Priceline Hotel: 4* San Francisco (Union Square West) The Prescott, a Kimpton Hotel

[gjalil21]

I was looking for a 4* property in any of the following zones: Financial District, Fisherman's Wharf, SOMA, USE, and USW. I utilized all of the possible re-bid zones starting at $150 and going up in $5 increments until the final bid where I jumped from $190 to $200. I did this because I ran out of re-bid zones and $200 was my limit. You should be able to land this property for a rate somewhere in between $190 and $200. While I am not super excited about the outcome, it is still at about a 20% discount compared to the hotel's published best rates and I can't complain about being one block away from Union Square. Overall, I am pleased (yet again) with my Priceline (and BetterBidding!) experience.

 

If anyone is interested, I am in the commercial real estate development industry and did some hotel inventory supply research for San Francisco. It appears that hotel occupancy has increased steadily year over year and typically peaks in August at approx. 90%. In other words, not much vacancy or discounted hotel rooms (at least in the 4* and up category). I would not recommend waiting until the last minute for a deal.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Very nice win for this property and hope you are looking forward to your stay at this Kimpton property.

 

Thanks for your thoughts on San Fran! Rates definitely have ramped up in recent years and rates there now lately seem to rival NYC.

 

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

 

Enjoy your stay.