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I'm also trying to determine that same hotel. I'm getting it coming up at $119 for Jun 5-7. Chamberlain is the only 4-star that shows up as a Suite, but I know that Le Montrose and Le Parq are both suite hotels.

Is this a new area? Doing a search for Dec 19-23, this came up: 4* Empire State Building Area Boutique, Breakfast, Restaurant, Business Internet

On my last visit I originally booked Hotel 480, then got a bit nervous about the quality, and lucked out with a Priceline bid for the Westin St. Francis. But looking at the reviews on Trip Advisor, it appears it is headed in the right direction. It's been a long time since I've stayed in a Marriott, so this upcoming trip should be interesting. I've been at both the Westins on my last visits and have been very happy, especially with the Westin Market Street.

Bid USE $75 Rejected Bid USE/SOMA $80 Rejected Added Fishermans Wharf $85 Rejected Added Marina $90 Rejected Added Civic Center $95 Rejected Added South $100 Accepted San Francisco Marriott Not my first choice, but looks nice, with a great location. I used the PRICELINE link.

I see. I hadn't worked it through the PRICELINE steps like that. Yes, I would be willing to end up in a 4* in either USE or SOMA.

I've kind of done this before, but I want to clarify: My rebid zones are: Civic Center, Fisherman's Wharf and South? Those are the only areas without 4* hotels. I can't find a match-up on the better bidding hotel list with the Priceline areas Marina-Lombard Street, so I wasn't going to risk that one. Yes, I understand the difference in the Hotwire and Priceline areas. I had not noticed, though, that the SOMA area had been added. I didn't see Westin Market Street anymore in USE (Priceline) and thought it wasn't available. So now I will probably add SOMA to my options when bidding on Priceline. I would be fine with any of the 4* hotels listed for that area, although a couple of them are slightly further out.

I don't want to end up on Nob Hill, which I is a chance with the new USW-Nob Hill alignment. So my thought process is: try to get a USE on Priceline for under $110 (preferably lower, but I'm willing to pay that much to be where I want). If that doesn't work, then I'll go with the Hotwire $99 USW (which doesn't put me a risk of ending up too far away from Union Square). I realize other areas are convenient to Union Square, using public transport, but it's still nice to be able to just walk out your door and be in the main area.

I think $110, considering I can get USW on Hotwire for $99 (Hotel Nikko or Hilton). I would prefer USE, but it's not worth paying a lot extra for!

I'm specifically targeting the Union Square East area, and looking for the right strategy and pricing suggestions. Using Hotwire rates as a guideline, it has a 4.5* (InterContinental) for $126, but no 4* USE hotel shows up at all. When I change to an end date of 12/01 instead of 12/02, the Westin Market Street shows up, but at $133 (and the InterContinental drops down to $119). I've stayed this same time period before and usually got excellent rates - under $100. I would prefer not to split the dates, since that's kind of a hassle.

That's what I thought. I believe I'm going to book the new Wyndham Garden Convention Center for $189 and not risk it this time.

Hotwire is giving me a Midtown Central hotel at $165 with: Fitness, Restaurant, Business Center, Internet Am I correct that this could be either the Sofitel, Helmsley Park Lane or the Warwick? I wouldn't mind the Sofitel or Warwick, but not thrilled with the risk of getting the Helmsley Park Lane.