Originally Posted by
MatthewLAX
True.
If you are offered a free re-bid, however, I would advise you not accept it. You can usually get the room for less than half of the rebid price.
For example: I recently bid $130 for a resort in Honolulu. Denied, with an offer to try again for $147. I declined, added a zone that did not have a resort, and rebid for $136. Got the room.
I believe Priceline often calls this a "counter offer."
When receiving such counteroffers, I have been able to bid $1 more than my original bid in one case and was accepted. In another case, I could not even bid up to the price they countered at. As a general rule (I hate general rules!), you can usually split the difference between your bid and the counter offer if you have a free rebid left.