I'm not sure why the dates didn't get included but they were 10/11/10 - 10/14/10 I used the PRICELINE link to get my win. Bidding strategy wise, oh boy, this took at lot of effort and energy. Since Charleston has many areas to choose from without 4*, I started, actually around $50, and worked my way up, in increments of $5, over a couple of days, and choosing the Downtown and Historic District PLUS the areas without 4*, one by one. A couple of times, we changed our mind on the dates, and by switching the dates, it allowed me to keep bidding as if I hadn't before. Then, when I went back to our original dates, here in the posting, I was able to keep bidding up, until won.