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Toronto East 2.5* January 1-2 $52, non smoking hotel. Can anyone identify?

Started with $33, asked to increase $9

Added Wake Forest at $34, knowing no 3*, rejected

Added South Raleigh at $35, accepted.

Raleigh

1707 Hillsborough Street

Raleigh, North Carolina 27605

919-828-0811

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $35.00

Subtotal: $70.00

Taxes & Fees: $17.58

Total Charges*: $87.58

Got it on first try. Will jut be there a few hours to catch flight. Lowest online rate is $100.00.

Radisson Hotel

175 Jefferson Road

Rochester, NY 11423

Your Offer Price: $36.00

Taxes & Feees: $12.40

Totel Charges: $48.40

Bid $38 for 3*,rejected, asked to raise $12

Re-bid, adding Downtown Philadelphia for $40, knowing there would be nothing accepted in that area, rejected, asked to ad $11

Re-bid, adding Glouchester area for $42, knowing there are no 3* in that area, ACCEPTED.

Hyatt Place

8000 Crawford Place

Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $42.00

Subtotal: $42.00

Taxes & Fees: $13.56

Total Charges*: $55.56

Cheapest online rate is $98. Sounds like a great hotel with free breakfast and great reviews.

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 3 (9/5/2009-9/8/2009)

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $41.00

Subtotal: $123.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $23.19

Total Charges*: $146.19

Started out at $40, asked to increase $12, waited 24 hours, bid $41, accepted.

Sounds like a great property with many free amenities and great reveiws.

Bid $50 for 3.5*, accepted. Very happy with choice.

Delta Chelsea

33 Gerard St. West

Toronto, ON

Room Cost $50.00 (USD)

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 2

Room Subtotal: $100.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $21.49 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $121.49 (USD)

Tarrytown House Estate & Conference Center

49 East Sunnyside Lane

Tarrytown, NY 10591

Offer Price: $50.00

Taxes & Service Fees $13.04

Total Charges $63.04

Bid $34 for 3*, was told to ad $9. Closed out, reopened, added 2.5* at $35. Accepted and upgraded to 3* Very happy with results.

Portland Airport (PDX)

8439 Northeast Columbia Boulevard

Portland, Oregon 97220

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $35.00

Subtotal: $35.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $11.71

Total Charges*: $46.71

Be careful if you think by betting on a 2* or 2.5*, you will get a property with free parking and maybe free breakfast, I thought that and Priceline thought they did me a favor by accepting my bid and "upgrading" me to a 3*, this happened twice in this area. Now I supposingly get a better hotel, but with all the nickel and diming, especially parking. If you want a 2 star, better to book it directly, you will know what you are getting. I booked the LaQuinta in Costa Mesa with my AAA rate for $44.00, includes free parking and breakfast. Nice hotel also.

I too had booked, on 2 occasions 2.5* hotels in Costa Mesa, only to be "upgraded" to 3*, both of which nickel and dimed me for just about anything, parking the worst. I ended up parking in a residential area and walked 10 minutes. Now I just book on my own. I recently booked a LaQuinta with free breakfast for a AAA rate of $44.00. I think a lot of these hotels use PRICELINE because they know when people book directly and find out about those fees they don't book it.

You can probably do a lot better in Bangkok using one of the Asian Online Hotel Reservation sites such as Asiarooms.com or Agoda.com. I have gotten very good deals from these places. A bonus is you know the hotel and if you cancel, you only forfeit a small amount. The Amari in May can be had on Agoda for only $68, about the same as PRICELINE, they charge less "taxes and fees". Plus you can cancel and not be charged the whole amount.

I hope you are not driving, because this hotel charges $22.50 for parking

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $33.00

Subtotal: $66.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $16.46

Total Charges*: $82.46

Lowest online price $89.00. I stayed here before and love this hotel.

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $39.00

Subtotal: $39.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $12.52

Total Charges*: $51.52

December 13-14, 2008

Stay is September 1-2, 2008. I just discovered this hotel charges $14 a day for parking, could have booked a cheaper hotel in Anaheim area. If you don't want a surprise parking charge, avoid the Costa Mesa-Irvine area. I originally booked a 2.5* hotel and Priceline did me a "favor" of upgrading me to a 3*. This happened to me last year in the same geographic area. Usually a 2.5* will include parking, free internet and even breakfast. A 3* will nickel and dime you for everything. Plus some of the reviews for this hotel are not too favorable. The good thing it is for only a day, but for someone winning this and other hotels in the area for several days, it could ad up. Priceline should let the bidder know about these charges, that they can substantially increase the cost of the hotel.

Bid $42 Huntington Beach, rejected

Added Costa Mesa-Irvine $45, ACCEPTED, upgraded to 3*

Wyndham Hotel Orange County

Costa Mesa - Irvine

3350 Ave Of The Arts

Costa Mesa, California 92626

714-751-5100

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $45.00

Subtotal: $45.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $12.71

Total Charges*: $57.71

Bid $46 Long Beach Airport, rejected, asked to increase $13.

Logged out, logged back in, added San Pedro at $47, rejected

Added Torrance at $49, ACCEPTED:

Staybridge Suites Torrance

Torrance - Carson

19901 Prairie Ave

Torrance, California 90503

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $49.00

Subtotal: $49.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $14.16

Total Charges*: $63.16

Won this hotel last year for $45. Hotel was nice, but they charge a rip off $14 a day parking fee. I ended up parking in a residential area 10 minutes away and walked. I usually book 2.5*, many of these hotels include breakfast, free internet and parking, but many times they try to do you a favor of upgrading you to a 3* hotel that nickels and dimes you for everything.

Put in for 2.5* Raleigh $37-Rejected

Added South Raleigh, knowing there is no 2.5*, increased to $39, offered to increase to $11, closed out and added Crabtree at $40-ACCEPTED

Hyatt Place Raleigh-North

Raleigh

1105 Navaho Drive

Raleigh, North Carolina 27609

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $40.00

Subtotal: $80.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $18.37

Total Charges*: $98.37

This is exactly what I wanted. It is near my business in Raleigh. Stayed here before. Very big rooms and free breakfast

Couryard Marriott

Downtown Philadelphia

Check-In Date: January, 27, 2007

Check-Out Date: January 28, 2007

1 Night

Your offer Price: $48.00

Taxes and Fees: $14.09

Total: $62.09

Bid 3* at $48, rejected

Bid 2.5* at $48, accepted

Lowest price on Marriott web site is $149.00 for the AAA rate. Very happy with this hotel.

Country Inn & Suites

1300 Chesapeake Terrace

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Check-In Date: Sat, Jul 1, 2006

Check-Out Date: Tue, Jul 4, 2006

Your Offer Price: $36.00

Subtotal: $108.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $20.71

Total Charges: $128.71

First Bid $35 3* for San Jose, rejected

Added Sunnyvale, rejected,

Addded Redwood City, rejected

Downgraded to 2.5* and bid $36, accepted

Reviews of this property seem quite good. With free deluxe breakfast and local calls, this makes the deal even better.

May 27-May, 29, 2006

Best Western Primrose

111 Carlton St.

Toronto, ON

Your Offer Price: $46.00(US dollars)

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 2

Subtotal: $92.00(US dollars)

Taxes and Service Fees: $21.89(US dollars)

Total Charges: $113.89(US dollars)

Put in 3* for $43 Downtown-Rejected,

Added East Toronto and Vaughan, knowing no 3*, raised to $48-Rejected

Went to 2.5* at $46-Accepted

Wanted Downtown, bid $39 for 3 star-rejected

Added Toronto East, raised bid to $43 accepted

Toronto East had no 3 star hotels, so took advantage of that.

Courtyard Marriott

475 Yonge Street

Check-In Date: Saturday, February 18, 2006

Check-Out Date: Sunday, February 19, 2006

Region: Toronto, On

City Area: Downtown Toronto

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $43.00 (USD)

Subtotal: $43.00 (USD)

Taxes and Service Fees: $11.11 (USD)

Total Charges: $54.11 (USD)

Stayed here before, love the hotel for the location and service.

Yes, it was for 2 nights.