Originally Posted by
MelP
I have tried PL bidding a couple of times in the past couple of years to no avail. Now I still use it to book Express Deals, which is where the value seems to have gone. I tend to prefer PL instead of Hotwire in that regard because to me it is a bit easier to suss out what the hotel might be with PL Express Deals.
When PL first came out with Express Deals, you used to be able to bid at least $5-10 less for the same zone and get the property for less than the Express deal. Recently, I have been unsuccessful doing that, and I ran my bid up to about $3 under the Express Deal and still did not get it accepted.