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Tried $90 per night, got counteroffer for $22 more, rejected it. Then tried 92, 93, 94, 95. $95 was finally accepted! Best price on the web is $169. Sweet!

Just got back from the trip. The room and hotel were fine. The lady was nice enough to add my HHonors number, and I got credit for the stay. According to my HHonors statement, Priceline paid $219 for three nights = $73 a night for the room.

The $119/nt was for any type of normal room (1 or 2 beds) on Travelocity/Yahoo. Going to their web site directly, you can get the "Hilton Guest Room" or "Accessible Room" with 1 or 2 beds for $113 for Sat/Sun and $107 Monday via their (non-refundable) "Net Direct" rates. Of course there is 14.50% tax, which makes the total $381.29. Compared to my $274.45 total from Priceline, I saved $106.84 = 28%. On the other hand, I can't get HHonors points/miles for my stay, but it's still nice to save over $100.

I eventually got the Washington Hilton and Towers (3* in Dupont Circle) for $78/night. Bidding history: up to $72 for Georgetown/White House/Dupont, failed. Started a new bid at $74 for 3* White House, failed. Added Georgetown, $76, failed. Added Dupont, $78, got the Hilton. I thought normally Dupont hotels were more expensive, but oh well. Still not a bad deal. The best possible price was at least $73. Cheapest I could find was $119 a night, on most travel websites. Priceline works out to $91.50/nt after taxes, so it's not that bad. I wish I could edit my original post!

I bid up to $85, still nothing. Also tried just the first two days, and I bid 3* up to $65. Maybe Priceline is busy that weekend? I was judging the bid based on prior successful bids on 4* hotels. I do have an expensive backup reservation, but I wanted to get the cheapest rate possible under Priceline. Anyway, failed bids are informative too so people know where to start their bidding. :)

Bid up to $78 a night on all zones, nothing...