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started at $75, bid 80 then 85 and won at $90.

First bid failed at $70... added another zone, bid $85 and got it.

I was a bit surprised since it is a long weekend. Should've tried smaller steps.

I was also not expecting the Hilton and didn't realize that it had been bumped up to a 4*

Failed 4* bid up to $70

Failed 3* bid at $45,

Successful on 2nd bid of $50

Failed at 12, 13, 15, 16, countered each time with 18

Just accepted it at 18

Daily price: $18

Total Rental Days: 15

Subtotal: $270

Taxes and Fee: $57.45

Total: $327.45

Hotwire wanted 33/day

AVIS with discount code came up at 400...

Tried 4* up to $90 without luck in Hollywood and West Hollywood..

Tried 3* up to $80 without luck in those 2 areas...

Tried 2.5* up to 50 without luck in the 2 areas..

Are the other areas convenient for tourists ? ie. DT ? or others ?

Any other suggestions ?

Bid up to $31 for 4* for Reno South and failed

Bid up to $35 for 3* for Reno downtown and failed

Bid up to $30 for 3* and accepted at Hilton in Reno South Airport

I was looking for a 3* in the USE/USW region, started at 40 and bid up to 60 without luck.

I changed to 4*, started at 70 in USE, no luck, bid USW at $75 and landed the Hilton.

Well, if I have to manually check out and check in, it's not a big problem... just thought it would less hassle of we combined the multiple reservations.

Actually, the upside to checking out and checking back in, is with Hyatt, they have the faster free nights promotion, I wonder if each reservation would count as a stay.. so essentially, my 4 nights (3 reservations) counts as 3 stays... :)

I called Hyatt GP reservations desk, and told them I had multiple confirmations for my consecutive stay. The lady pulled up my first conf # and told me that since it's a PL reservation she couldn't do anything with it and that I need to tell the people during check in that I have multiple stays...

Comments ? Is she correct that I don't have any options until I check in ?

typically how long does it take Hotwire to issue the credit ? The formally state 10 days, but I realized that they charged me yesterday the full rate of the room, and I haven't seen the credit yet...

Hotwire DD was succesful. I received $93.60US in refund to cover the difference. That means the night of the 7/8 will cost ~$110.

I am already a GP member, thanks for the tip, I'll call them to consolidate. Hopefully we'll get rooms with views of Manhatten.

I used the savingslink to bid.

I just booked a room for 3.5* in Jersey City. As expected, it was the Hyatt Regency.

Hotwire had it for $204 that night, whereas Hyatt.com had $157 listed. I have submitted a DD request, and waiting for a response. Hopefully they'll refund me $94.

Before I go off and do this, it seems like all the information I have tells me that the 3.5* in Jersey City - Hoboken in Hotwire is the Hyatt (there doesn't seem to be any other hotels, and the amenities seem to match up compared to their vacation packages).

Also, has any had bad experience with having a split stay booked through both PL and Hotwire ? (as in this case if I'm successful) ?

Thanks!

I started a thread in the priceline category... I currently have reservations for 7/7, 7/9-10, however I can't seem to get a room for 7/8 on priceline.

I noticed that hotwire advertises a 3.5* rate in the jersey city area for $204. I read that this is most likely the Hyatt Regency. Hyatt's web page shows a price of only $157/night for the same day. According to Hotwire, they have a double difference guarantee... how can I best use this to my advantage in this situation ? As far as I can tell, I should be able to book thru Hotwire, then req. a DD guarantee, and Hotwire should credit my CC 204-157=47x2=94, so then my room would only cost 110/night which wouldn't be too bad. Is it this easy ? What's the likelyhood that Hotwire will deny my DD guarantee request ?

7/8 is next Wed. and I haven't had any luck with PL so this seems like the cheapest option so far...

Help appreciated!

Due to a bidding mistake, I got this property.

This is actually located in Thorold, about 10-15min from Niagara Falls. This is Four points suite by Sheraton, all suites, hotel had good reviews, recently renovated. I bid up to $60US but rejected. Tried 80 and accepted.

I understand...

Another question I have, forgive me if it's been asked before, but I noticed that in the Hotwire hotel list, in the hoboken area (jersey city), it only lists 1 hotel, and better yet, it's the hyatt regency at 3.5*... assuming that list is still up to date, can I use Hotwire to determine whether there is openings at the Hyatt if I book thru PL ? I just checked and sure enough there are only 2.5* hotels avail in hoboken/Jersey city...

Never mind.. I think I found an answer to my Question.. it seems to be "maybe"... PL seems to have more avail than Hotwire, and there seems to be no relation...

There are 2 priceline zones for niagara falls:

Niagara Falls

and St. Catharines - Thorold

The latter is actually quite close to your destination... the prior is about 15-20min highway drive...

Both are acceptable, the four points suite (2.5*) in Thorold has some good reviews. All their rooms are suites, and a year ago, you could get that property for usually under 40, usually around 30... however, now that the new casino is built.. prices in the area have shot up drastically, I tried bidding for 7/24 and bid up to 50 for the 2.5* with no luck.

I tried 3* up to 90, no luck and 4* up to 100...

I would suggest you keep trying, you have some time left..

what about using the add a night option to extend your stay ?

The question here is, is the Hyatt sold out on the 20th ? What does the Hyatt web page say ?

If it isn't sold out, then add a night should be able to extend by a day (assuming that PL has avail at the hyatt)

thanks... so it seems like my only choice is to keep trying the 37 bid... and hopefully Hyatt releases more rates to PL.. and if I don't get it, then stick with my backup reservation of 188 for 7/8...

Alternatively I am thinking of switching hotels on 7/8, most places in Jersey City are fairly close and if I can get some place for 60, then I'm still saving much more over 188... I'll keep trying for 37 at the Hyatt for 2 more tries (it will take 6 days) and then I'll decide whether to keep the backup or just get whatever I can, even if it's another hotel.

In your experience, does Hyatt release more rooms to PL often ?

I think there are only 2 3* hotels in the area.. Hyatt and Doubletree... I've noticed on another board that Doubletree rooms typically go for at least $60+... whereas Hyatt goes for as low as $37... does anyone have experience in this area whether this is a good rule to use to prevent getting a hotel other than the Hyatt if I try to bid for that night seperately ?

I wanted to stay in Jersey city 7/7-7/11

My first attempt failed, but after some splitting, I got the following days for $37

7/7 and 7/9 to 7/11 (checking out on 7/11)

Only thing left is 7/8.

I checked Hyatt's website and lowest listed price is 157 for 7/8, it was 199 for 7/7 and 133 for 7/9-7/11. So I should have gotten 7/8.

I tried adding a night option but it told me there was no availability!!! The website shows avail... strange, I guess Priceline's alotment is gone.

I currently booked a cancellable night for 7/8 at $188 to be safe.

From info above, is 7/8 sold out (priceline's alotment that is) ? So is it a waste to keep bidding for 7/8 right now ? I guess I can wait another 72hours and try again..

any other suggestions ?

thanks