lara114

Seems to be a common price in the near future, but very happy with $70/night at a 4* in USW.

Started bidding 4* USW at $60...rejected but counter-offered for $77

Added rebid zone at $65...rejected

Added rebid zone at $70...accepted

Used the PRICELINE link on this forum to book. Yay!

Bidding strategy:

1) Bid $45 on 3.5* Albany Airport area...rejected

2) Bid $50 on 3.5* Albany Airport & Albany Downtown area...rejected

3) Bid $55 on 3.5* Albany Airport, Albany Downtown & SUNY Albany area...rejected

4) Bid $45 on 3* Albany Airport area...rejected

5) Bid $50 on 3* Albany Airport & Albany Downtown area...accepted

Hotel is the brand-new Hotel Indigo Albany-Latham. Looks pretty nice and upscale for a 3*. Has a Starbucks in lobby and a supposedly nice (though pricey) restaurant & bar. Expedia rate for this hotel/nights was $99/night.

Considering I was close to booking a budget motel for about the same price, I'm pleased! :)

Thanks so much for responding. I, too, had noticed the "There may also..." line about the drop fee on PL, but it was vague enough that I was hoping to find someone who had actually done one-way rental and could report how their rental company had handled it.

I think I'm going to try to bid up to the point where I have a little padding between my total and the possibility of a drop charge. If I can find a better rate somewhere else than the combined cost + padding (@$50), I'll probably book elsewhere. For my PL attempts I'll be sure to use the PRICELINE links here and report back on my results.

Thanks again!

Quick question on the one-way rentals: I'll be traveling to MCO > FLL in mid March -- already posted my winning bid strategy in the hotel forum. I have confirmed that MCO/FLL is a valid Priceline city pair. I know that some companies charge a hefty @ $100 drop fee on one-way rentals. Would Priceline explicitly note this on the fees page? Or could I get to the airport and find out that my reservation is $100 more than I thought from the Priceline confirmation?

I would think they would be obligated to list out all fees, but I know that one-way rentals are relatively new on PL and just wanted to confirm.

Thanks!

1) Used the PRICELINE link on this forum

2) Bid on 4* Palm Beach Gardens property, $50. Declined.

3) Bid on 4* Palm Beach Gardens property, $60. Declined.

4) Bid on 4* Palm Beach Gardens property, $70. Declined.

5) Bid on 4* Palm Beach Gardens property, $80. Declined.

6) Reduced stars to 3.5*, bid on Palm Beach Gardens property, $50. Declined.

7) Reduced stars to 3.5*, bid on Palm Beach Gardens property, $60. Declined.

8) Reduced stars to 3.5*, bid on Palm Beach Gardens property, $65. Accepted.

Doubletree Hotel Palm Beach Gardens, 4431 Pga Boulevard

Quite happy as we wanted to stay under $70/night -- yes, I got caught up in bidding a little higher on a swanky 4* :). Before settling on a budget hotel or motel we wanted to see if we could get a nice deal through Priceline. Most sites have the Doubletree as a 3* rather than a 3.5*, but we're still very happy with the deal.

Retail rate is @ $175/night.