Only two Four-Star hotels in the area of Tampa - Airport West, Grand Hyatt and Westin Tampa Bay. Westin was the preferred pick and was having a promotion showing lower rates for a 5-year anniversary.
Amenities included in Priceline were: Indoor or Outdoor pool, pet friendly, fitness center, business center, and 'Guest Review score of 8.0 or higher'.
Standard rates were going for $114/nt for a king size room.
Initial low-ball bid began at $50 and increased with $5 increments.
The following is the bid history made, all additional zones selected after initial bid included hotels with only 3.5 stars or less:
Zones Selected: 6 Bid: $50
Zones Selected: 1,6 Bid: $55
Zones Selected: 1,2,6 Bid: $60
Zones Selected: 1,2,3,6 Bid: $65
Zones Selected: 1,2,3,4,6 Bid: $70
Zones Selected: 1-4,6,7,8 Bid: $75 (Considered zone 8 with more expensive Westin Tampa Harbour Island in case it snagged one of my higher bids; was only 4 star in area)
Zones Selected: 1-4,6,7,8,9 Bid: $80
Zones Selected: 1-4,6-9,10 Bid: $85
Zones Selected: 1-4,6-10,11 Bid: $88
Zones Selected: 1-4,6-11,12 Bid: $93 WIN - Westin Tampa Bay
$93/nt + 2 night stay = $186 w/o tax
Taxes & fees: $32.96
FINAL PRICE: $218.96
