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Talked it over with the wife again and saw that the Four Points was a commonly won 3* in the past 12 months and decided to bid for 3* and hope for that.... Used the PRICELINE link and bid $55 for historic district. Got the "increase $15 message"...added a rebid zone and tried $60. Denied. Added another rebid zone and tried $65. Won... but not what I was expecting... got the Hilton DeSoto. We avoided bidding in the 3.5* category because we weren't excited about the reviews we had read for that hotel, but I knew that bidding 3* included hotels in higher categories... thought it was worth the risk. Regardless, we're looking forward to our stay and are sure it will be a great experience. Thanks for the advice and suggestions.

I had hoped to get one for under $100... I tried the exact same bid pattern last night (I know... silly) and still no success. Given that I'm seeing 3* hotels for mostly $100+ on their own websites, I'm going to research some 3* hotels and what I might get with PRICELINE at that level. If I give the 4* another shot tonight and follow a rebid pattern up to $125 or so and it doesn't work, can I then start a new bid cycle looking for a 3* and adding rebid zones or would that require a 24 hour wait?

Sorry - forgot I had deleted the dates from an earlier part of my post - we're looking for next week - 8/2 through 8/4.

Just read thereuare's Priceline Bid Early or Late post... Should i be concerned that a 4* for under $100 isn't going to happen since we're planning on such a short notice or wait 24 hours and give it another go? I'm going to look into some 3*'s in the area I want (hopefully sub-$100) and identify a cancellable back-up as per recommendations.

Hotwire had offers of $82 for what I determined to be the DeSoto and $97 for what I determined to be the Planters Inn (reports of haunted rooms scared wife off - complimentary breakfast is rare for this level hotel though and had 95% positive Hotwire reviews). Looking at winning bids on Priceline forum, I decided to go that route... Started first bid 4* Historic Savannah and Riverfront Zone - $60 rejected. Added Savannah Airport Zone - $67 rejected. Added Savannah Gateway Zone - $75 rejected. Added Savannah Midtown Zone - $85 rejected. Added Savannah North Zone - $96 rejected. Added Savannah West Garden City - $101 rejected. Expected the Hyatt, would have been happy with AVIA for the $96 I saw others get it for... instead nothing. Little confused because no events I saw that should up prices and through their websites, space at both AVIA and the Hyatt. Ideas? Wasn't excited about the DeSoto's location so I wanted to stay away from 3.5* on Priceline.

Used PRICELINE link... didn't do much research but saw 3.5* winning bids generally at 55+, $50 first bid was accepted. Bid only 3.5* Airport BNA.

Amenities: Restaurant, Pool, Fitness, Hi-Speed Internet, Laundry, Golf

Paid a bit of a premium I believe due to booking 2 weeks before trip. But it was the exact hotel wife wanted (listed for $135 @ DoubleTree website after their own 10% discount). At PRICELINE bids targeting this hotel (started Gatlinburg zone, added Gatlinburg East, added Gatlinburg North) for 70, 80, and 90 were rejected. (Listed as a 2.5* at Priceline)

Got the 3.5* Doubletree downtown on first bid $74. Saw a 3* winning bid of $65, but didn't have time to really work the system and bid low. Still happy with the price.