You can sometimes find great price on hotel rooms in Hawaii through Priceline if you do your research before you bid. When you bid on Priceline, you don't find out what hotel you get until after your bid is accepted so find out as much information as possible before you bid by researching your desired location on Bidding For Travel. With just a little investment of time, you will be able to find out what hotels people have bidded successfully on, for what dates, and at what price. This will give you an idea of what hotels you might get if your bid is successful. When on Bidding For Travel, simply scroll down to one of the Hawaii sections and click on it. You will find information that people sent in that can be very helpful. For example, when Bargain Hunter Hotline clicked on Hawaii-Kauai/Big Island/Molokai on 01/09/08, the following information was found.
| | 3* Hilton Kauai Beach Resort -K/L/K 1/24 - 1/29/08 $97 | 0 | 1/8/08 3:39 pm | ronamc |
| | Hilo - 2* Naniloa Volcano Resort $73 2008/01/26 - 01/27 | 0 | 1/4/08 10:37 pm | kimbakiara |
| | Hilton Waikoloa Village Feb 11/12 2008 $130 | 0 | 1/3/08 8:55 am | tine |
| | Kauai Marriott Lihue $149 for 6/27/08 - 6/29/08 | 0 | 12/31/07 11:36 am | Hanaleis |
| | Resort Marriott Kauai $149 2/06/08-2/10/08 | 0 | 12/31/07 5:10 am | tine |
| | No win - Waikoloa Resort 1/22-23 one night - up to $135 | 0 | 12/28/07 1:45 am | jiji |
| | Hilton Waikoloa Village Jan 12-17 2008 $130 | 0 | 12/26/07 2:44 pm | waition |
| | Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort $130 Jan 6-7 2008 | 0 | 12/12/07 1:42 am | benjee03 |
| | Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort $130 Dec 31-7 2008 | 0 | 12/5/07 7:59 pm | cheapazz |
| | Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort $130 Jan 2-8 2008 | 0 | 12/3/07 3:19 pm | patagucci |
Look for patterns. For example, you can see that a number of people have written about getting the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort for $130. From my experience, your chances for getting a specific hotel is increased when you read that many people have gotten that hotel in a short period of time. This also tells you that you have a good chance of getting a bid of $130 accepted if you bid for a resort on Big Island. Having this kind of information is a great way to keep from overbidding. Once again, that does not mean that you will get the same hotel that others have gotten, so if you have your heart set on a specific hotel, this kind of bargain hunting is not for you. But if you are willing to take a risk and possibly find a great hotel for a great price, I would highly recommend it.
Bargain Hunter Hotline checks Bidding for Travel regularly to look for patterns and often finds very good deals. For example, several years ago, one bargain hunter noticed that quite a number of people were winning the Hyatt Hotel in Kaanapali for $65 a night!!! That price is almost unheard of for this fabulous hotel. It was so good, in fact, that they took a spontaneous trip to Hawaii for a fraction of what it would normally cost.
Happy bargain hunting. We hope you are lucky enough to find a great Hawaii hotel for LE$$.
Let us know about Hawaii hotel deals that you got on Priceline in the comments section below so that others may benefit from your experience. Please include the type of hotel you bid for (resort, 4 star, 3 star, etc.) as well as the price you bid and the hotel you got. Feel free to include any other tips you have for bidding for Hawaii hotels on Priceline.
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