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Priceline doesn't give you any info besides # of stars and location until you have already purchased the hotel. That's why it can be such a risk even if you do a lot of research. That's also why message boards such as this one are soooooo helpful in determining where to bid, how much to bid, and what the possible outcomes will be. Scott

Talked with priceline on the phone. They apologized and offered me a full refund. Unfortuantely those dates are booked for hotels and it would now be cutting it close to find another hotel of 3* caliber at a reasonable price. I asked if there was anything else they could do (partial refund, a different hotel, etc), and they said no. I told them I felt like I overpaid for a 2.5* then and they said that I did and they would refund my money. I'm now going to look for another hotel, if I find one I can cancel this one, otherwise I'll keep this one. What a pain. Scott

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PRICELINE SAN DIEGO Theres the link. I reread it as well as the following posts and looks like my post was definately confusing at best. lol 'Since I went up to 80.00 anyways on priceline for EVERYTHING and got rejected, I decided to go with Hotwire. I couldn't get the 79.00 price no matter how many times I tried. Got it at 80.00' Couldn't get the 79.00 price no matter what on hotwire and ended up getting the 80.00 price on priceline in the one location that I didnt include (mira mesa) Scott

Recently I purchased a 3* hotel through priceline. Today I went into my account to print out my information as I noticed I had forgotten to do this earlier. It shows my 3* bid, my price, and the link to all the details. When I click to get the details, the hotel name has changed, but more importantly the star rating has dropped to 2.5*. I purchased what I thought was a 3*, paid for it in advance, and come to find out it's now a 2.5*. Can Priceline do this? Is there anything I can do? Any Ideas? Scott

Thanks Marty, Since I went up to 80.00 anyways on priceline for EVERYTHING and got rejected, I decided to go with Hotwire. I couldn't get the 79.00 price no matter how many times I tried. Got it at 80.00. It was the Prime Hotel and Suites as you suggested. I read some reviews before I booked and they seemed to be more on the side of positive. Doesn't look like its in a great location, but its as good as the Doubletree del mar. I remember that being in a pretty bad loication. I did some research and apparently this used to be a Wyndham and the rumor is that in May of 2005 its changing into a Country Inn and Suites. I hope this doesnt affect my rate or any of the amenities offered. Again thanks for the help. Scott

Well, this is about my 5 time trying to get a hotel for these dates with no luck. There's a conference that I think is making it difficult. I tried splitting up the dates with no luck there. Bid 6/3-6/6 ended up using all the zones went up to $80 3* no luck. Bid 6/3-6/8 ended up using all the zones, went up to $85 3* no luck. Used your link to easyclicktravel.com and saw the doubletree del mar for $99.00. Booked this hotel last year through priceline for $47.00. At this point I'm going to book it for 99.00 as it was acceptable and I can't find any other 3*+ in that price range... If anyone sees any legitimate 3*s anywhere in san diego for cheaper let me know. I'm going to book the doubletree tommorrow evening if its still available. Thanks, Scott

Wow, thats a bad experience. I actually stayed at that hotel as well and I wasn't overly happy with it either. Not that bad, but not one I'd like to stay at again given a choice. I think I'll keep looking, but I'll post the final outcome when it comes. Scott

I'm shown a 3* Best Value hotel in (SeaWorld - Mission Bay - Shelter Island ) San Diego area. The amenities are: Complimentary Breakfast, Pool(s), Fitness Center, Golf Nearby, Tennis Nearby, Laundry Facilities Anyone have any idea what it could be? These dates are a tough time. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Scott

thats it exactly.... i hope its more of a 3* than a 2.5 but i find that priceline is usually a more accurate/conservative rating. Scott

Just realized the hotel i got, holiday inn select, was a 2.5* on priceline. Was getting the holiday in mission valley and the holiday inn select confused..... guess thats what happens when your doing to many of these at once. Most likely couldve gotten thoe holiday inn cheaper on priceline if i had done 2.5*s. Only think that because of past experience you can usually get stuff on hotwire a little cheaper on priceline. Regards, Scott

Well heres what happened: Looked at EasyClickTravel and actually it seems like a nice little site. Nice sponser to partner up with. They had the hyatt regency la jolla for 107.00 and the doubletree delmar for 91. Came EXTREMELY close to booking the hyatt regency except the parking through that off. The doubletree is a nice hotel i have stayed their before but the deciding factor was the hotwire holiday inn select price. With all of these hotels on easyclicktravel I decided to Try priceline one more time up to 90 bucks for 3* and got nothing. Used your link and went through hotwire to book the holiday inn select for 60.00 + 5.00 parking. Compared to 107+22parking. Hope its a halfway decent holiday inn select... ive stayed at some pretty bad ones and some decent ones. Thanks for the help. Regards, Scott

Well, as stated in a different post, i've tried what other users have tried.... then went up some more and still rejected... hit about 88 for 3*s and about 90 for 4*. Getting a little out of what i usually enjoy paying for priceline. Have what im pretty sure is the Holiday Inn Selectin hotel circle on HOTWIRE for about 60 (range between 57-62). The reviews sound nice for the hotel and ive stayed in some decent holiday in selects, but personally if there is a shot at something better id definately like to go at it. Basically by tomorrow, if i cant get anything else, im going to settle with Holiday Inn Select. Thanks, Scott P.S. I have to find another room in the same area during another large conference from June 2nd or 3rd through the 7th or 8th. Think i may get started on those as well, seeing how tough it has been (somewhat last minute) for this conference hotel

just tried to use sojourns strategy as he looked to be in the same predicament as me in THIS POST and after all this I could deal with people 80 for the marriot la jolla... unfortauntely hit the 80 mark and rejected. added carlsbad and 82 was rejected.... nice bid sojourn

The zones im looking at are Downtown, Del Mar, Mission Valley area, and always coronado also hehe. Really I dont mind staying anywhere, I dont mind a commute to downtown each morning. Previous experiences have led me to believe you usually find nicer hotels outside of the city. Really just any thought/opinions/input would be appreciated. Have 2 back to back shows up their and both are going to be difficult times to book, so just feeling out the options at the moment. Thanks, Scott

I'm going to be down in San Diego from 5/21-5/26. There is a large convention going on as another member posted. I'm there for the convention so not much choice. I bid up to 75 for 4* with rebids and had my co-worker bid up to 75 for 3* after rebids. No luck. Before i give it another shot I was just wondering if, since i'll be paying more than i like to anyways, anyone can recommend some 4* hotels and some top notch 3* hotels to atleast try to really aim for. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks, Scott

Haven't posted in a while been amazingnly busy... but here goes. 4/30-5/6 Pretty large convention making hotels VERY hard to get cheap (ARVO conference). Was very very happy i was able to get a 3* without going into one of the zones that there were so many 3*s you didnt know what you were going to get. Got the Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek for $70 a night going up at about $5 increments trying to avoid certain zones. Originally tried for 4* but after going up pretty high, saw that there wasnt much of a chance for a good deal. By the way, if anyone has stayed at this hotel any insight would be greatly appreciated. Gotta love suites :)

Last year I was able to get the Venetian over price line for 95.00. This year it seems the price has been raised but people are still getting it at around 100 depending on the dates. My question is this: Im planning a Vegas trip sometime this fall/winter. Havent really set any dates in stone and my dates will be extremely flexible. My question is, what is the correlation between Venetians price on their website and the price you can get from priceline. Obviously the lower the price is directly on their site, the lower youll be able to get it on priceline, but what was the price on Venetian when people got the lowest bids so I know when to look for. Is 189 as low as the venetian is going on their site? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Just reading some posts and thought I'd throw a couple of my cents this way. The outrigger is a great time. You've got Duke's attatched to it which is one of the greatest places to just hang out in waikiki. A little expensive for the drinks but well worth it with the live music and beautiful scenery. Anyways congrats on the great price for a great hotel. Scott

Well, I just talked to one of the people I am going with and it seems my dates are a little more flexible than his. It seems the dates that will fit in with his schedule are the 4th through the 7th. This makes it even more difficult because the option of splitting up the dates seems near impossible now. I looked at hotwire and came up with that 66 one as well and figured it to be Circus Circus as well. I've stayed their many many years ago and.....yeah I don't think Circus Circus will be the hotel of my choice :) . Planning a backup hotel is a GREAT idea though. I will definately look into having a backup that is Canceable (if thats a word) After looking for airfare I have found some pretty good results for Fri (4th) through Tuesday (7th) so it looks like those may be the days. Then after reading some previous posts on here I see that 3* on the strip may result in some less than desirable hotels. This puts another damper on the situation heh. Yeah these dates are superbowl weekend and to be perfectly honest I'm a bit surprised with the openess right now. Definately take your brother-in-law during football season. If he's never been, as you know, itll be an experience to remember. One more thing. Previous posts say that it may be better to go with hotwire than priceline for vegas. Do you find this to be the case? As of right now I don't see much on Hotwire to be appealing. Thanks again, Scott

In the past I have stayed everywhere from Excalibur to the Venetian. Again this is in the past before I started using Priceline. The Venetian I believe I got through Hotwire 3+ years ago at around 109. The excalibur we went with a huge group and I believe it came out to some thing like 40 a night per person, with 4 people in each room. The main thing is, we like to stay on the strip. Now i know this drastically increases price so if this doesnt make sense for this trip we can always stay a little off I'm sure. I'm looking to pay no more than about 150 a night. I love staying in vegas, and I love staying in nice hotels there. The nicer the place the better (price is flexible). Scott

I love Doubletrees and for 47 maybe other people would like to get it also. Scott

Mission Valley area. Supposed to be a pretty decent hotel. Can't complain about the price. Hope this helps others. Scott

Gotta love Embassy Suites, especially at 65 a night. Scott

Thanks for the resply. That was my thinking, and with you backing it up I feel better about booking this early. The Super Bowl is Feb 6. I think I would like to stay their from the 3rd through the 7th. These dates are very flexible. By the way I was reading some of your previous posts on Vegas and see that you enjoy Vegas as much as the next person. You should really check it out during the Super Bowl. One of the best times you'll ever have :) Just a thought. Thank, any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Scott