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Chris, I believe the total was around $780 for 4 nights. I can't recall exactly , but it was $830 CDN. One more question...this may be covered elsewhere on the board, but I wasn't able to locate it...I have a few special requests, none are absolutely necessary, but we are hoping to arrange for early/late check in/out, a crib, and hopefully a balcony room. Am I better off to contact the hotel well in advance to ask for these (obviously things like the check in) or to take my chances and see if we luck out with a balcony room, and if not, upgrade once we get there? My fear with asking for the different room type at this point in time is that they'll know what we paid and charge us an outrageous price to upgrade. Thoughts?! Thank you!

Thanks for the confirmation. No need for a strategy as my own worked! :) Hotwire had TBR for $206, and while I was prepared to pay up to that, if I was going the Priceline route (using links above) I wanted to save a few bucks. I decided my max bid would be $185. HOWEVER....my first bid tonight was at $155 and was rejected, with a "counter offer" of $185...in the past I've been successful without having to pay the full counter offer price so here's what I did: First Bid: North Shore, Resort - $155 Added: Diamond Head, Resort - $160 Added: Airport, Resort - $165 Added: Waikiki City Central, Resort - $170 - Offer accepted for Turtle Bay Resort. Dates of travel are December 8-12, 2010. I am VERY happy with this win. :) ETA: I should add that I contacted TBR and their lowest rate was $281 per night.

Hello! I'm hoping to book with Turtle Bay Resort in December. I'll go through HOTWIRE/another source if I have to, but am hoping to save a few bucks by using PRICELINE (through here, of course!). My question: can it be confirmed that the following areas are "safe" zones? Oahu (Airport) Oahu (Diamond Head) Oahu (Waianae) Oahu (Waikiki City Central) Thank you very much!

SUCCESS!!! No luck with a 4* but on my final attempt with a 3* (before switching to Hotwire) I won the Park South for $230 per night. Looks like a cute little hotel, very "Manhattan"! As a sidenote, I was searching Hotwire preparing to book at the same time as my final Priceline search and turns out the 3.5* I thought was the Shoreham was no longer available on Hotwire, next best deal was a 3* for $260 so I still saved $100. YAY PRICELINE!!! Thanks for all your help thereuare! I'll definitely be recommending this website...in fact I already have!

Just had a successful bid on Priceline using the following strategy: 3* in Banff $100 - Rejected 3* in Banff/Canmore $105 - Rejected 2.5* in Banff/Canmore - $110 - Accepted I've always wanted to stay at this hotel as it looks great! Got it for about half the cost. I'll try to provide a review.

MW, ME, MS, CPS We'll give it one more try and if this doesn't work we're going with Hotwire. $258 for a 3.5* sounds like it just might be the best we'll do...still beats $400+ per night.

That's what I was thinking too. Last night I tried for a 4*, my highest bid was $212 (planned for a top bid of $200 but was feeling desperate!) and I was unsuccesful, I then tried (once) for a 3* at $165 and was also unsuccessful. For a 4* we're now willing to go up to $260, for a 3* $225, failing both we'll book the 3.5* on Hotwire which appears to be a decent deal. We would prefer a 4*...it IS our honeymoon! :)

well as I mentioned, I see splitting as the last option, I would prefer to either go to a 3* or up to $250 for a 4*...do you think that will not work? IF I were to split, I have hotel I could book for October 13, provided I could get one for Oct 11 and 12. The backup hotel is $271 per night for a 3.5*, but the same hotel is over $400 for the 11th and 12th. If splitting won't help me, I will book the Hotwire hotel. I would consider the Beekman as a backup for the 11th and 12th.

Thank you for your reply. Well it's not so much that I'm terrified of changing hotels, I'm just apprehensive about splitting as I'm worried I'll either get stuck with nowhere to go the third night or like you said, in a crappy hotel, or get 2 nights at a great hotel for a reasonable price, and have to pay an absurd price to stay at the same hotel for a third night. Also, I noticed some hotels have a lower rate for Friday night whereas others are more expensive on Friday, so which way would I want to split and will it really be beneficial?! I also checked out Hotwire and there is a 3.5* star available (Shoreham?) for $258 per night...not sure if I'll get a room on Priceline for less than that so as of now that is my backup plan. Any idea why the rates are so high for this time of year? At least I got 1 cheap night.

I was able to get the above room using the following: 3* MW $110 - REJECTED 3* MW + REBID $120- REJECTED 3* ME $110 - REJECTED 3* ME + REBID $120- REJECTED 3* MS $110 - REJECTED 3* MS + REBID $120- REJECTED 3* CPS $110 - REJECTED 3* CPS + REBID $120- REJECTED 3* MW + ME $130 - ACCEPTED AND UPGRADED TO 4*

I went to savingsbarn.com and clicked on Priceline Hotels and tried to find my ideal 4* hotel in Manhattan for the dates referenced above for under $200 and my bids were not accepted. I used a format you created for another poster. Since my bids were not accepted at my ideal rate, here is what I am contemplating: 1. Repeating process increasing bids to $250. 2. Repeating process using a 3* hotel. 3. Splitting stay - I am TERRIFIED to do this...I wouldn't necessarily mind switching hotels but would really rather not, and don't want to get stuck paying an absurd rate for the third night. Any suggestions? Thank you. As a side note, I also needed a hotel in Manhattan for October 2 and was bidding on a 3* and got a 4* (Hilton NY) for $130. I started bidding at $110 so I was very happy with that! :)

Hi there, I've spent hours reading through the other posts and am amazed at just how helpful this board is! I've never used Priceline but am hoping to find a good deal on a hotel for my upcoming honeymoon. We will be spending the nights of October 11, 12 and 13 in NYC. We'd like to be smackdab in the middle of Manhattan - no preference so long as we're central to all touristy activities. In a perfect world we'd be in a 4* but will also take a 3*. We'd love to stay under $180 if possible, though I see fall is a peak season. Any recommendations?! Thanks so much!