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Used savingsbarn.com link Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $120.00 Subtotal: $360.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $67.88 Total Charges*: $427.88 Bid 90, 105, 120 /Spencer

Used savingsbarn.com link... Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $80.00 Subtotal: $320.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $61.02 Total Charges*: $381.02 /S

Dates 10/26/2007 - 10/29/2007 Tried to get a decent place for our stay in Miami Beach, after reading all the reviews I was not really happy with bidding higher for an opaque place, even the 3* places have terrible reviews and candid traveler photos. At $85 for a 2,5, I gave up. Browsed for a place that looked nice and had good reviews. Booked the Nassau Suite Hotel for $119 (Rack $129 My dates) seems perfect, I'll find out when I get there, booked through a Swedish

Date 10/29/2007 Used "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 3* (Miami), want to stay in south Miami,going west on 41 after visiting the keys. Select Dadeland Bid $30, rejected Added Coral Gables Bid $35, rejected Added MIA Bid $40, rejected Added Downtown Miami Bid $45, Won! -------------------------------------------------- Radisson Miami Hotel 1601 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida 33132 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $45.00 Subtotal: $45.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $13.38 Total Charges*: $58.38 /S

Date 10/30/2007 Used "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 3* (Fort Myers) Select Fort Myers Bid $50, rejected Added Fort Myers Beach Bid $55, rejected Added Gateway to the Islands Bid $57, rejected Added Bonita Springs (Free Rebid or resort) Bid $60, rejected Select Sanibel & Capita islands (Free rebid) Bid $63, Rejected Added South Ft Myers & Airport (RSW) Bid $65, rejected ------------------------------------------- Closed browser, reentered Priceline through the "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 2,5* (Fort Myers) Select Fort Myers Bid $45, rejected Added Fort Myers Beach Bid $50, rejected Added Gateway to the Islands Bid $56, rejected Added Bonita Springs (Free Rebid or resort) Bid $60, rejected Select Sanibel & Capita islands (Free rebid) Bid $63, Rejected Added South Ft Myers & Airport (RSW) Bid $66, rejected ------------------------------------------- Closed browser, reentered Priceline through the "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 2 (Fort Myers) Select Fort Myers Bid $35, rejected Argh, won om my first bid, I hate that... La Quinta Inn Ft Meyers 4850 Cleveland Avenue Fort Myers, Florida 33907-1320 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $35.00 Subtotal: $35.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $11.18 Total Charges*: $46.18 /S

Date 10/31/2007 Used "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 3* (St.Petersburg - Clearwater) Added St. Pete Beach - Treasure Island Bid $40, rejected Added Belleair Bid $43, rejected Added Clearwater Bid $47, rejected Added North Clearwater - Safety Harbour Area Bid $51, rejected Select Clearwater Beach Bid $55, Rejected Added St.Petersburg Bid $59, rejected Added Tarpon Springs (Free rebid or Resort) Added South St.Petersburg (Free rebid) Bid $60, rejected ------------------------------------------- Closed browser, reentered Priceline through the "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 3* (Tampa) Added Busch Gardens Bid $40, rejected Select Tampa East - Fairgrounds Bid $45, Rejected Added Tampa Downtown Bid $50, rejected Added Tampa Airport (TPA) & Westshore Bid $55, rejected Added Tampa North (Free rebid) Bid $60, rejected Added St. Brandon (Free rebid) Bid $65, rejected ----------------------------------------- Closed browser, reentered Priceline through the "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 2,5* (St.Petersburg - Clearwater) Select Clearwater (Only 2,5) Bid $40, rejected, offered to add $12 Bid $42, rejected Bid $45, Won! Radisson Hotel Clearwater Central Clearwater 20967 Us Highway 19 North Clearwater, Florida 38765 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $45.00 Subtotal: $45.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $12.98 Total Charges*: $57.98 Looks nice! /S

Hi, This place looks nice, and there are no "resort fees" But this hotel has "red hot deals" and booking on the site will actually be cheaper. Your dates, 174,72 incl Tax (if you get the cheapest room) and this reservation seems to be cancellable... This happened to me in Vineland, NJ, and i'ts not fun... /Spencer

Dates 10/24/2007 - 10/26/2007 Used "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select Resorts (There might be something cheap) There is a reported win for a part of my dates for $120 $120 + tax + resort fees + parking is a bit steep (Budget traveler) Select Disney World Vicinity (first resort zone) Bid $40, Rejected (Not really a suprise, but i'ts fun) Added Universal Studios - Sea World (second resort zone) Bid $60, rejected (Not a surprise 2) Added "select all zones" Bid $70, rejected -------------------------------------------- Closed browser, reentered Priceline through the "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 4* Select Universal Studios - Sea World (Only 4* area) Bid $50, $60, $81, rejected -------------------------------------------- Closed browser, reentered Priceline through the "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 3* Select Disney World Vicinity Bid $31, Rejected Added Universal Studios - Sea World Bid $35, rejected Added Downtown Orlando Bid $41, rejected Added Kissimmee (Free Rebid) Bid $45, win Radisson Worldgate Resort Disney World Vicinity 3011 Maingate Lane Kissimmee, Florida 34747 Ok I got this place for $45, and i'm not complaining. But I did'nt get the same good feeling I usually get reading tripadvisor reviews, but they might clean it up after the summer months... I'll see. /S

Date 10/23/2007 Used "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 3* Select Jacksonville South Bid $35, Rejected Added Amelia Island - Fernandina Beach (Free rebid) Bid $38, rejected Added Jacksonville Airport (Free rebid) Bid $41, rejected Added Jacksonville West (Free rebid) Bid $45, rejected Added Orange Park (Free rebid) Bid $55, rejected Added Downtown Jacksonville (Free rebid or great deal) Bid $61, Rejected (There is a 3 Hotwire for 65, but bidding is more fun) -------------------------------------------- Closed browser, reentered Priceline through the "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 2,5* Select Jacksonville South Bid $35, Rejected Added Jacksonville Airport Bid $41, rejected Added Downtown Jacksonville (Free rebid or great deal) Bid $49, Rejected Added Jacksonville West (Free rebid) Bid $55, Won! -------------------------------------------- Holiday Inn Jacksonville Airport Jacksonville Airport (JAX) - North 14670 Duval Road Jacksonville, Florida 32218 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $55.00 Subtotal: $55.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $14.81 Total Charges*: $69.81 Looks nice, happy with my win! /S

Date 10/22/2007 Used "Priceline hotels" link on savingsbarn.com Select 4* Select Downtown Richmond (Only place with 4*, so 7 free rebid zones) Bid $40, Rejected Added rebid zone 1-7 $45, $50, $55, $61, $65, $71, $80 So, no 4*

Date 10/20/2007 - 10/21/2007 (Sat) Wanting a sleepover before we go to Atlantic City, Sat stay is very expensive so I just wanted the nicest place i could get, as cheap as I could, here goes. Chose 2,5* Chose Somers Point - Ocean City Bid $60, rejected Added Atlantic City Area Bid $65, rejected Added Atlantic City West Bid $75, rejected Added Cape May - The Wildwoods Bid $75, rejected -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restart, adding Absecon (Bad review, tried to avoid) and adding 2* Chose Absecon Bid $60, rejected Added Somers Point - Ocean City Bid $69, rejected Added Atlantic City Bid $75, rejected Added Atlantic City West Bid $75, rejected Added Cape May - The Wildwoods Bid $79, rejected So, no 2 or 2,5 under $80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restart, adding Vineland - Millville Chose 2,5* Chose Vineland - Millville Bid $45, rejected Added Atlantic City Bid $55, rejected Counter offer $70, did not accept Added Atlantic City West Bid $60, rejected Added Somers Point - Ocean City Bid $65, WIN! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wingate By Wyndham - Vineland Nj Vineland - Millville 2196 West Landis Avenue Vineland, New Jersey 08360 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $65.00 Subtotal: $65.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $17.58 Total Charges*: $82.58 The rack rate for this place on my dates is (Prepaid/Not cancellable) Sat. 10/20/07 USD 71.40 1 night (1 Room): USD 71.40 Taxes: USD 10.71 Total: USD 82.11 So in this case Priceline was 50Cents more expensive than "rack rate", but it was fun. Please remember to use the SavingsBarn.com link to keep supporting this site. Have Fun! /S

Doing a Us of A Roadtrip in October, starting in New York (EWR) and ending in Orlando (MCO) i have been looking for a decent place to stay close to Manhattan. Everything in the city is either >$250 or real dumps, so I decided to stay in Jersey. We will have a car, but luckily this place has decent public transportation. Dates 10/15/2007 - 10/21/2007 Chose 2,5* Chose Secaucus Meadowlands Bid $55, rejected Added Secaucus/North Bergen Bid $60, rejected Added Jersey City Bid $65, rejected Change dates 10/15/2007 - 10/20/2007 Bid $70, rejected Change dates 10/15/2007 - 10/19/2007 Bid $75, rejected Closed browser to start over including Rutherford - Meadowlands Dates 10/15/2007 - 10/21/2007 Chose 2,5* Chose Rutherford - Meadowlands Bid $55, rejected Added Secaucus/North Bergen Bid $60, rejected Added Jersey City Bid 69, rejected Change dates 10/15/2007 - 10/19/2007 Bid 75, rejected Change dates 10/15/2007 - 10/20/2007 Bid 80, Accepted ______________________________________ Courtyard By Marriott Meadowland Lyndhurst Meadowlands - Rutherford 1 Polito Avenue Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 201-896-6666 Check-In Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2007 / After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sat, Oct 20, 2007 / 12:00 PM You

I have had the same problem, searching for anything in Manhattan for October. (15-18 / 15-21) I tried up to $110, for 2* and got nothing. Even the hotel Carter (new website) is $115 for a double room. I firtst thought of staying in a hostel (Private room shared bath) for around $80-100 a night but now I'll stay outside of manhattan. Anywhay good luck, there might be sometinh out there! /S

$55, no $65, no $79 Win Extended stay to include saturday (10/20/07), no win Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $79.00 Subtotal: $79.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $19.88 Total Charges*: $98.88 /S