John789

1st bid accepted at $39 ($50 including tax and fees).

Other travel sites quoted $59 ($65 including tax). Small savings but it all adds up.

Red Lion Hotel Medford

Medford - Central Point

200 North Riverside, Medford, OR 97501

541-779-5811

Used Better Bidding PRICELINE link to initiate the purchase!

For Friday 11/11-11/12/11 I bid all the way up to $95. Once I hit $95, Priceline offered the room at $119. I chose to book another hotel through another online travel site, but in my experience Priceline probably would have accepted a bid somewhere between $105 and $111. Not much of a deal. H.I. website was listing a room for $134 or $127 w/AAA discount.

Holiday Inn Express Seaside-Convention Center

34 North Holladay Drive

Seaside, OR 97138

1st bid of of 2.5 star in Seaside, OR for $55 was rejected.

Added Warrenton, OR, and my rebid for $61 was accepted.

Holiday Inn Express Seaside-Convention Center

34 North Holladay Drive

Seaside, OR 97138

503-717-8000

Originally just bid for one day 11/09/11. After winning, Priceline offered a second day at the same price. When I checked into the hotel and found that it was in great shape and great location, I took them up on their second day offer.

First bid at $55 was rejected, but priceline offered the room at $67.

Second bid at Red Lion Coos Bay, OR for $61 was accepted. Travel sites were listing this room at $79.

started with $65 in Eureka (Eureka) 2.5 star - Rejected.

added Eureka (Arcata - McKinleyville) and bid $74 which was accepted.

2.5 star was showing the green "best deal" star in the Arcata zone.

Holliday Inn Express was $110 retail that day.

I might have been able to get a lower price by starting with the Arcata zone.

I didn't see Arcata listed as one of the Eureka zones in the California cities better bidding list.

Checked 3 star and Monterey and bid $80 was rejected but they offered me a room at $102.

Added Marina Seaside and bid $86 - rejected.

Added Pacific Grove and bid $91 which was accepted and upgraded to 3.5 stars.

I used the betterbidding PRICELINE link to book.

Casa Munras

Monterey (Monterey)

700 Munras Avenue

Monterey, CA 93940

1 room. 1 night.

including tax = 109.96

Bid 1 San Francisco 4 star SFO $53 - rejected

Bid 2 San Francisco 3.5 star SFO $57 - rejected

Bid 3 added Union Square East $64 - Accepted

Won

Marriott San Francisco Airport 3.5 stars

1800 Old Bayshore Hwy

Burlingame, California 94010

650-692-9100

I used the Better Bidding PRICELINE link.

Thanks for all the helpful bidding tips BetterBidding!

I was trying for the Monte Carlo, 3.5*, but was upgraded to a 4* without a choice.

My first bid was for a 3.5* on the south strip for 106. My bid was countered for $125 but i rejected it.

I then added Nellis - Speedway and bid $111. Priceline rejected and countered $125 again.

I added Boulder Strip at $118 which was accepted with the "upgrade" to Planet Hollywood.

I used the BetterBidding link to get to PRICELINE. Thanks for all the helpful tips.

I Bid $170 for NYC on Upper West Side 4* from 12/13/08 to 12/16/08. I was accepted on the first bid by The Empire Hotel, so I might have been able to get it lower. It is still a great rate for New York and at a great hotel. The total was $510 for 3 nights plus $97.31 in tax/fees.

Started with $76 USE

Then $81 adding USW

Then $88 adding Civic Center

Then $95 adding Cathedral Hill

Hotel Monaco (USW) 8/22-8/24 $95

Used the PRICELINE link at www.Savingsbarn.com

First bids from $75 to $100 in Point Loma and Mission Valley for 2.5* were rejected.

Then the first bid of $100 for 3* Downtown and Harbor Island was accepted. I made the mistake of not trying for a lower price first. Next time I will follow the suggested bidding tips more closely.

Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island

1960 Harbor Island Dr

San Diego, CA 92101

619-291-6700

Check in: Sat 5/26/07

After 3:00pm

Check out: Sun 5/27/07

By Noon.

Total $100

one room

one night

Taxes & Fees $19.41

Total $119.41

I used Savingsbarn.com link.