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Mapquest shows it as about a 10-15 minute drive from Post Falls to Cour D'Alene

No, I'd initially wanted downtown until the price started getting high enough to justify looking elsewhere. Started bidding this zone at $35 for a 3* and worked up to $40 from there.

Yes, it's a single-zone area, so I didn't want to spend weeks rebidding it every 72 hours and went a little higher than I normally would have to start on a 2 1/2* .

Red Lion Templins Hotel On The River Post Falls Coeur D'alene - Post Falls 414 East First Avenue Post Falls, Idaho 83854 208-773-1611 Check-In Date: Friday, September 23, 2005 Check-Out Date: Saturday, September 24, 2005 Your Offer Price: $40.00 Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $80.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $14.68 Total Charges: $94.68

2 Rooms for Thursday night. Holiday Inn Seatac Airport Seattle Airport (SEA) 17338 International Boulevard Seattle, Washington 98188 206-248-1000 Check-In Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2005 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Fri, Sep 23, 2005 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Your Offer Price: $40.00 Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $80.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $19.02 Total Charges: $99.02

Four Points Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Pittsburgh Airport (PIT) One Industry Lane Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275 724-695-0002 Check-In Date: Sun, May 29, 2005 Check-Out Date: Mon, May 30, 2005 Your Offer Price: $32.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $32.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $11.71 Total Charges: $43.71 Old faithful. This hotel at this price seems to be consistant every time I've ever needed to stay over in Pitts. First bid, accepted at $32.

Crowne Plaza Harrisburg Harrisburg 23 South Second Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 717-234 5021 Check-In Date: Fri, May 27, 2005 Check-Out Date: Sat, May 28, 2005 Your Offer Price: $55.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $55.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $12.87 Total Charges: $67.87 ------------------------------------------ Was bidding for 2 1/2's in the vicinity and didn't get any bites with several rebid attempts between $30 and $50. I PLed this hotel last summer at a similar price. EDIT: The dates in the message are correct, the date in the byline is one day off.

I wasn't really fussy on which zone I landed in, so I rebid in $2-3 increments with a combo of 4 zones (3 that matched, and one freebie rebid) This one is the Courtyard on Corporate Drive.

Check-In Date: Fri, Jun 10, 2005 Check-Out Date: Sun, Jun 12, 2005 Courtyard By Marriott New Carrollton Landover Your Offer Price: $45.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $90.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $18.79 Total Charges: $108.79 Tried Annapolis first as it's closer to my destination for the 11th and was unsuccessful with bids on 2 1/2 & 3 * in the $40-$50 range. Moved to DC Subs and tried 3*s from $45 - $50 then 2 1/2*s starting at $35. Bid through Savingsbarn.

Just wanted to follow up on this, as we did have some difficulties with the car, but Alamo handled it professionally. The trip was to St Louis and Branson, and the first day after picking up the car, we drove the 4-hours to Branson. Along the way the cruise control quit, the service light came on and the theft system light came on. Once we got to Branson, we called the service number and they arranged for an exchange in Springfield which added another 1 1/2 hours of drive time to the day. On the way to Springfield the dash guages stopped working, so I drove the last 20 miles with no spedometer! I've never had so many problems with a rental car before, and the thing only had 6,000 miles on it. :) We were able to return the car empty, after almost 6 hours of driving it, basically draining the tank, and got upgraded to a midsize for all the added trouble. So my compensation was the upgrade and a free tank of gas. The rest of the trip in the other car went off without a hitch.

I vaguely recall my parents getting that Residence Inn in Kalamazoo through Priceline when I was in college there almost 5 years ago. There really aren't a lot in the 3* range in Kzoo which is probably why you aren't getting much, but the 2 1/2* hotels in the area are fine and in good areas, and I think there is a chance you could get the Residence Inn on Kilgore as a 2 1/2* bid on PL.

Pick-Up/Drop-Off: Lambert St Louis Intl Rental Car Company: Alamo Car Class: Compact (unlimited mileage) Pick-Up Date: Friday, April 15, 2005 Pick-Up Time: 9:00 AM Drop-Off Date: Monday, April 18, 2005 Drop-Off Time: 7:00 PM Your Offer Price: $11.00 (per day) Total Rental Days: 4 days Subtotal: $44.00 Taxes and Fees: $21.32 Total Charges: $65.32

Check-In Date: Saturday, April 16, 2005 Check-Out Date: Monday, April 18, 2005 Hotel Name: Hyatt Regency Saint Louis Your Offer Price: $47.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $94.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $22.03 Total Charges: $116.03

I snuck it in at a dollar less than your suggestion. :) I got a rebid offer at $100 for $122, and basically tried every permutation of zone combos (the math geek in me loves this stuff) working my way up in very small increments from $85. Congratulations, you got your price of $109 for a 4-star hotel room. The Westin Seattle Downtown Seattle 1900 Fifth Ave Seattle, Washington 98101 206-728-1000 Check-In Date: Saturday, June 5, 2004 Check-Out Date: Monday, June 7, 2004 Your Offer Price: $109.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $218.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $40.66 Total Charges: $258.66

4* Seattle Downtown 6/5-6/7 (Saturday - Monday) I've been attempting this one for a couple weeks now, routinely bidding everywhere from $50-$100 a night and not catching anything. I suspect that it's the Saturday/Sunday night combo that's hurting me, and I wouldn't mind paying more for one night if I got the other one cheaper, but I'd also prefer not to change hotels. Any suggestions? Thanks, Beth

Thanks for all the extra info on the area :) I'm planning the drive from Portland to Spokane prior to the first night (praying I can appreciate the views on the drive and still make it into Spokane before Riverfront park closes the carousel, the train, and the gift shops), and I'm planning to jog into Idaho the second day to spend most of it at Silverwood in Athol. The Coeur d'Alene info is great, as that was where I'm planning to spend the evening and grab dinner once the park closes.

It should be quite a trip :) I still have two more Seattle nights to book... and I'm staying with family for the two-day-hole in between the Portland hotels. I think I started aiming for downtown 4* at ~$50, and worked my way up a few $ at a time. When I added Surrey at the $55 level, I neglected to verify that it didn't have any non-4*s. The desription of the hotel and it's surrounding area still sounds lovely, so I'm not terribly disappointed that I won't be downtown.

From my backlog... Congratulations, you got your price of $30 for a 2-star hotel room. Homestead Studio Suites Blue Ash Cincinnati Northeast - Blue Ash 4630 Creek Road Blue Ash, Ohio 45242 513-985-9992 Check-In Date: Friday, April 23, 2004 Check-Out Date: Sunday, April 25, 2004 Your Offer Price: $30.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $60.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $16.04 Total Charges: $76.04

Congratulations, you got your price of $55 for a 4-star hotel room. Sheraton Guildford Hotel Surrey 15269 104th Avenue Surrey, British Columbia V3R 1N5 604-582-9288 Check-In Date: Friday, June 4, 2004 Check-Out Date: Saturday, June 5, 2004 Your Offer Price: $55.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $55.00 (US dollars) Taxes & Service Fees: $12.31 (US dollars) Total Charges: $67.31 (US dollars)

I was pretty pleased with this one.. if only I could land a comprable deal for my last two nights on the trip in Seattle... Congratulations, you got your price of $51 for a 4-star hotel room. The Benson Hotel A Coast Hotel Downtown Portland 309 Southwest Broadway Portland, Oregon 97205 503-228-2000 Check-In Date: Monday, May 31, 2004 Check-Out Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2004 Your Offer Price: $51.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $51.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $12.80 Total Charges: $63.80

Congratulations, you got your price of $33 for a 3-star hotel room. Doubletree Portland Lloyd Center Downtown Portland 1000 North East Multnomah Portland, Oregon 97232 503-281-6111 Check-In Date: Friday, May 28, 2004 Check-Out Date: Saturday, May 29, 2004 Your Offer Price: $33.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $33.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $10.29 Total Charges: $43.29

Congratulations, you got your price of $36 for a 3-star hotel room. Doubletree Seattle Airport Seattle Airport (SEA) 18740 Pacific Highway South Se Seattle, Washington 98188 206-246-8600 Check-In Date: Thursday, June 3, 2004 Check-Out Date: Friday, June 4, 2004 Your Offer Price: $36.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $36.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $11.45 Total Charges: $47.45

Spokane was giving me all sorts of headaches trying to PL a room. I made several attempts for the 3* range downtown, and wasn't getting any bites with an upper bound limit around $60, made a couple more sets of attempts dropping to 2.5* in just downtown and didn't get any bites staying under $50, finally opted to try outside of the downtown area and got this one today. This was probably my third set of bid attempts using a handful of free zones in the last few weeks and the first that's gone through. Congratulations, you got your price of $40 for a 2