Already gone, I suppose...
Currently looking into Oakland or Berkeley as an alternative... :-(
Flights are booked, trip is planned, I have (cancelable) reservations for all other citys BUT the last city I'm trying to book a hotel in is San Francisco.
Dates: 9/17/13 - 9/22/13 (5 nights)
Thep problem is the America's Cup Finals --> Double the hotel prices... That somehow ruins our trip planning...
I now reserved a 2* motel for $160 a night... Has anybody already secured any decent Priceline deals for September 2013? Initially, I was expecting to secure a 4* at quite less than $160 a night, but the America's Cup it now looks like I can either cough up more than $200 a night even with PL or stay at the 2* motel.
Right now I'm even thinking of shortening the stay in SF to 3 nights (a pity!!!) and staying a day or two more in San Diego or Monterey. What do you think - will prices go down the closer we get to September or will they stay up? Any tips/stategy advice for PL bidding under these circumstances?
I'm happy with most central SF ares (but not SOMA or Tenderloin, which is a risk when booking USW) but the hotel should at least be very decent (3.5* or up)...
Best regards & Thanks
Pelham12
"Planning fault": Bidding help for SF in September 2013
in Priceline Hotels - SAN FRANCISCO
Posted
San Francisco
Sep 17 to Sep 22
1 room
2 travelers
Union Square East - Moscone
I'm seeing a 3*, 75% recommended, for $163/nite and a 3.5*, 95% recommended, for $203/nite. Both plus taxes.
The 3.5* has
Free Internet
Boutique Hotel
Smoke Free Rooms
Fitness Center
Restaurant(s)
High-Speed Internet Access
Accessible for the blind
Accessible for the deaf
In-room accessibility
Accessible bathroom
Handicapped parking
Roll-in shower
--> That's what I see on the US site. If I switch to the German site, I see a 3.5* USE hotel for $241/nite (including taxes - German legislation) and a 4.5/5.0 TA rating - probably the same hotel.
Right now, I assume, neither PRICELINE nor HOTWIRE offer decent deals. I will most likely reserve a very good 4* for 3 nights in Berkeley at rack rate (160$/nite) and wait if prices in SF drop later this year. (While we're at it: Any PL bidding tips for Berkeley? I haven't found a strategy to make sure the offered 4* are close to a BART station. Haven't checked HOTWIRE yet, though...)