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Thanks for the information on cancellations. Looks like Hotwire is getting a leg up on Priceline by allowing for cancellation with some bookings!

I have a few more listings I'm trying to identify:

4.5* West Hollywood 210/night

Free Internet, Resort, Pet friendly, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Spa services, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower

4.5* Hollywood  185/night

Free Internet, Pet friendly, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower

4* Century City-Westwood 181/night

Free parking, Free Internet, Boutique hotel, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower

4* Century City-Westwood  198/night

Free Internet, Pet friendly, Suite, Boutique hotel, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Spa services

Beverly Hills 4*    177/night

Pet friendly, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Self-service laundry, Internet access, Golf nearby, Tennis nearby, Spa services, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired,   path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower

4* West Hollywood  205/night

Pet friendly, Boutique hotel, Fitness center, Pool(s), Business center, Internet access, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking

Beverly Hills 4*     166/night

Free Internet, Boutique hotel, Restaurant(s), Internet access, Golf nearby, Tennis nearby

If anyone has any thoughts on which hotels these are I'd appreciate it so much! Thank you!

When I go to book the hotel, under 'Room Type' it says 'free cancellation' and when I hover over that a bubble comes up that reads

'We understand that sometimes plans fall through. We do not charge a change or cancel fee. However, this property imposes the following penalty to its customers that we are required to pass on: Cancellations made after 7/8/15 are subject to a 1 night room and tax penalty. The property makes no refunds for no shows or early checkouts.'

But below that in 'Booking Note' it reads: "ALL BOOKINGS ARE FINAL and cannot be cancelled, refunded, changed, exchanged, or transferred."

Can anyone help me understand this? If I end up not liking the hotel I get will I be able to cancel? Thank you!

July 9-13

I believe this is the same listing, though it's dropped down to $130. 

FULL AMENITIES: Pet friendly, Boutique hotel, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Self-service laundry, Internet access, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower

Boutique hotel

Pet Friendly

Fitness Center

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

Internet Access

Pool(s)

Self-service Laundry

Accessible for Visually Impaired

$132 per night

Any guesses? 

Ended up having to go to the top of my price spectrum with 150/night

Got the Grafton on Sunset, aka the one hotel I knew I would not be satisfied with...and this was after expanding my zones to include Santa Monica, Brentwood/Westwood, Beverley Hills, and West Hollywood. 

Altogether with fees and taxes it came out to be $718 which is more than I would have liked to spend, but particularly because this hotel is so off-putting.  Also found out that they have a $40 PER DAY parking fee which is going to put me out another $160 so overall this ended up being a pretty negative first experience with bidding on priceline

I know it's a long shot but has anyone ever had any success with changing hotels and/or canceling a priceline reservation? Any advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated as this is my one vacation of the year and I'm quite disappointed that it's turned out like this :(

If I want only Beverly Hills or Downtown would the strategy differ? Also I'm a bit confused about how the rebid zones work. 

My dates are July 9th-July 13th

I would like to spend 150 or less all in, but if that seems totally unrealistic I'm willing to go a bit above. 

I am looking to spend under 150 per night at a hotel in Los Angeles and am hoping that bidding through Price.line will allow me to find a 4 or 5* hotel for this rate. Looking at the Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Downtown zones. Any recommendations as to how to go about this?