Question about Priceline.com

tamor · #1 08-17-2007, 10:44 AM

I need help with Priceline. I've never used Priceline.com but I know I've read some of y'alls posts where you get good deals. So help me out here. I need a room in Cleveland, TN. I have looked at the website and they have four 2-star hotels. They are priced at: $55, $64, $80, and $106. How much should I put in for a bid?

I don't want to bid so low that they don't accept my offer because I won't be able to bid again for 24 hours, but I want the best deal I can get!

Esther · #2 08-17-2007, 10:46 AM

I prefer looking at places like expedia.com where you know what the price is.

Also travelosity.com (spelling may be off) is another source.

tamor · #3 08-17-2007, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Esther

I prefer looking at places like expedia.com where you know what the price is.

Also travelosity.com (spelling may be off) is another source.

What do you mean that you know what the price is?

Esther · #4 08-17-2007, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tamor

What do you mean that you know what the price is?

You don't bid.

You go to their site and chose what you need.

I booked a cruise through them once, and they were great. No problems at all.

Esther · #5 08-17-2007, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tamor

What do you mean that you know what the price is?

Unless priceline has changed you bid and have to wait to see if it is accepted.

tamor · #6 08-17-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Esther

You don't bid.

You go to their site and chose what you need.

I booked a cruise through them once, and they were great. No problems at all.

You can do that at Priceline too, but I know you can do that bidding thing and get it cheaper. The four hotels listed are all okay. It tells who they are and what price you can pay if you book direct through them. But if you bid, you don't know which one you get until they accept.

BoredOutOfMyMind · #7 08-17-2007, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by tamor

I need help with Priceline. I've never used Priceline.com but I know I've read some of y'alls posts where you get good deals. So help me out here. I need a room in Cleveland, TN. I have looked at the website and they have four 2-star hotels. They are priced at: $55, $64, $80, and $106. How much should I put in for a bid?

I don't want to bid so low that they don't accept my offer because I won't be able to bid again for 24 hours, but I want the best deal I can get!

If you went to Travelocity.com or Expedia.com, what are 2 star hotels going for? Is it fair to ask for a $30 room when most are priced at $75?

Is there an event in town that drives prices higher?

At my local Denny's is a book of coupons with hotels/motels as low as $29. I try to stay at higher end hotels, such as LaQuinta or Hampton Inn. The breakfast is free, and it is higher end than frozen pastries. I have found the beds better, with exception of the last stay- the guarantee made that night free.

freeatlast · #8 08-17-2007, 10:52 AM

I bid the same money, on priceline that a one star was listed for on travelocity.com
64 bucks for a four or five star.

It was immediatley accepted at a DoubleTree in Orlando.

The standard Double tree price for the room we got was 189 a night.

It worked good for me.

Once accepted your price bid is immediatly charged to you, and is not cancelable, so be sure.

tamor · #9 08-17-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

If you went to Travelocity.com or Expedia.com, what are 2 star hotels going for? Is it fair to ask for a $30 room when most are priced at $75?

Is there an event in town that drives prices higher?

At my local Denny's is a book of coupons with hotels/motels as low as $29. I try to stay at higher end hotels, such as LaQuinta or Hampton Inn. The breakfast is free, and it is higher end than frozen pastries. I have found the beds better, with exception of the last stay- the guarantee made that night free.

I don't know, I'll check their site and see what they have. The EVENT is the kids moving back to the local university - LOL. We move my daughter back to school Sunday.

The hotels that were listed for the prices above were Douglas Inn and Suites, Winngate Inn, Holiday Inn, and Comfort Inn. So I know these are all decent places to stay.

revrandy · #10 08-17-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by tamor

I need help with Priceline. I've never used Priceline.com but I know I've read some of y'alls posts where you get good deals. So help me out here. I need a room in Cleveland, TN. I have looked at the website and they have four 2-star hotels. They are priced at: $55, $64, $80, and $106. How much should I put in for a bid?

I don't want to bid so low that they don't accept my offer because I won't be able to bid again for 24 hours, but I want the best deal I can get!

Tamor.. DO NOT do Two-Star.. you will be disappointed...

Go to Hotwire.com... Seems much better than priceline.. and sometimes I have called the actual hotel and got a much better deal than going thru the moneysaver sites... without paying their fees...

Go at least 4 Star..