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Started at $92, last losing bid was $113; winner was $117. Hotel Solamar, A Kimpton Hotel Check-In Date: Thursday, February 22, 2007 Check-Out Date: Friday, February 23, 2007 Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island 435 6th Avenue San Diego, California 92101 619-531-8740 Your Offer Price: $117.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $117.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $21.52 Total Charges*: $138.52

First was at $90; 2nd and winning bid was at $92. Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Check-In Date: Monday, February 12, 2007 Check-Out Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island 401 K Street San Diego, California 92101 619-231-4040

Started at $55, and worked my way to the winning $75 bid. Last losing bid was $70. Westin Bonaventure Hotel Check-In Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Check-Out Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Downtown Los Angeles 404 S Figueroa St Los Angeles, California 90071 213-624-1000

Started at $45, bid up in $2 increments. Last losing bid was $55; winning bid was $57. Hilton Salt Lake City Center Check-In Date: Saturday, October 21, 2006 Check-Out Date: Sunday, October 22, 2006 Downtown And University Park 255 South West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 801-328-2000 Your Offer Price: $57.00 Extend Your Stay Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $57.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $14.91 Total Charges*: $71.91

First bid was $73; 2nd bid at $76 was the winner. Hilton San Francisco Check-In Date: Thursday, March 9, 2006 Check-Out Date: Friday, March 10, 2006 Union Square West 333 Ofarrell Street San Francisco, California 94102 415-771-1400 Your Offer Price: $76.00 Extend Your Stay Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $76.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $18.51 Total Charges: $94.51

first bid at $54 won. Hotel Vintage Plaza Downtown Portland 422 Sw Broadway Portland, Oregon 97205 503-228-1212 Your Offer Price: $54.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $54.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $14.22 Total Charges: $68.22 Check-In Date: Sun, Feb 19, 2006 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Mon, Feb 20, 2006

First bid for USE at $73 lost, second added USW at $75 lost, 3rd added Cathedral Hill won. Check-In Date: Thursday, February 9, 2006 Check-Out Date: Friday, February 10, 2006 Hotel Name: Hilton San Francisco 333 Ofarrell Street San Francisco, California 94102 415-771-1400 Your Offer Price: $78.00 Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $156.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $30.96 Total Charges: $186.96

Lost at $56, rebid and won at $58. Check-In Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2006 Check-Out Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 Hotel Name: 5th Avenue Suites Hotel 506 Sw Washington Portland, Oregon 97205 800-711-2971 Your Offer Price: $58.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $58.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $14.77 Total Charges: $72.77

First bid was accepted. Here are the details: Check-In Date: Sunday, January 29, 2006 Check-Out Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Hotel Name: Westin Bonaventure Hotel 404 S Figueroa St Los Angeles, California 90071 213-624-1000 Your Offer Price: $55.00 Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $220.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $41.04 Total Charges: $261.04

Lost at $72, added USW and won at $75 Grand Hyatt San Francisco Check-In Date: Thursday, December 15, 2005 Check-Out Date: Friday, December 16, 2005 Union Square East - Embarcadero 345 Stockton Street San Francisco, California 94108 415-398-1234 Your Offer Price: $75.00 Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $150.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $30.02 Total Charges: $180.02 Check-In Date: Thu, Dec 15, 2005 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Fri, Dec 16, 2005

Lost at $61, won at $63. Hyatt Regency Irvine Check-In Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 Check-Out Date: Thursday, December 15, 2005 Costa Mesa - Irvine 17900 Jamboree Road Irvine, California 92714 949-975-1234 Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $126.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $22.82 Total Charges: $148.82

Losing bids at $51, 53, 54. Won at $56. Omni Los Angeles Hotel Check-In Date: Friday, September 9, 2005 Check-Out Date: Saturday, September 10, 2005 Downtown Los Angeles 251 South Olive St Los Angeles, California 90012-3002 Your Offer Price: $56.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $56.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $15.42 Total Charges: $71.42 Thanks to the list!

I am a Hilton Honors member, and presented my card when we checked in. Did not help unfortunately. Thanks for the info re your experiences.

My wife and I stayed at the Palmer House this past weekend (Friday through Sunday nights, $79 a night). The good news: the lobby is very impressive. The location is excellent; walking distance to all sorts of stuff, and just around the corner from the L station. The room was small, but we've had much smaller rooms (such as the Hudson in NYC). The walls were a little thin but noise really was not a problem. The bad news: the bed, a single double bed for the two of us. This was really bad news as I'm 6'4" 220 and my wife is 5'9". We were shocked when we walked in the room and saw the bed size, and pretty miserable when it came time to sleep. While we've encountered rooms with only a double bed in Europe before, we had never experienced this in the US. We called the front desk and asked for other options (a king, a queen, or two doubles?) but were told because this was a Priceline room, there was nothing they could do. They did not offer us an upgrade for additional $$$ (which we would have been more than willing to pay). After two nights of horrible sleep in the double, they finally offered us a bigger bed. I understand that booking through Priceline means no guarantee re the rooms, but had always assumed, mistakenly, this meant the hotel would decide whether we received a king, a queen, or two doubles. Is a single double a common 4th option? Has anyone else been stuck with a single double for two people? I'm very curious to hear others' experiences in this regard. If this is a common occurrence, it will probably be the end of our using Priceline. While I will continue to use it when I'm traveling solo for business, we are too big to be sharing a double bed. One other note. I definitely felt "Pricelined" this weekend. For what it is worth, both times I have received attitude re Priceline has been at Hiltons. Probably just a coincidence, but . . .

Have been trying to land a 4* for this weekend (the wife and I are coming out for Lollapalooza and some Chicago pizza) for the last few months, bidding as high as $119 at one point, and striking out repeatedly (never even got a c/o). Tonight saw what appeared to be the Palmer House on Hotwire for $90 and took another crack at PL. Started and lost at $75. The next bid of $79 was the winner. Here are the details: The Palmer House Hilton Check-In Date: Friday, July 22, 2005 Check-Out Date: Monday, July 25, 2005 Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area 17 East Monroe Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 312-726-7500 Your Offer Price: $79.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $237.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $45.83 Total Charges: $282.83 Hopefully this will be an upgrade from the Club Quarters room we had reserved. Certainly a much better price (Club Quarters was $139). As always, thanks to this great site!

Tried and failed three days ago at $46 (counter-offer +$13); 48 (c/o +$14); and 50 (same c/o). Today, lost at $49 (no c/o), then re-bid and won at $55 (after receiving one of those "you have little or no chance of winning" messages. Here are the details: Hyatt Regency Buffalo Check-In Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Check-Out Date: Friday, July 8, 2005 Downtown Buffalo Two Fountain Plaza Buffalo, New York 14202 716-856-1234 Your Offer Price: $55.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $110.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $23.10 Total Charges: $133.10 Pretty good deal given that Orbitz has one-night at the Hyatt, pre-taxes, at $149. Thanks to this site!

Won on my 4th bid (which included the USE and USW zones). Prior losing bid had been $68. Here are the details: Grand Hyatt San Francisco Check-In Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 Check-Out Date: Thursday, June 16, 2005 Union Square East - Embarcadero 345 Stockton Street San Francisco, California 94108 415-398-1234 Your Offer Price: $70.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $70.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $17.51 Total Charges: $87.51 Thanks again to the site!

Thought this was kind of strange. Last Friday started my bidding for USW (expecting to get the Hilton) at $64, going up in one dollar increments until I hit $70. I received a counter-offer on my first bid (to add $17), and received the same counter on every subsequent bid until I bid $70, when the counter jumped to $22. I declined, waited the required 72 hours, and started at $67 today. No counter-offers, but won at $75 (after a losing bid of $73). Guess inventory changes quickly. Here are the details: Hilton San Francisco Union Square West 333 Ofarrell Street San Francisco, California 94102 415-771-1400 Check-In Date: Mon, May 16, 2005 Check-Out Date: Tue, May 17, 2005 Your Offer Price: $75.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $75.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $18.59 Total Charges: $93.59

First bid at $37 resulted in $10 counter. Second bid at $39 resulted in $11 counter (didn't understand this). Winner was next bid at $42. Here's the info: Check-In Date: Monday, April 4, 2005 Check-Out Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2005 Hotel Name: Red Lion Sacramento Inn 1401 Arden Way Sacramento, California 95815 916-922-8041 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $42.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $13.30 Total Charges: $55.30

After striking out on Priceline (9 4* bids; final losing bid at $91; must be a busy week downtown), I settled for the $98 3.5 * on Hotwire assuming it would be the Hyatt. Assumed wrong as it was the Westin Bonaventure (should have known as there is no pool at the Hyatt). Fine either way. Having stayed at both hotels, IMHO, I always thought it a bit strange the Westin was rated ahead of the Hyatt, so this seems appropriate. Anyways, here are the details: Checking in 2/24, out 2/25 Amenities: Restaurant(s), Pool(s), Fitness Center, Business Center 1 room(s) @ $98.00 per night x 1 night(s) $98.00 Taxes and fees: $18.95 Hotel Subtotal $116.95 Total Price $116.95

Started with a $66 bid for USW. Was invited to rebid at $85. Instead, added USE and bid at $68 (which was accepted). Have stayed at this Hilton in the past. Not thrilled with it, but the location is good, and can't beat the price. Hope the strike is over by now. Anyone know? Here are the details. Check-In Date: Saturday, February 12, 2005 Check-Out Date: Monday, February 14, 2005 Hotel Name: Hilton San Francisco 333 Ofarrell Street San Francisco, California 94102 415-771-1400 Your Offer Price: $68.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $136.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $28.50 Total Charges: $164.50

First six bids ($28, 30, 32, 34, 37, 40) rejected with dire PL warnings of "almost no hope of being accepted." 7th and final bid of $43 was accepted. Thought this would be the Hilton, but not at all disappointed with the Marriott. Thanks again to this great site!!! Marriott Salt Lake City Center Downtown And University Park 220 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 801-961-8700 Check-In Date: Friday, January 7, 2005 Check-Out Date: Sunday, January 9, 2005 Offer Price: $43.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $86.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $18.12 Total Charges: $104.12

First bid (in Beverly Hills - Hollywood zone) of $50 was rejected; added the Hollywood Zone and 2nd bid of $60 was the winner. Not perfect as it's about 4 miles from where we're going, but it will do (I hope). Holiday Inn Hollywood Walk Of Fame 2005 North Highland Avenue Hollywood, California 90068 323-850-5811 Check-In Date: Fri, Dec 17, 2004 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sat, Dec 18, 2004 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Your Offer Price: $60.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $60.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $16.01 Total Charges: $76.01

They probably would have worked just as well as the room I ended up with on Priceline. Paid $60 for the Holiday Inn Hollywood Walk Of Fame. I'll post the info to the Priceline section. Thanks again for your help!!

Whoops, sorry. It would be for tomorrow night.