David_V

After about 20 or so rejected bids for Torrance, San Pedro, and Long Beach areas anywhere from 3.5* down to 2*, I finally took on of their express deals at a 2* hotel in Torrance for $51/nt. It ended up being the Howard Johnson's in Torrance. Not too terrible of a hotel but still disappointing considering I've paid $40.00 for the same hotel a few months ago.

I've noticed the very same thing. I've been booking hotels on priceline in the Torrance area for over a year now (I regularly travel out there on business & I'm there between 8-16 days/month). I used to be able to get staybridge suites or holiday inn in Torrance at under $70.00/night but recently, I've gone up to $85.00 and still come up empty handed. Crowne plaza in Redondo has not accepted any bids in the price range I used to regularly get. Extended Stay America in torrance (formerly Homestead Suites seems to have either raised their prices drastically or stopped taking bids altogether. Even the other 2* like Howard Johnson's seems to have stopped taking bids. Had to resort to booking a 2* on hotwire; ended up at Motel 6 (Not what I would consider 2*'s). Really bad right now; Only insight I have from the manager at Holiday Inn is that they have been almost sold out for almost 6 weeks, so they haven't even bothered to post anything on Priceline. Not sure what is going on to account for the sudden influx of business.