Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Montreal (Convention Center - Old Montreal - Latin Quarter) Hyatt Regency Montreal

Hi everyone, I'm new here and have just started using PRICELINE.

I've bid yesterday and today on a 3.5* hotel in Montreal for Aug. 14 - 16. Based on the other posts here I expected to win something for around $70/night. I started at $60 and made it to $70 last night and then bid again today and went all the way to $80 and didn't get anything.

I was using the rebidding technique described in another forum in terms of star levels.

For Day 1 my bids were $62, $64, $65, $66, $70.

For Day 2 my bids were $72, $74, $76, $78, $80.

I looked and saw someone else got a 3.5* hotel for the same dates for $75 and posted earlier this afternoon. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Should I wait a few days and try again or just get one off of HOTWIRE for $82/night?

This is my first time using PRICELINE and I've been trying this for a few times now. Today I finally found success for 3.5* Hyatt Regency in Montreal from Aug. 14/09 - Aug. 16/09 for $73 US/night.

I tried it for 2 days and today was the third day. On the first day I went up to $70 and on the second day I went up to $80 and didn't get anything.

Today (the 3rd day) I started at $71. They told me to rebid $22 more but instead I rebid at $73 and won it.

I'm not sure if this makes a difference or not but on the first and second day I was trying at night, 8pm and 10pm EST respectively. Today I did it in the afternoon, at 2pm EST and this is the rate I got.

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Congratulations on your success and thank you for sharing your results with the board.

The time of day doesn't have anything to do with your success, other than catching it 'right' and having the hotel's rate get lowered inbetween your bidding attempts.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.