Happy to get a 4* Downtown Portland for $111+ a night. (Taxes and fees + 70.32 for the 4 nights, so actual price is 128.58 a night taxes included.) Started at $80/$90/$95/$101/rejected using outlying districts for each additional bid (none of which have 4* hotels), till this bid was accepted. The Monaco Portland is a Kimpton Hotel, Tripadvisor names it 2nd best hotel in Portland for personal and business, reviews are all great. Best price available on line for these nights is $179 a night. I am very happy with this win!!!! By comparison a Portland Hotel Modera was advised by Sunset Magazine was $139+ taxes as a great deal but the online reviews are not nearly as good as this PRICELINE steal. You don't always win at PRICELINE but when you do it is a big win! Price you win at depends a lot on season and which days you want: In past 2 years I have won the following 4 star hotels in downtown Portland; Westin Portland $ 70+; The Benson $80+ and $95+; Hotel Lucia $69+ in past years. They have all been pleasures, smaller rooms but quality, trendy hotels. My advice, take a gamble on a 4* downtown Portland bid. PRICELINE "told me" that they had sold a room for $150 recently, and when I started at $80 gave me a red warning that it most certainly was too low. Ignore their advice and start about $70. You have lots of free bids by adding outlying districts that don't have 4* offerings, if you understand the system. Quit when you get up to close to what a HOTWIRE room can be obtained for, or something like the Modera, not a 4* but a good bargain, costs. You won't always win, but when you do it is like winning your own little lottery! Just remember parking is always extra and costly for all downtown. But then again, you can walk almost everywhere in Portland and they have good MAX transport all around, so park your care someplace cheap and walk. Just bring your umbrella of course. Portland is green for a reason!
