Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Priceline is best known as a way to find cheap airline tickets, but the "name your price" website also offers deals on hotels. Priceline's hotel feature is easy to use. As it does with flights, Priceline offers both "set price" and "name your own price" features. You'll often find the best deals by naming your own price.
Go to Priceline's website and type in the name of the city you'll be staying in and the dates you'll need a hotel room. Click "Search Now."
Click the tab that says "Best Deal, Name Your Own Price" when the list of hotels comes up.
Choose the neighborhood you would like to stay in. For example, if you choose New York City, you'll be offered a list of neighborhoods that includes "Midtown East," "Midtown West" and "Downtown." Select one or more neighborhoods that you'd be willing to stay in and select your preferred hotel star level (e.g., four-star hotel). Click "Next"
Enter the price you are willing to pay per night for your hotel room. Priceline will check to see if any of the participating hotels will accept your offer. Hotels will often accept offers that are 50 percent or less of the usual rate because the hotels would prefer to have someone stay in a room at a vastly reduced rate than have the room remain vacant.
Review your bid. This page shows what the total price will be for the length of your stay plus taxes and fees. Type your initials in the box to confirm you have read the bid and click "Next."
Enter your credit card information and billing address. Click "Buy My Hotel Room Now." Once you click the button, you are obligated to purchase the reservation at the price you stated if a hotel in your selected area agrees to your price. When a hotel accepts your bid, you will be notified of the name and location of the hotel.
Change your bid and bid again if your offer is rejected. If you want to make the same bid, you will have to wait twenty-four hours before you make the exact same offer. However, you can bid again immediately if you change some detail of your request other than your bid price. The easiest thing to do is to change your preferred neighborhood (for instance from Midtown West to Midtown East) or change your preferred hotel star level (for instance from four-star to three-star).