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Another confirmation for you. Seattle Downtown - Pike Place 4.5 * Amenities: Boutique Hotel, Restaurant(s), Fitness Center, Business Center Hotel Monaco - Seattle - A Kimpton Hotel 1101 4th Avenue Seattle, Washington 98101 Check-in: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 Check-out: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 Billing Details: 1 room(s) @ $114.00 per night x 1 night(s) $114.00 Taxes and fees: $24.95 Hotel Subtotal $138.95 Total Price $138.95 Best available rate direct from the hotel for this date is $175. $114 seems to be the prevailing rate for this hotel on hotwire and I was quite happy to go for it at this rate. I was also quite confident that I was selecting this hotel from the list of amenities on this site and the history of bids recorded in this forum - it was almost a sure thing - thank you betterbidding! I am very impressed with the ratings that this hotel has received on tripadvisor and am really looking forward to my stay. Happy bidding! :)

I have just booked 3 nights at the Beekman in New York (10/12-15 2005) through Easy Click Travel and want to share my story of great customer service with you. I made a mistake on the booking and only booked for 1 person rather than 2. I immediately wrote the following to the customer service email I was given on the confirmation: Hi, This was my first time using Easy Click and I almost got it right! I have just booked a room at the Beekman Tower for 3 nights 12-15 October 2005. My reservation number is xxxxx and the record locator (also on the top of the confirmation notice) is xxxxxx. I noticed when I received the confirmation that I had only booked for 1 adult - there will be 2 of sharing this room - my husband and myself. Will this matter? If so, what do I need to do to rectify the problem. Many thanks xxxxxxxxxx Along with an ammended confirmation this is the reply I received from the CSA: Dear xxxxxxx, I received your message and per your request I have amended your reservation to be 2 adults. You did got it right it just that your finger accidentally slide. The cost it

Here is another Hotel to add to the list for Toronto. City: Toronto District: Airport Rating: 3.5* Amenities: Airport Shuttle, Restaurant(s), Pool(s), Fitness Center, High-Speed Internet Access, Golf Nearby, Business Center Hotel Name: Wyndham Bristol Plaza Check-in: Wed, Oct 19, 2005 Check-out: Thu, Oct 20, 2005 Billing: 1 room(s) @ $64.00 USD per night Hotel Taxes and fees: $18.95 Hotel Subtotal $82.95 Additional Savings $10.00 (Used GIFTCARD06) Total Price $72.95 USD I am quite pleased with this - my first ever opaque purchase :) The best price on the Wyndham site is $189 CAD ($151.39 USD). So at less than 50% of that - I am well pleased! Happy Bidding. :)

:) Ah! Well - that makes it a whole lot easier - thank you. Done. I have booked the Beekman - you were right - it does look like a good choice for us. Mind you, I still would like to find the bargain of the century (or the night?) some time. I will ask again in a few weeks when I think there might be a bit more around for my dates. I have also just booked a room at Toronto Airport through hotwire - so I am off to the Toronto Section to report my win! Thanks again for your help - and patience with us newbies making the same mistakes over and over and over and over again! :) You do a great job! :o

Whoops :) - I forgot to add - a 7 - 8 minute walk to the subway is no problem. I think you might be referring to the Beekman - not sure. Thanks mate! :)

Thank you thereuare. The names of the hotels that you suggested seem to have disappeared from the post? I guess it would be a good idea to get a "fall back" hotel booked while I continue looking for a bargain. I forgot to mention in my first post - I would be most happiest staying in a hotel that I know I got for a great price. My husband and I have both investigated the Embassy Suites near the WTC and both of us would be really happy staying there - comp breakfast and afternoon drinks especially considered - plus the reviews - plus the space around the hotel - plus the water views - and despite the distance to the subway. We would rather go out during the day and come back for evening drinks and a rest and then go out at night - probably by subway to get there and taxi to get back. Sounds like that is the only place I would be happy - but really I can't justify the expense of spending too much on a hotel room when besides these three nights I have another 15 nights to book elsewhere! So if I got it for a bargain I would jump at the chance. I guess if I can't get Embassy Suites I would want to pay less than $200 for another hotel. With taxes and exchange rate three nights at $200 comes to over $1000 Australian - which is what we paid for the whole return flight Sydney to LA ! I am wondering if I am just looking too early for October. What is the optimum time for booking on Priceline? Not that I have tried Priceline yet, but I am itching to! I have just locked in all of the train trips and flights and have some hotels organised, and would like to get this finalised so that I can put it away and have a couple of months not to think about it before we go. That way it will be all fresh and new by the time we get there! So, I guess I would like you to repeat the names of the hotels you suggested and I will book one of them and take your advice on continuing to look for a bargain. Thanks again for your help - as always the perfect host! :)

:) Hi, I am planning a trip for my husband and myself to the US in October 2005. We are from Australia and haven't visited the east coast before. We will be in New York from 12-15 October and I would like to find a nice hotel for a reasonable price - and have been overwhelmed by the task. I have been looking for weeks! Then I found your site and am extremely impressed by the way that you are so helpful in helping others to get their needs met. We would like something nice comfortable, high-rise, possibly a suite (just nice to have) and preferably not in amongst lots of other tall buildings - by the river would be fine - just don't want to feel claustrophobic. A view would be excellent to satisfy the romantic in me! The Beekman Tower that you suggested sounds okay although I am worried it may be a little far from the subway station - and I can't find it for less than our budget for our dates. Our most favourite is Embassy Suites - we would book there in an instant if we could get it for a great price. Our budget is $200 USD per night although I would stretch to $225. We are planning to use a GreyLine All Loops tour - 48 hours or something similar to get a sample tour of the sites in this snapshot tour - we will be back I am sure and then next time we will know what we want to spend more time looking at - and where we want to stay! We also plan to go to the theater on one night. We will be arriving and departing via Amtrak at Penn Station so need to be able to get to our accom from there (happy to catch subway). Hope this is enough information. Thankyou for your amazing site. I will make sure I use all available links - I have a lot of bookings to make! Thanks a million!