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Total cost came out to $168.45 for the night after taxes and fees. First bid I made was accepted. I don't know if I could have gone lower than $140, but since a Priceline Express deal was being offered for a 4-star hotel in the Cambridge East-Charlestown zone for $155, I figured I'd start bidding at $140.

Total price was $59.72 for the night. Suppose I should explain this post and the previous Portland post: My boyfriend and I stayed in the Clarion Hotel Airport Portland for two nights, on two separate Priceline reservations. The first one was made three days before checking in; the second one was the result of a same-day bid. We originally planned to stay in Portland for only one night, but on the morning we were supposed to check out, I decided that I wanted more time in Maine, and bf agreed to my request. While he was away eating breakfast, I made several failed bids for 4-star and 3.5-star hotels in Portland. Feeling annoyed and a bit anxious, when I got to the 3-star level I just put in $48 as my first bid, knowing Priceline had accepted that amount before. Lo and behold, Priceline assigned us the Clarion again! Boyfriend went down to the check-in counter to inform staff of the situation. At least we didn't have to change hotel rooms...

With taxes and Priceline's fees, the total price for the night came out to $59.72. This bid was made three days before checking into the Clarion.

Bid made on September 19, 2014. Started bidding at $45 with one of the Parsippany-Morristown zones. On the second bid, added another Parsippany-Morristown zone and increased bid amount to $49. Priceline accepted the third bid, which was $54. I think with taxes and fees the final cost of the stay was $69.79.

Needed a hotel room near North Station, so I bid on 4-star hotels in the Beacon Hill zone. Priceline accepted my 10th bid (started at $80 and increased my bid by $10 each time I added a free rebid zone). Only did additive bidding (A, A+B, A+B+C, A+B+C+D, etc.); for my first foray into Priceline, I decided to just keep things simple. Bids were placed on August 24, 2014. Taxes and fees came out to $33.30. Not a huge savings, but considering that the Holiday Inn Express and Suites Boston Garden was asking $171 or $181 a night when I was looking into booking a hotel room more than a week ago, I wanted to see if I could get a higher-quality hotel for the same price before I shelled out that much for a Holiday Inn Express. Even with the taxes and fees, the final price comes out to less than the rate the Onyx Hotel was charging on its site--$239 a night when I last looked.