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thundersnow9

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  1. Just wanted to let you guys know how the stay went. I thought that the Baymont was absolutely up to 2.5 star quality. I had a pleasant stay there. The hotel was very crowded on the weekend, and as a result housekeeping did not come every day. That's my only complaint.
  2. I should add that I called the hotel and they confirmed that Priceline booked me into a Deluxe King room. Very cool!
  3. Yes, they were: Free Breakfast, Free Internet, Indoor or Outdoor Pool, Pets Allowed, Business Center, and Fitness Center. And I will be sure to post an update with how the stay goes. I often stay at Super 8's, so I'm certainly expecting this to be a bit of a step up from that!
  4. After a landing a couple of successful Name Your Own Price deals, I decided to try a PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal for my upcoming trip to Sioux Falls. Since the PLAYOFFS 10% off promotion ended today, I rushed into purchasing the 2.5-star Express Deal. I knew that I was making a slightly risky assumption in expecting to land one of the nicer hotels very close to the Empire Mall, as BetterBidding's data is sparse for Sioux Falls. I'm not thrilled with the Baymont's location on the west side of I-29, also with other sites listing it as a 2-star, I can't help but feel disappointed. In retrospect, I wish I had just waited until tomorrow to try bidding again. But on the bright side, the hotel has generally good reviews on Tripadvisor. Oh, and and I used BetterBidding's PRICELINE link! Anyway I hope this review helps anyone wanting to bid on hotels in Sioux Falls. If I hadn't needed space for 3 people on this trip, I would have definitely gone after the 3-star hotels btw, it seems to me like those are where Priceline works the best.
  5. I spent a lot of time bidding for 3.5*-4* hotels in Boston for 2-3 nights around 3/12/13. I'm from the Boston area, so I had fun playing with my "free bids," trying to get the best deal that would fit my needs. Because I didn't want to pay astronomical parking fees, I looked for a downtown hotel that is easily accessible by the T. I also placed many bids for under $50/night in zones like Cambridge West that I could justify taking a cab to or parking at. My first bid was $71 for the Boston Common - Theater District zone. Priceline offered me the option to increase my bid by something like $22 for an immediate rebid. I declined and decided to go with some really low-ball bids while slowly adding on more zones. Unfortunately, all of my low-ball bids starting in the low-40s and increasing $2-3/bid through the low-60s were not accepted. When I was running low on bids, I increased to the 70s but only bid in the downtown zones. When these were turned down, I did a new search, and decided to try for only 4* hotels in Boston Common - Theater District again, using the free bid trick (there are 5 zones in Boston without 4* hotels). I started bidding at $80, increasing $5 with each bid. My bid was finally accepted at the Omni Boston Parker House for $90. Seeing what others have gotten at the Omni, I feel that I could have gotten a better deal, maybe saving $20-$40 over the two nights if I hadn't been so antsy to get a bid accepted. Overall though, I can't complain. Priceline saved me 69% off of the Omni's published price.
  6. This was my first attempt at bidding on PRICELINE. I started bidding at $35, and increased by $5 with each rebid (used the location trick). My third bid was accepted at $45. I think that I could have done a bit better, but I'm overall pleased with the deal. It saved me about $30 after taxes and fees when compared to booking the hotel directly. I saved $5 after taxes and fees when compared to the PRICELINE EXPRESS deal for the Manchester South area.
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