jman1975

$100/night November 2-5 full list of amenties: Smoke Free Rooms Fitness Center Restaurant(s) High-Speed Internet Access Golf Nearby Accessible for the blind Accessible for the deaf Free Internet Accessible path of travel In-room accessibility Wheelchair accessible Wheelchair accessible common areas Accessible bathroom Handicapped parking Roll-in shower Recommended in 90 % of Hotwire customer reviews

Ameneties matched up fairly well with the Dobson on the Hotwire list so I felt confident with what I was getting Complimentary Breakfast Fitness Center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business Center Laundry Facilities (self-service) High-Speed Internet Access Seems like a great value considering the high pricing in Phoenix for March 2012. This property includes free breakfast buffet, free wireless internet, free parking.

nice rate you got, I've been searching for Mar 7-12 and got up to $85 including the zone the Crescent Hotel is in...nothing accepted

Started bidding at $41; failed but was prompted for $51 so I knew I was close...added Madison East zone and was rejected for $43, added Madison South and was accepted for $45 used the PRICELINE quick quote link near the top of the page

Overpaying for this room level IMHO, but it is student move-in weekend @ Univ. of WI Amenities- Smoke Free Rooms, Complimentary Breakfast, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Business Center, Laundry Facilities (self-service), High-Speed Internet Access used the HOTWIRE link

I ended up booking this property and it was the Hilton Milwaukee City Center

was this question ever answered?

July 4th - July 7th, $57 per night Amenities: Smoke Free Rooms Fitness Center Restaurant(s) Business Center High-Speed Internet Access hoping for Aloft...

started @ $40, rebid twice for the win used PRICELINE link :)

starting bidding @ $40, then $45, and finally $48 used the PRICELINE link

I'm staying in the Phoenix area during that same time frame, my winning bid was more than 2 times what I spent 2 years ago...for some reason that last week in March is super busy with the end of spring break + MLB spring training wrapping up

spring training baseball is exactly the reason i'm going, was here 2 years ago and was able to Priceline win less than half of what I paid this time I guess the economy is doing better huh

2nd day of bidding today (unsuccessful on 02/15/2011) starting at $80 for 3.5* in North Scottsdale zone. Incremented $5 and added various zones per usual. Because resort is automatically added this ended up being the winner. I double checked and this zone does not have a 3.5* & greater so it definitely fits as a resort win. Phoenix is crazy expensive the end of March for some reason. Used the PRICELINE link.

Thanks for writing Ben! I don't think i've ever had a property owner correspond on here :) I appreciate the offer, unfortunately, I had a bid work out for me on Priceline so I won't be able to try the Clarendon this time. Definitely is a visually appealing place, glad boutique hotels like yours are out there! moderators- per the above paragraph, I didn't pursue the Hotwire bid any further

dates of stay = 03/25/2011 to 03/29/2011

I found a 3* in Central Phoenix which lists amenities as: Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-speed Internet Access, Tennis Nearby Recommended by 80% of Hotwire Customers. PRICE: $78 Per night Trying to get the Clarendon Hotel, however, the amenities don't match up perfectly to the Hotwire hotel list... Any help is appreciated!

I don't need to start a new topic, just wanted to see what strategy was implemented on this bid win

can you post a summary of your bidding strategy? I'm in the same meatgrinder trying to find a hotel for March 25-29 as I am down there for spring training baseball...just went through a bidding failure yesterday

correction, the hotel in the title should say Madison Concourse Hotel sorry!

Bid $46 on first try and got it. Used the PRICELINE link!

started at $57, rejected. added Black Hawk zone and retried for $62, rejected. added Spearfish zone and retried for $65, rejected. added Custer zone and retried @ $70 for the win. seems 70 is the magic number in the Black Hills over Labor Day weekend used the PRICELINE link!

started at $60, rejected, added Black Hawk zone and retried for $65, rejected again, added Custer zone and retried for $70...winner! used the PRICELINE link

Started at $40 for the Madison downtown zone, was rejected, added Madison east, tried again for $45 and won used the PRICELINE link

Started at $45 about a week ago, successive rebids adding $5 up to $65 all failed using the usual techniques Yesterday tried $50 and won it on the first try Used the PRICELINE link.

first tried $40 and then was able to add $12 and try again used the PRICELINE link