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Just bid through the Betterbidding.com HOTWIRE link :

$59 per night --3 stars--

Hyatt Place Buckhead

3242 Peachtree Road NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30305

(404) 869-6161

August 5-9, 2008

amenities: complimentary breakfast, pool, fitness, hi-speed internet, business center

4 adults, 4 kids--2 rooms

Total for 4 nights and 2 rooms: $540.97 -- (includes $68.97 tax)

Comes with free parking and studio suite--2 double beds and a queen pullout sofa--great deal for Atlanta!

There is some construction, so if you book this hotel, ask for the side away from possible noise

Typical price: $159 per room per night!!

Yes, it is 3* and also has internet

Staunton, VA

7/3-7/5--2 nights

3 adults/ 1 child

$79 per night with $23.28 fees= $181.28--typical price $112 per night

amenities--pool, laundry, smoke free, restaurant, fitness, business

Stonewall Jackson Hotel

24 Market St.

***used betterbidding's HOTWIRE link***

We are looking a for a place near a boy scout camp--Goshen---where we will pick up my son and husband before heading to Williamsburg. No too many choices on where to stay. The Andrew Jackson in Staunton looks like the best deal.

This is the pre-Williamsburg part of the trip, so I was trying to plan it all at once. I would hate to book one part of the trip and not be able to coordinate the rest. Is there a limited number of questions you can ask before you bid on something? I am pretty careful and don't like to make mistakes.

I did post the Williamsburg part earlier today.

I am trying to decide between Lexington, Staunton, and Charlottesville for the pre-trip--hence the other questions.

Lexington, VA

7/3-7/5

2* breakfast, internet $69

2.5* shuttle, fitness, pool, laundry, restaurant, internet $82

3 adults/ 1 child

7/6-7/12, 2008-----total price: $952-----(taxes: $124)

2 rooms 4 adults/2 kids

$69 per room per night--Typical price: $139 per night

amenities: shuttle, breakfast, fitness, pool, internet, laundry

Country Inn & Suites-Newport News

1069 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.

Charlottesville--help ID

Dates: 7/4-7/6

3 adults, 1 child

3 stars

fitness, pool, breakfast, laundry

$59

I am looking at a 2.5* hotel in Newport News/Williamsburg Intl Airport PHF for $69 for July 6-12 (Shuttle, breakfast, pool, internet, fitness, and laundry). Looking at the amenities, it appears to be the Country Inn & Suites. Am I right? What is the 2.5* they have listed for Williamsburg/Busch Gardens with Breakfast, Pool, and Internet for $66? I asked for 2 rooms with 2 adults and 2 kids in each room.

Thanks, Paige

I do understand that, but I thought if I entered an occupancy of 4 for Hotwire, I could still end up with two double beds! I have tried to research the beds at the different hotels to see which ones have queens so I have a better chance to get them. Later this summer we are going to Atlanta--a forum that seems to be used more often, so I probably can figure things out better there. I am getting two rooms--4 adults and two large kids (12 yrs.) are going with us, so we would need a sofa or cot if we ended up with double beds.

Do most hotels offer a rollaway cot if I end up with double beds?

Do you think I have a better chance of figuring out the hotel I will get using HOTWIRE rather than PRICELINE?

I want to check to see if there are any other known hotels that haven't been listed and to see if I have figured out the right way to do this based upon what I have read. I am planning a trip to Williamsburg 7/6-7/12. If I check the boxes for 3* and for Williamsburg outlets and I bid, am I most likely bidding on the Holiday Inn Historic Gateway?

Please let me know if I am not doing this correctly. I am especially interested in this hotel because it has queen beds and there are four of us--we like some space! :)

Thank you!

We are going to Atlanta 8/2-8/9. We would love a 3 or 4 star hotel if we can keep it under $75. There are 4 adults and 2 kids. Can you give me suggestions for bidding to get the best deal? We would use either PRICELINE or HOTWIRE to get the best deal. I'd like a room with a queen and pull out sofa or 2 queens. Can you help me bid to get the best deal?

Thanks!

Paige :)

We are heading to Williamsburg 7/5-7/12. We'd like to stay in a 2.5 or higher (a 3 would be great if there was a good deal). We have 4 adults and two kids and would like to have only two rooms. How do you handle the possibility of one double bed? I definitely want a queen and a foldout sofa at minimum ( 2queens in each room is ideal). Should I stick with the HOTWIRE choices only? There aren't many hotels on the lists. Of the ones I see, I am most interested in The Crown Plaza. What is the cheapest way to get a room there and what bid should I offer? I would love to pay less that $75 per night. Is that realistic?

Thank you!

Paige :)