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5* bid failed in this zone at $72. 4* failed at $64. Possibly raised it too high to $70, but seems like a good deal. The mandatory $15 a night "hotel fee" is very annoying though.

Was rejected at $77 for SOMA and Financial District-Embarcadero. Added a free zone and was successful at the Hyatt Regency at $79.

Thank you for these. With a 9 night stay coming up at the Westin, I'm really looking forward to exploring New Jersey.

4* Newark (Jersey City) Westin $133 ... 7/5/11-7/11/11

I had bid for 3 nights, 7/3/11-7/6/11 up to $115, but saw that normal rates for 7/5/11 were high so changed to 2 nights. Got the Westin Jersey City at $95.

My winning bid was on 6/13/11. I ideally wanted a hotel within walking distance of Penn Station, but prices seemed high on my initial bidding attempts, so I also bid Jersey City (4* up to

Today I bid up to $64 for a 3.5*, using a couple of freebid zones - no luck. I then bid $56 for a 3* and was given the Sheraton.

This is for the second half of my stay, having won the Hyatt for $99 (see previous post). I was happy to bid higher, in the hope of getting the Hyatt again, but Le Westin has free wifi so that'll save a bit. It looks fine from a brief glance at the reviews. Clearly an expensive weekend.

Had tried bidding for 4 nights (6/29-7/1) up to $105, hoping for the Hyatt. Saw that rates were higher at the weekend in most downtown hotels (Canada Day), so split the bid. I'm very pleased to return to this hotel after a previous visit to the Jazz Festival I've got the Le Westin for my second two nights - will post separately. (I'm sorry, I posted all the details on the main subject line, and am not sure how to fix it. Stay was for 6/29/11-7/1/11, and winning bid was $99)

For four nights, yes. Travelling over from the UK, via New York.

Ditto Travelgirl22. I was given a quiet executive floor room for my priceline win a few years ago, and had a great time there. They laid on special viewing events for the jazz festival, and I met a lot of the artists travelling up and down in the lifts. I thought it was a great hotel and I'm hoping for it on my next bid.

Bid Resort and 4* at $65...unsuccesful. Bid 3* at $65...got Kimpton's Summit Lodge and Spa. Perhaps not the cleverest bidding, but was in a hurry. And from the online reservation it looks like I didn't pay much more than Priceline did for the room. Prices converted from UK pounds.

This was a tough one, bid yesterday using lots of free rebids. The last unsuccesful bid on 4* DT was $110, was offered it at $22 more, got it on $116. DT was unsuccesful at $83 for 3*. YVR was unsuccesful at $77 for 3*. Coquitlam/Burnaby unsuccesful for 3* at $75. Prices converted from UK pounds.

Bid yesterday. $92 was rejected, with a free rebid offer of $22. With a free rebid I got the Hyatt for $98. Also bid unsuccesfully up to $74 for a 3* DT, and $55 for a 3* in Burnaby/Coquitlam. Prices converted from UK pounds.

Thankyou. Yes, it does look like a match. Based on tripadvisor reviews I think I'll skip it unless I get really stuck.

OK :)

I'm wondering if it's of any help to anyone here if I post what I won on Priceline UK? I think it works in the same way as the US version (i.e. accesses the same data in the same way) it's just that the bids are in british pounds. If it helps, I'll start posting my recent Canada wins.

I was wondering if anyone had any idea about this one. It's a 2.5* Downtown Montreal hotel, going for $53 for June 27th-30th. Boutique Hotel Restaurant(s) Complimentary Breakfast Pool(s) Fitness Center Any thoughts would be appreciated Thanks

I bid one day before the stay so didn't have much opportunity to play, and only had 15 mins internet time available. I needed a room at an airport hotel to shower, change and repack before a long flight. Bid $35 for a SFO 3*, failed, no counteroffer. Added 2*, failed, no counteroffer. Added USE zone and raised to $37. Was upgraded to the 3* Marriott SFO. Total price approx $49. Very friendly helpful staff and a nice hotel - wish I could have stayed longer.

Good idea for those of us with poor memories :) Thanks.

Facilities: Airport Shuttle, Restaurant(s), Pool(s), Fitness Center, Business Center. With the new customer $10 bonus, it came to $88.95 in total. Approximately equivalent to a $71 bid on Priceline, which was the top price I'd been bidding for a 4* the last 10 days (the counteroffer was $87). My earlier post discussed what a probable 3* would be, but since I was pretty certain this would be the Crowne Plaza London-Heathrow, and the reviews on tripadvisor were good, I decided to play safe. Knowing for sure that this will sleep three people (1 adult, 2 children) is a bonus over bidding on Priceline. Thanks for your help on this board. I forgot to use your links (sorry) but will take another look at them now and make sure I use them in future.

Yes, the three Heathrow Holiday Inn's do have rollaways, having read the smallprint. Neither their online booking or central reservation service allow you to book a room if you state 1 adult 2 children, but I phoned one of the Heathrow Holiday Inn's (Holiday Inn London - Heathrow) directly, rather than central reservations, and they said they do have family rooms, with a double bed and a sofa bed, and that they will accommodate 4 people in these rooms as long as the children concerned are under 16. They said to call them directly to book, rather than via the central number. So that opens it up again :) Hotwire's search engine could be more efficient than Holiday Inn's own, or it could be a different hotel.

Sorry, we crossed posts :) Thank you for your help :) The Comfort Inn could fit the bill. Their website says they have family rooms, and that they can accommodate up to 2 adults and 3 children. But they limit the number of adults to two per room. Hmm. I'll take a further look and see if it's worth trying. Out of interest, I just phoned Holiday Inn reservations and they confirmed they only have two single beds or one double per room in all their Heathrow properties, so I think I'd be fairly safe in thinking it's not them.

It's interesting to see that if I enter 3 adults as a search option, neither of these hotels come up, but if I enter 1 adult and 2 children (aged 2-17 years) they both come up. It makes me wonder what kind of room/bedding they provide for 1 adult and two teenage children, if it won't accommodate three adults.

Yes, sorry I forgot to mention that there's a 4* with the same facilities as the opaque 4* - the Crown Plaza, Heathrow. But no 3* as a package deal.