Priceline Hotel: 5* Las Vegas (Strip North) Venetian

here goes: due to BIL leaving late on the 12th we decided on 2 rooms for the 10th and 11th and 1 room on the 12th. since PL doesn't allow adding a day on only 1 room of a 2 room res i bid this out separately, first the 2 night res figuring that the rate could be higher as only 1 weeknight (sun) paired with a weekend (sat) vs 2 weeknights (sun & mon) on the 3 night res. By bidding them separate but minutes apart, i accepted the risk of ending up at BOTH Venetian and Palazzo.

2 night res (5/10-5/12) i started at 120 and was countered 166. went up in small increments until 130 and then 1 by 1 until accepted @ $149. i was continually countered with either 166 or a chance to raise bid by $22.

3 night res (5/10-5/13) i started at 125 and was countered with 162. went up in small increments until 130 and then 1 by 1 until accepted @ $146. i was continually countered with either 162 or a chance to raise bid by$22.

being a bit of a numbers nut and since i got the lowest accepted price on both res i thought i would figure out what the difference between weekend nights (fri-sat) vs weeknights was. using 2 variables with 2 equations and solving algebraically i got the followig.

let A = weekend

let B = weekday

using 1st res, A+B = 149 + 149=298

using 2cond res, A+2B = 146+146+146 =438

A=298-B

298-B +2B=438

B=438-298

B=140 and then A=158

so week end nights in my example cost $158 and weekday nights cost $140.

this debunks the thought that PL will charge the highest daily fee for a res as the lowest acceptable price.

guys,

as stated in the post there are 2 separate reservations here

1) 5/10-5/12 Venetian @ $149 per night

2) 5/10-5/13 Venetian @ $146 per night

please adjust subject lines AND the calendar of wins

as stated in the post there are 2 separate reservations here

But the board requires only one win per thread :) (other aspects of the board rely on all posts being in the same formt)

Please create a NEW TOPIC to reflect your second win adn we'll then edit the te topic of this thread to reflect only the first stay.