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Tried 4* $95 in Finsbury and Islington, bid rejected. Added Bloomsbury, tried 4* $97, bid rejected. Added Kensington, tried 4* $100, bid accepted. I didn't have a lot of time to research, I should have had Kensington first, it seems like the Copthrone is not an expensive hotel..probably could have had it for around $90! But it's still better than nothing though.

Thanks very much for the help! My bid was finally accepted when I reached the downtow+copley+R1 at $80 I got the Mariotte Copley Place. Thanks!

Hi there, I tried the above strategy (rebid zones: Medford and South Boston) All bids rejected. Any other suggestions?

Thanks! I'll make sure I ask them to give me a new room if this happens again. But aside from that, I agree this is a nice hotel. The location is great (3 minutes walk to the House of Jazz!) I'll write a review when I return. Thanks!

First I tried $43 (for 3*) and failed. Three days later I tried $50 on 4* and rejected, then $48 on 3* and excepted. I just hope I won't get the same crappy service as last time :) The last time I went to delta (also bid through priceline) was back in July. They gave us a room on the 2nd floor (and right next to the elevator) not only was it noisy, but the worst thing was that it was one of thoes "closet pull-out beds" I wasn't very impressed.. but I couldn't do anything about it. :)

I'm looking for a 3 or 4* hotel in Boston (downtown or Copley) for January 3 and January 4 (2 nights) I am willing to bid up to $90 because Expedia.ca has a special deal on the Boston Park Plaza (3.5 star, about 100 plus tax and services) I think there are two safe re-bid zones in Boston if I go with 4 star.. any strategy suggestions? Thanks!!

thanks.. Well, there is no alternate plan actually. We are tight financially so our decision is based on hotel.. so if we can't find something for less than 100, we might just cancel the trip and postpone it till Xmas. Thanks anyway. I'll let you know when I try bidding.

ok.. last Christmas, I was able to get Hyatt Regency (Jersey City) for $37... :) and I'm going to NYC again possibly next weekend (Oct 7 - 10) I haven't seen many Hyatt Jersey City bids accepted recently, so I was wondering if anyone has any idea how much Hyatt runs at these days (I think that 37 was probably just a promotional price because the hotel was fairly new) I am willing to go up to $100 per night. Thanks!

First attemp was $29 for 2.5 stars (as seen on previous post, for the Holiday Inn) bid was not accepted.. and then tried $30 for 2 stars, bid was accepted for 2 rooms. For Sun & Mon nights, I've booked the Cass hotel in downtown Chicago. So for Saturday, we'll just go to the outlet in Aurora and check out Woodfield mall nearby Schaumburg.

Thanks guys! Actually, here's what I did over the weekend.. I booked the Cass hotel for Sunday night and Mon. night (since we have 5 people, I decided to just get two rooms rather than trying to fit all 5 in one) the location of the hotel is great, just a 3 blocks from Magnificant Miles. The rooms are $69 for a double and $89 for a quad. As for Sat night, we plan to look in the suburbs..right now I am thinking of staying at Schaumburg because it's close to the Woodfield mall. But I'll also keep Evanston in mind. The La Quinta at Schaumburg is only about $58 per night.

Urr.. I knew it was going to be hard because it is the long-weekend in Canada..!! But there's also the big event..! I've e-mailed a couple universities in Chicago inquiring about their guest housing. If I get some info I will post them on here too. Thanks a lot!

Hi guys.. I'm going to Chicago with 4 other friends on May 20th, staying for 4 nights. Now.. I am not a stranger to priceline..so I know priceline only guarantees a room for 2. So here are my questions, is it possible to get a 2-3* hotel in Chicago for roughly $50? (in that case, I would just bid for 2 rooms) Or, has anyone ever tried to stay in any Chicago hotel (which they have from priceline) with 4 people? (well, in my case, there will be 5) Actually, I think I prefer getting 2 rooms.. but we have a budget to work with, so if I can get a room for cheap (under 60) that would be the most ideal! Thanks!!

Thanks for the reply. Luckily, Nouvel Orleans does have air conditioning!! :) So I guess if 3* hotels are not worth bidding for (quality probably varies too much) then $80 for 4* might be too little I guess? I am willing to go up to say around 95 but I don't think I want to pay over 100 for a 4*. If it's unlikely I will get my bid accepted, then I think I am probably better off going with Nouvel Orleans.

Hi there, I am going to Paris on Aug 19 (will arrive on Aug 20) and staying for 5 nights. I found a special on Best Western for the Nouvel Orleans (in the Montparnasse district) for 68 euros a night, so thats about $88 per night (and then plus tax and service fees) Nouvel Orleans is 3 stars.. so basically, I would like to either get a 3* (in a similar district or even a closer one to the central) under 88, or get a 4* for around the same price. I don't know if this is likely, because so far the bids I've seen for 4* are all around 100+. Any advice would be greatly appreciated :)

Thanks for the help. My friend decided to cut the trip one day shorter, and I told her to try priceline again for $55 (dec 25-28) but she was still rejected. She ended up booking the trip on Hotwire, for $63 per night. Hyatt is really inconsistent with its pricing. I wonder if it has something to do with priceline (i.e. they don't always check all the hotels when you bid? or if Hyatt is just inconsistent with its pricing? Because I just read in another post that the person was able to get the hotel for $37 after many tries)

Just to update, we tried again and rebid at $57, and was still rejected :) Now we're desparate, my friend's budget is now at around $70 per night, and if she can't find something for this price she won't be able to go to New York. Are any of the 2* hotels worth trying? I just hope the hotel is close enough to the PATH stations.

We tried bidding 50 and was rejected, so I'm going to try 60 next time. I also checked on hotwire, but I don't see any $61 hotel listed from Dec 25-29, so can you tell me where you're seeing this rate? Thanks!

I am ready to bid again (my friend will use her credit card to try, hopefully they will take American Express from Canada) Her maximum bid is $50, is it possible to get something in the Jersey City area? (I guess even the mariott will do) Thanks a lot for the help!

I was able to book Hyatt Regency for $37 from 12/25-12/29 for myself, but when I tried booking for my friend today, I bid at $40 per night and was rejected. Can someone suggest any strategy? I guess I'll try again in 3 days.

Daniel, I called a couple days ago also to make the request, and was told the same thing! I thought that was weird, because normally when you book directly with the hotel, you always have the choice between 1 king size bed or 2 double beds. I'm not sure if it's because we are booking through priceline or if that is really the policy.

thereuare: Could you please give me the direction to the PATH station from Penn station? Both the short one and the long one. And also, please correct me if I'm wrong. According to the PATH timetable, we will probably be able to catch the 12:12am train leaving from 33rd St. And to get to Exchange Place station (on a Sunday night) It seems like I must transfer at Grove station, and then take the Newark line to Exchange Place station. Is that what I should do or is there a better way?

Thanks a lot for the reply and help! I will definitely call in advance for the request!

yeah, I have no problems going there but my friend (or to be more exact, her family) is too paranoid about two girls travelling. However, I was able to find a couple people that would be interested in going with me in replace of the original person.. :) rodney1984, Do you know if Hyatt will allow me to have more than 2 guests in the room? I'm not sure if they will take my request of having 2 double-beds. Thanks!

Hi there, Thanks it worked. $37 for 3* Hyatt Regency on Hudson River, from Dec 25-Dec 29 although now my friend is getting all these concerns about two girls going there, so I might end up wasting this money if she decides not to go :)

Hi there, Just wanted to let you know that I am ready to bid for 12/25-29 Again, I hope to get a 3* (Hyatt) in Jersey City for under US$60 (if thats possible) Otherwise, I would go for the 2.5* Mariotte for around the same price (from what I understand, the location of the Mariotte is not so bad either) Please provide me with a bidding strategy. Thanks a lot!