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Needed 3 nights in Asheville, 3/22/08 to 3/25/08 but seems like we kept getting hung up on the night before Easter (3/22):

Selected 3* Asheville, bid $50, rejected

Added 2* Asheville Airport, bid $55, rejected

Added 2* Asheville East, bid $60, rejected

Added 2* Asheville West, bid $65, rejected

Added 2* Biltmore Square Mall, bid $70, rejected

Figuring that the night of Sat 3/22 was the most popular of the three, we dropped it and changed our dates to 3/23/08 to 3/25/08, keeping all other variables the same and lowered the bid to $65 for a 3* property (based on prior bidding history) & won:

Renaissance Asheville

31 Woodfin Street

Asheville, North Carolina 28801

828-252-8211

Total with taxes & fees: $153.43

Will try re-bidding for just that one night still needed (3/22).

Needed two nights in the Cleveland area, 3/12/08

Needed one night in the Westlake, OH area, 3/8/08 - 3/9/08

Selected 2.5* Westlake - bid $42, rejected

Added 2.5* Elyria - bid $44, accepted:

Holiday Inn Elyria

1825 Lorain Blvd

Elyria, Ohio 44035

440-324-5411

Total with taxes & fees: $58.09

...sorry - it was $51; after the post was made, didn't know how to change the title...

Needed two nights in the Cleveland area, 2/19/08

Needed two nights in the Cleveland area, 2/13/08

Needed one night in the Westlake, OH area, 2/7/08

Needed one night in the Cleveland area, 2/5/08

Needed one night in the Cleveland area, 1/31/08

Needed two nights in the Ashtabula, OH area, 1/25/08

Needed one night in the Westlake, OH area, 1/26/08

Needed one night in the Beachwood area, 1/15/08

Needed one night in the Elyria, OH area, 1/12/08

Needed one night in the Cleveland area, 1/2/08

Needed one night in the Cleveland area, 12/17/07

Was looking for 3* in the Akron area for 1 night 12/13/07 to 12/14/07:

Fairlawn - bid $48, accepted on first bid:

Radisson Hotel Akron/Fairlawn (3*)

200 Montrose West Avenue

Akron, OH 44321

Total incl taxes & fees: $62.35

Needed 7 nights at a 2.5* property in the Canton area, 12/10/07

Was looking for 3* in the Akron area for 2 nights 11/16/07 to 11/18/07:

Fairlawn - bid $47, declined, received +$13 counteroffer which I declined

added Macedonia-Twinsburg - bid $48, declined

added Akron South - bid $49, declined

Added Canton

Needed 7 nights at a 2.5* property in the Canton area, 11/12/07 to 11/19/07. Bid:

Canton 2.5* - $64 - rejected, so added:

Akron South 2* - bid $66, rejected, bid:

Kent - University 1* - bid $68, rejected again.

No additional rebids below 2.5* available.

Needed one night in the Cleveland area, 11/12/07

Needed one night in Cleveland area, 11/5/07

Was looking for 3* in Akron area for 2 nights 11/2/07 to 11/4/07:

Fairlawn - bid $47, declined, received +$14 counteroffer which I declined

added Macedonia-Twinsburg - bid $49, declined

added Akron South - bid $50 - bid was accepted:

Holiday Inn Akron-Fairlawn (3*)

4073 Medina Road

Akron, OH 44333

Total incl taxes & fees: $122.24

Needed 7 nights at a 2.5* property in the Canton area, 10/29/07 to 11/05/07. Bid:

Canton 2.5* - $63 - rejected, so added:

Akron South 2* - bid $65, rejected again

No additional rebids below 2.5* available.

Based on our previous bidding lately, we'd suggest taking a shot at the 2* level, as 2.5* properties, if available, are expensive relative to others on Priceline and out of our travel budget.

Needed one night in Cleveland area. Selected 3* Cleveland Airport - bid $40, accepted:

Radisson Hotel Cleveland Airport

25070 Country Club Boulevard

North Olmsted, OH 44070

Total with taxes & fees: $53.47

Needed 5 nights at a 2.5* property in the Canton area, Mon 10/15 to Sat 10/20/07. Bid:

Canton 2.5* - $61 - rejected, so added:

Akron South 2* - bid $63, rejected again

No additional rebids below 2.5* available.

Canton continues to be an obnoxiously expensive market for generally mediocre properties.