Skippy_TX

Bidding history to get the Onyx:

$90 Copley, rejected

$95 Added Downtown, rejected

Started new bid

$100 Copley, Cambridge, rejected

$101 Copley, Cambridge, added Downtown

$105 Copley, Cambridge, Downtown, added Medford - accepted

I haven't heard of the Onyx before...doesn't look like a bad location.

My friend got a winning bid on the Wyndam about 30 minutes before my bidding session, which is why I was surprised that I didn't get it for $95, considering he went to $97 after a $75 bid with a $22 add-on counter offer.

Thanks for the tips on the alternatives.

With the number of schools in the Boston area (I think it is like 60 within 15 miles of downtown Boston), I would think the crowded hotels could be due to graduation from one college or another.

Good luck.

Had a buddy get a room at the Wyndam after bidding $75 4* on multiple zones (not sure which ones) and getting a counter for $97 that he took.

I had no such luck. Tried getting a 4* for $80 in Copley zone, $85 with Cambridge added, Free rebid at $90 (South boston), Free rebid $95 (Medford), and finally threw in Downtown thinking the Wyndam would be a lock. No go. Plenty of time to try again in 72 hours.

Anything that you would have done differently? Copley is preferred zone, hotel@MIT would be OK, and I guess I'll settle for downtown if I have to. Nothing but 4* in Copley makes it interesting, and some of the 3*'s in Cambridge and Downtown are unattractive for various reasons.