Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies - Can you always extend on PL?

Sorry if this is obvious or has already been answered. A quick key word search turned up nothing.

When you get a "win" on PL, do you always get the option to extend?

I recently needed a week in Boston and couldn't get anything in 3.5 star in Copley. Then I bid four nights, got it, and extended three.

Is it always possible to extend, at the same hotel and the same rate, for up the length of your winning bid?

Thanks!

Lots of times Priceline has the option there for you to extend, but when you try to do so, it either doesn't work or you get a counteroffer for a much higher amount. But it's always worth trying. Note that if your bid is old (I think 120 days, but I'm not sure), you will not be able to extend.

Thanks. But that "lots of times" means "not always"? If I need a week and want to stay in the same hotel, I should not count on getting an offer to extend? (I would extend immediately after "winning" the initial bid for a period shorter than what I really want).

Thanks!

Thanks. But that "lots of times" means "not always"? If I need a week and want to stay in the same hotel, I should not count on getting an offer to extend? (I would extend immediately after "winning" the initial bid for a period shorter than what I really want).

Thanks!

Correct. You can not count on always. If the hotel does not give PL rooms for the extra nights, you can't extend. That simple.

If you absolutely need the same hotel, bid for the entire time frame. The problem with this is that it might end up costing more if some nights are at a higher PL rate than others.

Is it always possible to extend, at the same hotel and the same rate, for up the length of your winning bid? Thanks!The 'extend' attempt is, in essence, a separate bid. Proof of this is, when you are successful, you receive a separate confirmation number for the newly-purchased day(s) (the hotel should be able to "join" the reservations so that you do not have to check out then check back in, and not have to get separate room keys).

The main difference in the bid itself is that the hotel choice is automatically the same hotel as originally won - you will not be placed in a different hotel.

Now that's interesting. So you mean that when PL says "Do you want to extend?" they mean "Do you want to TRY to extend?" and you get a CHANCE or POSSIBILITY of extending at the same hotel?

Thanks for clarification. If I am with and booking for others, I have to try to "win" the entire week, so we don't run the risk of having to move. If I am bidding for myself, I'll take my chances and try to get an extension and, if I don't get it, I'll move.

If you would always get to extend many would bid for one night instead of full week (as an example) and extend from there if they like the hotel they´re getting. Or if you are looking at booking a bunch of rooms you could get only one rooma and then add the rest of rooms if that would always be possible. There are areas where some very undesarable hotels come up from time to time.

If you would always get to extend many would bid for one night instead of full week (as an example) and extend from there if they like the hotel they´re getting. Or if you are looking at booking a bunch of rooms you could get only one rooma and then add the rest of rooms if that would always be possible. There are areas where some very undesarable hotels come up from time to time.

I believe you can only "extend" the hotel for up to the number of nights that you originally booked. So if you only booked one night, you can only extend a max of one more night. If you booked 3 nights, you can only extend a max of three more nights. But as was stated, it really is "Do you want to TRY and extend" - not a given that you will be able to.

John

you can only extend for up to the same number of days of your original bid. Its possible to extend for the same rate, but the hotel may have rooms available at a higher rate than your bid.

The answer is simple, NO !

I've always received the offer to extend and it can be used for up to the same number of days as your original win and for the same price only. It may or may not be accepted. If you start a new bid, the hotel is not certain. I've used the option to extend when I wished to find out what hotel I was getting and if it was good for my needs on that trip I'd extend it. It costs more this way because it doubles the service component of the extra charges.