Has anyone else noticed this occurring? I check Priceline for hotels in a certain area of a city, at a certain star level. Usually I check one level below as well, just to see what's available. Then I put into my bid page, say, 3-1/2 stars. I bid a low price, usually I start at about 50% of what Priceline says is the 'median' price for hotels in the area. Usually I get a room for that price, not always. But occasionally, it awards me a room in what was initially shown as a 3 star hotel on their regular 'what's available' page. Now it's listed as a 3-1/2 star. This happened to me recently when I was awarded a room at the Holiday Inn, a 3-star hotel, when I bid on a 3-1/2 star in Portland near PDX. I would think it might have been my mistake in checking the wrong star level in my bid, but it has happened to me before. What gives?
