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No need to aplogize, my policy is that you never have to apoligize if you're trying to help! Thanks for the follow-up.

Thanks for posting your results, and welcome to the board! Good luck at the meet (now i understand your screenname).

Thanks... good catch! It's still somewhat early here and i haven't had any coffee yet :)

I would like to publicly acknowlege zbenye and Jacqui who have each sent me a Bonus Link to share with the board. First 2 registered members to PM me will receive one each. (but please try to first use the list above from azri)

Aloha Girl, Welcome to the board. It seems to me that Priceline recently reconfigured their Waikiki zones from East/West to North/South. Could you comment if the zones have actually been redrawn/redefined with new boundaries, or did they simply rename the East Zone--> South and rename the West Zone--> North. If you know the area, can you look HERE at Priceline Hotel by City and comment as to which area the prior East/West hotels now fall into? Thanks for any input and insight you can offer as to the above.

Azri, i seldom speak for others, but in this case i'll make an exception, and thank you on behalf of everyone here.... you are very generous. If you use any of the above links, please mention the line number next to the link and i will mark it as "used" in the original post. If you'd like to post a link, just hit REPLY and then the button that has "http://". You will then paste the link in the first box that appers and then again in the second box (the second box could also just be a description of what the link is, like "Priceline Bonus Money", as this is what will appear in the message instead of the extended link) Thanks again to everyone who has posted. Lurkers: Please at least have the courtesy to register, post your winning bid, and let us know that you used a code. Does anyone else have any thoughts as to having one forum "protected" from lurkers?

Thanks for posting and welcome to BetterBidding! Can you just clarify if your bid was $42 +$10Bonus = $52 or $52 +$10Bonus = $62 Thanks again for sharing your results.

After i saw the code stop working i got to thinking.... maybe i could set up a one forum that unregistered guests couldn't view, just for bonus money links. The entire board is open to anyone that wants to come and visit, but i really try to go out of my way to be a friendly forum, so i wouldn't want to ostracize anyone. Would setting up one forum that was "protected" like this set bad precedent? Registered users would NOT have to enter an additional password or anything, it would be seemless as long as you were logged in. What do others think?

I was told parking is complimentary at this location.

Pitflyer, Thanks for your generosity, but it looks like it was taken by a lurker :) Whoever used it, please post your winning bid! WillTravel, It's my understanding that they're sent out randomly.

If you'd be happy with any hotel in the Jacksonville area, i would pick all zones that offer 3* hotels or above, and try bidding $25. Keeping your quality level at 3* or above i would then: add a re-bid zone and bid $28, if rejected add a re-bid zone and bid $31, if rejected add a re-bis zone and bid $33. (or adjust slightly if you're looking to utimately bid less than $33 before taxes/fees) As for the Hotwire hotel, just a guess would be the AmeriSuites since they're often rated 2.5*, but the AmeriSuites also often have a self-server laundry icon. If you wanted to see other potential candidates via Hotwire, do a search using the Expedia link above for Jacksonville, then on the results page put the word 'suite' in the "must contain" box. You could then elimiate hotels on the list based upon the amenities shown via Expedia and those shown by Hotwire. Feel free to ask any add'l questions regarding the above.

Welcome to BetterBidding and thank you for posting your winning bid(s)!! Could you please note which sub-region of Orange County this hotels falls into? I didn't see Placentia listed as a sub-zone and i'm not familiar with the area. THANKS!

:) Gotcha now, thanks for explaining that further! (and a good point!)

WillTravel, I don't understand what you are saying here, although i do agree with your calculation. Priceline bonus money is actually "paid" by Priceline, so dividing the nitely taxes paid by the tax rate: $6 / .1575 = $38. I think that $38 is indeed the price that Priceline paid for the room. Why do you suspect that Priceline's cost has to be more than this?

Welcome to BetterBidding. Thank you for sharing your winning bid results with us... the time you took to do so is very much appreciated as i'm sure others will benefit from the information.

Is this in the Edison/Brunswick zone? Thanks!

Welcome to BetterBidding. Thank you for posting your results and including the amenities in your post. Could you also please add what zone within Orlando this hotel falls into... in doing a search it looks like it's in the (Universal Orlando - SeaWorld). Is that correct? THANKS in advance!

I haven't received any <yet>, but i'm starting to hear about $10 bonus money getting mailed out again. Please post in this thread if you can confirm this, and of course, if you're not using yours: 1) Post it here 2) Ask others to PM you 3) PM me the code and i will give it out to the first registered user to PM me (i will post when somebody PM'd me with it, so don't PM me know <unless you have something to say :) >) The last 2 options prevent the lurkers from grabbing them :)

Thanks for posting this! Extended stays such as this are often difficult and require a split stay OR changing hotels, so i'm glad to see your success and have it work out exactly as you had wanted.

Sam, Thanks for clarifying.... since you gave a clue, i decided to try to map it out. If you (or anyone else) knows the area somewhat, please take a look at this MAP and compare it to Priceline's map of the area. It seems like this hotel is east of Englischter Garten, which would put it in the EAST zone. Hopefully Welldone Rumproast will return and clarifty if nobody knows for sure. Thanks for any add'l help anyone can add.

Thanks for the compliment. Yes, the board is less than 3 months old. If you really have an interest, I started to loosely keep track of our progress somewhat using the Calendar link near the top right of the board. If you click on it, you can see the date we went "live" and see how the rate of members and posts keeps growing. I will <once again> point out that while i do put a lot of time and effort into this, i only supply the mechanism.... the boards success and growth are attributable to the users that post their results and give suggestions on how to improve the format.

We don't have any reported wins in this area yet, so can't say for certain what will come up. Priceline does not offer hotels in Cape Canaveral, but does offer 2*, 2.5*, and 3* hotels in Cocoa Beach. I looked at Hotwire and they offer a 3* hotel on the beach for $57 and a 2.5* on the beach for $46. Given those prices, i think you'll be able to get a little cheaper on Priceline, and therefore beat the $50 Motel 6 you have as a back-up (or at the very least, upgrade the quality of your hotel). As far as when to bid, give this a read: Should i Bid Early or Close to Arrival Date . Since we have no experience in this zone, and you have one re-bid available for the Cocoa Beach area (when bidding for 2.5* or 3*), i think you'd be best starting this at least a few months before you stay so that you have multiple opportunities to bid (you can read about re-bidding Priceline Re-Bidding Explained Here I checked Expedia and it looks as if the 3* hotels in the area (on the beach referenced above via Hotwire) are likely the Hilton or DoubleTree (there could be others, but these are at least 2 possibilities). Let us know if/when you are ready to bid, and i'll supply a detailed bidding strategy for you to follow. If you have any additional quesions before then, feel free to ask!

Thank you for the insight!

There is only enough space on HOTWIRE's interface to hold 8 amenity icons.... if there are 8 icons shown in the hotel description, you may want to click on the CONTINUE button next to the offering, then click the "See all amenities" under the icons on the ensuing page. NOTE: currently there is also a coding issue in the pop-up menu in that it doesn't show scrollbars, so you may need to presss CTRL+A on your keyboard, copy the amenities, and then paste to a text program such as WORDPAD or NOTEPAD