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Amenities: Boutique, Restaurant, Pool, Fitness, Smoke Free, Hi-Speed Internet, Business (The Joule - A Luxury Collection Hotel was exactly in keeping with what you have posted re: amenities & stars.) Used your link to get to HOTWIRE. If anyone else is looking for a conference hotel, The Joule - A Luxury Collection Hotel is .6 mi from the convention center, if you are walking. At this point, Omni appears to be stuck at $188/nt., if you can get in at all.

Didn't have as many reward points as I needed to book. Tried PRICELINE (via betterbidding) again & got: We searched hundreds of options to find your hotel room, however we can't accept your offer of $115 per room, per night. Your credit card has not been charged. If you are willing to raise your price by $30 to $145 per room, per night, you can try the same request again right now. Which is still really pricey. Ongoing saga. My apologies.

Thanks for sharing; I've been wondering about that. I'm undecided about this particular trip. May just use reward points. $100+/nt. seems pricey for a town like S.D. I appreciate your help. Will let you know if I book via PRICELINE or HOTWIRE via betterbooking link.

Thank you, that link is very helpful. I have a general question that I didn't see answered on the FAQs page. If I want a nicer 4* hotel within a group of 4* offerings, say the W is in there, but so is an old Hilton --- am I more likely to win the pricier hotel (i.e. W) if I start with a higher bid, say $100?

Yeah, you're probably right...Using the betterbidding link, I'm up to $110 (rejected) for a 4* for Th/Fri only (follows). Do you know what the 3.5* hotels are? Hmmm...I'll check the old posts. 01/6/2011 01/8/2011 Escondido - Vista, Sorrento Mesa, Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island, Miramar - Rancho Penasquitos - Poway, Mission Valley East - Central San Diego, National City - Chula Vista, San Ysidro - Mexico Border, La Mesa, El Cajon - Santee, Point Loma - Shelter Island - Old Town 4-Star $110

Via the betterbidding.com PRICELINE link, I've been bidding for San Diego on PRICELINE. Ideally, I'd like to be in the Marina Marriott or the Hilton Bayfront --- the 2 hotels closest to the convention center. However, my bids are continually rejected. I began @ $64, and have been bidding my way up in $3 increments to $94 by adding <4* regions. Am thinking that I may have to check in a night later, as the total price is climbing higher than I'd anticipated. (There is at least one big conference in town @ that time.) Regions include: Escondido - Vista, Sorrento Mesa, Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island, Miramar - Rancho Penasquitos - Poway, Mission Valley East - Central San Diego, National City - Chula Vista, San Ysidro - Mexico Border, La Mesa, El Cajon - Santee, Point Loma - Shelter Island - Old Town - Rancho Bernardo

Couldn't be happier! It's a block or two from the convention center. Hope colleagues get good deals & enjoy the excellent tech-friendly closing session CLA planned. Thanks for hosting this site.

Used Better Bidding PRICELINE link. Bid $65, then $75, then $80, then $84 --- $89 accepted. I was only willing to accept 4* in downtown Sac. (4* in downtown Sac is $99 via HOTWIRE, $141 on the hotel Web site.)