBid 5 $50 downtown hartford A+EsouthingtonBid 6 $53 downtown hartford A+B+Cfarmingtonhartford southBid 7 $58 downtown hartford A+B+Dfarmingtonmanchester vernonBid 8 $65 downtown hartford A+B+Efarmington southingtonBid 9 $73 A+C+Ddowntown hartfordhartford southmanchester vernonBid 10 $78 A+C+Edowntown hartfordhartford southsouthingtonBid 11 $83 A+B+C+Ddowntown hartfordfarmingtonhartford southmanchester vernonBid 12 $90 A+B+C+Edowntown hartfordfarmingtonhartford southsouthingtonBid 13 $95 A+B+D+Edowntown hartfordfarmingtonmanchester vernonsouthingtonBid 14 $101 A+C+D+Edowntown hartfordhartford southmanchester vernonsouthingtonBid 15 $125 A+B+C+D+Edowntown hartfordfarmingtonhartford southmanchester vernonsouthingtonPlease help!!!!!!!ps. I will be sure to use the savingsbarn link. Link to comment
thenewbie Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 1) Bid higher next time; or2) Look into another area Link to comment
chen Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Thanks for the insightful tip, dude. That was clearly the advice I was looking for. :)ps. I can get the Crown Plaza for $189 or the Sheraton nearby for $150. I was just hoping someone would have some better suggestions. Link to comment
thenewbie Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 You already seem to know how to rebid properly, so there wasn't much need for that advice.Hotwire doesn't have any 3* availability in Downtown Hartford for your dates.And since you "must" be downtown, the cheaper 3* alternatives in East Hartford and Bradley/Windsor are out of the picture. (The Sheraton is in priceline's E. Hartford area)That leaves you with the appropriate advice given above. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 I can get the Crown Plaza for $189 or the Sheraton nearby for $150Please remember we are affiliates of both:Crowne PlazaSheraton Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
chen Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 I just tried the same strategy (basically 16 bids in 5-10 dollar increments) and got rejected from $35 all the way up to $135 for East Hartford too!"We're sorry, but we couldn't find a hotel willing to accept your offer of $135 for a hotel room in the Hartford, CT area."This sucks. Thoughts? :) Link to comment
grram1 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Looks like you've got the process nailed cold. I've been going through a similar situation for a Niagara falls bid for August 16-18. As you've hinted it looks like you'll just have to book a back-up direct and hope to have better luck as your dates approach (sorry I don't have something more profound :) ). As mentioned on a previous post Hotwire doesn't list any 3* hotels (yet) in the area you want on the desired dates. I did a mock search on Hotwire for the next couple of days (June 21-23) and a 3* for $85 came up; based on amenities: Restaurant, pool, fitness center, business center, it appears to be the Crowne Plaza. Hopefully you'll get lucky and inventories will open up as your date gets closer... I've never bid Hartford, but this seems to be routine in some other cities (seen this in Vegas many times). Good luck. Link to comment
chen Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Any ideas what this hotel is?3-star hotel in Wethersfield - Rocky Hill - Cromwell Best Value! Amenities:Restaurant(s) Pool(s)Fitness CenterHigh-speed Internet AccessGolf NearbyTennis NearbyBusiness Center Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Dates? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
chen Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Sorry. 07/25/06 - 07/27/06(same as my priceline post) Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Please keep all posts for the same stay in the same thread.The above is a match for the Crowne Plaza Cromwell so that would be our best guess. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
chen Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Thank you both for the help!I decided to settle out of area. Here's what I got. Crowne Plaza CromwellCheck-In Date: Tue, Jul 25, 2006 Check-Out Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2006 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Your Offer Price: $55.00 Extend Your Stay Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $110.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $22.14 Total Charges: $132.14 Here's my bidding history:Bid 1 $35Rocky Hill - Cromwell - Wethersfield Bid 2 $40Rocky Hill - Cromwell - Wethersfield farmingtonBid 3 $45Rocky Hill - Cromwell - Wethersfield hartford southBid 4 $50Rocky Hill - Cromwell - Wethersfield manchester vernonBid 5 $52Rocky Hill - Cromwell - Wethersfield southingtonBid 6 $55 Rocky Hill - Cromwell - Wethersfield farmingtonhartford southBy accident, I totally flaked on savingsbarn.com. I'm sorry!!!!!! I made sure to use it last night, but I guess I got so caught up with this frustrating bidding on this area (40 bids in total) that I spaced tonight. I'll try to be more careful next time. Link to comment
biddingforhotel Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 This is really amazing experience!!! Never encountered ... What is the big event going on during those days? I may want to go check out too ... Link to comment
biddingforhotel Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Someone told me there are at least 3 big events going on which are: Buick Golf Championship, Irish Festival, and Dave Matthews Concert... Link to comment
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