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O.K. I did it. I couldn't stand it anymore & went with the HW $92/nt offer. I'm so glad it's over & we definitely know where we're staying now. I'm tired & I'm going to bed. Goodnight......oh yeah, you probably wanted to know what the hotel is after all that! lol Are you ready? Drumroll please.......It's the Comfort Suites in Grantville. First thing I said is where the heck is "Grantville"? Turns out it's actually 6 miles NORTH of Hershey. I can't complain, HW did say Hershey "area". I'm happy with it. Would have loved Summerfield Suites or Hampton but as said previously - no availability. Funny thing is this Comfort Suites has a pool but no fitness room-not that I care, I have a pool at home & will definitely NOT be working out while on vacation...in Hershey of all places! I think the ammenities icons on HW are starting to have the same reliability as the star ratings...NONE! Anyway, I'm tired from all this thinking & must go to bed now. Theruare, let me know if you want the win posted anywhere specific. There doesn't seem to be as much of a database of HW hotels as PL. Thanks everyone for all of your detective work. Looks like they stumped us on this one! But I'm pretty satisfied with the results. Will let you know for sure on return. Oh, one more thing. It seems HW "lumps" their fees in with the taxes so I guess we can't figure out what they paid for the room like we do with PL? Maybe I don't want to know anyway! (The total taxes & "booking fees" were $30.95 that's for 3 nights at $92/nt). Checked Comfort Suites Grantville website & cheapest was $149/nt I think. I will research it more tomorrow & exhaust all possibilities to make sure I don't qualify for the double the difference guarantee!

That's funny! I thought about that too but I wonder if anyone has ever gone to the trouble to follow through with that. I would think it's a pain in the butt to get ANY money out of them! I can just hear the customer service agent on the other end of the line laughing at me...& my husband laughing at me in the other ear! I have given up on 3*PL. It's amazing how many free rebids there are there!!! I rebid 10 times in all! Without any bonus $$$. Got to my breaking point at $80/nt & was still rejected! Yikes, what a tough zone! I'm going for the hotwire at & $92/nt. Wish me luck. It sure as heck better have a fridge & micro in the "suite". This should be interesting!

Well, I'm glad you're as intrigued as I am! I've called Springhill: Same results I got online, no availability. They do however have a fitness center AND a pool. Also checked Best Western Inn & suites: No pool or fitness center BUT and they have rooms AND suites. ( I would think with hotwire's little red "S" that means it's an all suite hotel...otherwise they could put that icon on just about every hotel right?) Rodeway Inn & Suites has the cont. brkfst but also an indoor heated pool...the mystery continues! I'm going to try PL 3* one more time tonight & if nothing is accepted, I'm getting really tempted to try the HW $92/nt offer. It better not be the BW hotel & suites as they are listed at just $75/nt on their website. Again, I will let you know what happens either way! I sure hope all of this craziness ends up helping someone else in the long run...my husband thinks I'm nuts! He just doesn't get it! lol

I had also thought Hampton or Springhill but came up with the same results - no availability. Also, hotwire doesn't list a pool as an ammenity. I thought this was a good clue but I'm beginning to think they accidentaly left it off. If it's Comfort or Best Western, that would be fine but would feel better paying $92/nt if it was Hampton or Springhill. Ugh! Decisions Decisions! I'm going to sit on it for a few days - don't want to take a chance on 2*priceline & I think I would like the hotwire choice even better than a 3*priceline (love having a fridge & micro in room with 2 kids - also love the continental breakfast for my "picky eater" kids!) Again, I'll let you all know what happens when I decide to do something. Thanks!

O.K. I'm counting on all of you experts out there to help me! I'm trying to figure out which Hotwire hotel this is: Location: Hershey, PA (Hotwire specifically says "Hershey area" not Harrisburg) Dates of stay: 6/7-6/10 (3nights) Star rating: 2 1/2* (this makes me nervous) Ammenities: Suite (big red S), Fitness Center,Complimentary Bkfst, Laundry Facilities(self-service) Price per night: $92 I originally laughed at the price & thought "yeah right". But I've unsuccessfully bid & free rebid the heck out of 3* Priceline for Harrisburg/Hershey to no avail. Was even rejected at $58+$10bonus! (Thank you Theruare for the bonus $$$) Anyway, I was hoping someone might have a good idea of what hotel this is in Hershey. I may just book it through hotwire. I'ts definitely more than I planned on spending but I'm a little nervous about bidding PL for Hershey as it only goes up to 2*. I'm afraid I'll get the Red Roof Inn or some Motor Lodge (not acceptable to my husband & 2 small children!) Thanks in advance for any clues & I will definitely post the "win" whatever it may be.

Bid PL 2 1/2 * for Tampa-Bush Gardens zone. 2 rooms for 1nt in mid-Dec '02. Bid $30 came back with rejection but "one time offer" to rebid by adding $12 to offer. I took the bait (didn't know about free rebidding then-I was "green"). PL came back with "Congratulations" Not only had they accepted my bid but I had been "upgraded" to the 3*Double Tree suites! I was thrilled & immediately began bragging to my travel mates about the "Suite" hotel we were getting in Tampa! What a disappointment this dump was. I would have paid $50 not to have to sleep there that night...thank goodness it was only for 1 night. The place totally gave me the creeps. The glass door that led to the parking lot had a broken lock on it, our room was on the 2nd floor & the elevator alone was downright scary! The floor covering was ripped up & there was no finish on the walls (except for the glue marks where the "paneling" used to be!). The rooms were supposed to be non-smoking but one of them clearly had smokers in it previously. I know priceline doesn't guarantee non smoking but this WAS a designated NON-smoking room by the hotel. The rooms also had a "french" door as the entrance door to your room which made me feel completely unsafe - especially with the broken lock on the glass door out the parking lot. Need I say more? We could not wait to check out in the morning & I felt really bad for the friends who were with me because I knew they were grossed out too but they were trying not to be rude & hurt my feelings. I felt a little twinge in my stomach as we drove past the Amerisuites that I had gotten in the past & thought I would get again only to be "upgraded". Oh well, good lesson & like I said, at least it was only for 1 night! If anyone receives this hotel, I would be anxious to know their opinion. Maybe they have renovated recently? All I can say is why does priceline have so many nice "continental breakfast included" hotels in their 2 1/2* list but usually not on the 3* list?

Holiday Inn Parkway East (considered 2 1/2 * by Priceline) Number of Nights: 2 Price per night: $38 Taxes & Fees: $10.42 Total paid including priceline processing fee: $92.37 Booked on 4/24/03 Original bid was accepted. After finding this wonderful sight, I'm thinking I probably paid too much. I did go on the Holiday Inn website & lowest available was like $82/nt. I feel like I got an o.k. deal but not great. I understand the "free re-bidding" concept now & will definitely use it when looking for a room in Hershey PA. How cool! I was a little disappointed to get a Holiday Inn on 2 1/2* with priceline. I think Holiday Inn belongs in their 2* group with Quality Inn & Ramada. I previously bid 2 1/2 star with Priceline in Tampa & Jacksonville & both times received Amerisuites which I loved. Oh well, can't complain for the price I guess. Would someone like to help me with the tax thing-figuring out what PL paid for my room? I have read the post about it over & over & it just doesn't click in my head! lol If the tax on this room was say 9%, then PL paid $115 for the room? That can't be right?!