Rave: Priceline.com Name Your Own Price

Time for the weekly rave. This week, I thought I would let you in on how Adam & I have been able to stay at really nice 4 star hotels, without paying the big bucks. This works best if you book within one month of your travel. You go to priceline.com and click on name your own price. Then you choose the location, area, and the level of hotel (4 star, 3 star etc.). We usually try for the highest star available. Then scroll down and enter your price. Start at a very low amount like $20. A red box will appear and it will say, ‘Your offer has no chance of being accepted.’ Then go up in increments of five until that box changes to ‘Your offer has a small chance of being accepted.’ Then go up in increments of one until the box completely goes away. Then add $15-$20 to that amount. This works most every time. If you don’t get it the first try, either change an element to your search or try again in 24 hours. (Sometimes if you hit the back button it will let you try again right away).