How I use Priceline to get great hotel deals

A number of people have asked how I use Priceline to get crazy good deals on hotels ... most recently 3.5 star Hyatt Regency for $34 ($45 after tax and fees). Well, here's a video of the process I use combining biddingfortravel.com and priceline.com ... happy bidding!

Here's the old .swf video if you can't get vimeo to work

Comments

[Gene]

Used this today--very timely!

Thanks Mr. Negotiator

[Mark]

Very nice. Thanks! Have you ever used this for airfare or rental cars? Is it possible?

[Jason Powell]

Mark - I've used it with car rentals .. it's not as easy as hotels, but it can be done. Got a midsize for $12/day

[Chris Marsden]

In the video you mention next day travel. Does this work better for short notice? How far out can you typically use this trick?

[Nangra]

I used Priceline to get a hotel outside of Denver 1 hour before I would be there for $45! It's awesome!

[Mike]

Headed to the Echo Conference in Dallas in July. Got a room at the Hyatt Place 5 minutes from Watermark church for $34/night. I would have paid $99 for a room through the conference. Thanks!!!!!

[Josh Pounders]

The link for the video doesn't seem to be loading. Did I miss the window of opportunity to view it? I've heard awesome things about your video and have some trips coming up that I was going to experiment with.

[Tom Templin]

Some of my favorite deals with this technique over the past few years:

Denver Tech Center Marriott: $25/night
Westin Westminster Colorado: $40/night
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach: $27/night
Marriott Hilton Head Island: $75/night
Venetian Las Vegas: $79/night
Hilton White Plains: $59/night
Hyatt Regency Chicago: $59/night

[Tom Templin]

Some folks (including me) have switched from posting our winning bids on biddingfortravel.com to instead posting them on betterbidding.com. I don't like the site quite as much, but the "owners" take better care of their "customers", in my opinion.

[Doc]

muhahaha! Jason! You are BRILLIANT!!!!

[Chris Green]

To Mike above. Several of us, including Jason Powell, stayed at the Crowne Plaza directly across the freeway from Watermark using this method for $35/night. It works well! In the off seasons and poor economic times like these you may even find yourself staying in some seriously nice places.

[Jeremy Good]

Thanks for the awesome video on PriceLine. Used it for the first time and got 2.5 * for $45!

[Mark Lunsford]

Thanks for posting this!! This helped me get a 3* hotel for $52 in Baton Rouge.

[Doc]

Used this to book hotel for conference in Florida this November. Worked like a charm!! Thanks!!

[Ellie]

I've used PRICELINE quite often and love it. It is very addictive! I want to travel more just so that I can use it!

The first time I used it I was lucky enough to score the Marriott Rive Gauche in Paris for 60% off the retail rate which astonished me as when Priceline stated that Name Your Own Price could get you "up to 60% off" I thought "yeah, sure, that's never going to happen"!

Based on that success, I now start all of my bidding at the 60% off the lowest priced hotel at retail rates in the city zone and star rating and go from there.

Ellie
www.roam-rove.ramble.blogspot.com