In my previous article for finding a cheap hotel in Omaha, on Priceline, I explained how to rebid using 2 zones every time you rebid. Here I explain the core of finding Omaha cheap hotels on Priceline. You should read this first to understand the basics. Usually the 4 rebids you can get using this method is enough. However, sometimes, there might not be enough information to help you decide where you should start bidding. Or maybe you want to bid in $1 increments to be absolutely sure that you are getting a rock bottom price. In this case you want to have more than just 4 bids, how does 16 immediate rebids sound?…
As mentioned in the previous article, the zones for the Omaha area on Priceline are as follows
Bellevue- 21⁄2-Star Moderate-Plus
Central Omaha- 3-Star Upscale
Council Bluffs- 21⁄2-Star Moderate-Plus
Omaha Airport- 21⁄2-Star Moderate-Plus
Omaha Downtown- 3-Star Upscale
Southwest Omaha- 21⁄2-Star Moderate-Plus
West Omaha- 3-Star Upscale
The 4 zones in green are your free rebid zones.
You can use more than 2 zone combinations to get many more bids. Let’s assume, like in the previous article, that you want the Omaha Downtown zone.
Skeet, a poster at Betterbidding.com has the following combinations you can use with “A” being your desired zone:
A
AB
AC
AD
AE
ABC
ABD
ABE
ACD
ACE
ADE
ABCD
ABCE
ABDE
ACDE
ABCDE
verkuilb, a poster over at Biddingfortravel.com has the same combinations except in a different order
A
AB
AC
ACB
AD
ADB
ACD
ACDB
AE
AEB
ACE
ACEB
ADE
ADEB
ACDE
ACDEB
You can use both lists. However, the second list is organized in a way that flows better with Priceline’s site. Unlike the first list, where you have to start a new bid for most of the combinations, in the second list, you only have to start a new bid only half the time. You’ll see what I mean once you try bidding yourself.
Here is how you should bid for the Omaha downtown area according to the second list assuming you want Omaha Downtown and a 3 stars as your preferred star level (Keep in mind that you can substitute West Omaha or Central Omaha for Omaha Downtown because both have stars up to 3):
- Down.
- Down.+Bell.
- Down.+Council
- Down.+Council+Bell.
- Down.+Airport
- Down.+Airport+Bell.
- Down.+Council+Airport
- Down.+Council+Airport+Bell.
- Down.+Southwest
- Down.+Southwest+Bell.
- Down.+Council+Southwest
- Down.+Council+Southwest+Bell.
- Down.+Airport+Southwest
- Down.+Airport+Southwest+Bell.
- Down.+Council+Airport+Southwest
- Down.+Council+Airport+Southwest+Bell.
For every odd numbered bid in the list above you’re going to have to start a new bid. At the rejection screen, which will look like this…
Priceline.com
, simply click the Priceline logo at the top left and start a new bid. For every even numbered bid you can just add the appropriate zone to where it says “Can you select additional areas where you can stay?”:
Priceline.com
You can use the same method to bid on zones with 2 and 1/2 star hotels, though I see no reason why you would, considering that you can get a 3 star hotel for around $50.
That’s all there is to it. If you want a cheap hotel in Omaha, this is one of the best ways to do so! Happy bidding!
