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The hotel is likely to be the La Quinta Inn Manhattan. Mixed reviews; available at $139.99 if booked direct.

Yes, I know it's an overbid but prices during this period in HK are high and my friend wanted me to bid in a jiffy as she was desperate for a room! Tried booking the New World Renaissance direct for $176 inclusive of taxes but could not get availability. Tried $105 first bid as this was within the 'budget' of $150. Did not want to risk other places as she does not like the Eaton. Check-In Date: Friday, April 14, 2006 Check-Out Date: Sunday, April 16, 2006 The Kowloon Hotel 19-21 Nathan Road Kowloon Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Please also let us know the areas you have bidded on as well as star levels so that more input can be provided.

Please check and let us know whether hotels in the following PL zones are acceptable: MTW, MTE, MTS, UM-CPS. We can then advise further if needed. For the benefit of members of this board, do you think you could post your Priceline / Hotwire wins for San Francisco? Thanks :)

Have read that of late some hotels like Extended Stay now charge extra for 2 beds if the room was won on Priceline. Another place I can recall is the Venetian which also charges extra for more than 1 bed. Though it can be said that Hotwire is cashing in on it, paying for 4 people guarantees 2 beds. This cannot be guaranteed on Priceline and is always "subject to availability". IMO if there is an opportunity for the hotel to make more profits, they would consider implementing this charge.

Slruud, seems like sub $40 is now possible, depending on dates. See THIS recent Hotwire win for Dec at Crowne Plaza. Should be able to do better on PL. Have to agree with the shuttles and parking bit. With parking it's $10 a day and with the shuttles it's usually not that frequent - so doesn't work out well.

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Unlikely to score below $40 for 3* bids in DL especially for extended stays, probably due to DL 50th Anniversary.

Excellent deal but very risky for out of town travellers without a cancellable backup. Just curious if you had any alternative plans if bidding didn't work out (e.g. hotels full)?

Just curious to know whether there are any Resort fees to be paid in addition to the rate you paid Priceline? Thanks.

Thanks for the update :) $30/day seems steep (not sure if it's because of the young renter's fee) but maybe it's just the rates in Orlando. I usually rent in the West Coast where rates are like $17-$20 per day.

Was $265 the total including fees and taxes? Do you think you could post your successful bid price per day to help future renters? Thanks :)

It is a risk biting the bullet but from my experience last month bidding for a friend, I noted that prices dropped approximately 5-7 days from the actual date of stay in my case.

For those who intend to bid in Fullerton area, you might want to check rates at Wyndham Anaheim Park before bidding as this hotel has now come up on PL as reported elsewhere. Low rates of $59 on some dates, so PL might not save you much.

If you are looking at booking a cancellable backup directly with the hotels, please consider booking through betterbidding's links to help keep this board going. The problem with booking for 1 or 2 guests is that double beds cannot be guaranteed.

Please read these threads DON"T bid higher for a specific hotel Bed Size & Number Quad Occupancy Not sure about gaylord palms but bed type is generally subject to availability at check-in. If you want to ensure 2 beds, use Hotwire as it allows you to select the number of people during the search process.

As bbbb recommended in another thread, you could book a cancellable backup first and then bid slowly / monitor the rates on Hotwire. Regarding your dates, are you open to the possibility of splitting your stay as Fri & Sat nights are normally more expensive than your other night (Jan 26) which is a Thursday? This could also result in a change of hotels.

Are you open to areas other than UES / UWS as well as lower star levels (3*)? 4* is currently not available on UE (3* max) / UW (2.5* max).

I forgot to add, if you could please help support BetterBidding by placing your bids through here.

Rates for your dates seem high but there are alternatives. On Hotwire, the lowest price on a 3 * hotel in Times Square - Theatre District (Midtown) area is $314. However, on Easyclicktravel, there are hotels within your budget of $250. We can try bidding first and see what to do next if unsuccessful. Select 4* MTW... Bid $195, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $205, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 4* MTE... Bid $195, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $205, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 4* MTS... Bid $195, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $205, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 4* UM/CPS... Bid $195, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $205, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 4* MTW and MTE... Bid $210, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $220, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 4* MTW and MTS... Bid $210, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $220, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 4* MTW and UM/CPS... Bid $210, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $220, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 4* MTW and MTE and MTS Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $230, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $235, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 4* MTW and MTE and UM/CPS Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $230, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $235, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 4* MTW and MTE and MTS and UM/CPS... Bid $240, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $245, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $250, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. ====================================================== Select 3* MTE... Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $210, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 3* UM/CPS... Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $210, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 3* MTW... Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $210, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select 3* MTS... Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $210, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select MTE and UM/CPS... Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $220, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select MTW and MTS... Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $220, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select MTE and MTW... Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $230, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select UM/CPS and MTS... Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $230, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select MTE and MTW and MTS... Bid $235, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $240, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Select UM/CPS and MTS and MTW... Bid $235, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $240, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Selelct MTE and MTW and MTS and UM/CPS... Bid $245, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $250.

For the car rental, an alternative is to buy a portable inexpensive GPS which you can use in your home country as well after the trip.

With $250 you can start bidding 4* or even 5*. Are you particular which zone you want to stay in? The main zones in the "city" are MTE, MTW, MTS & UM-CPS. Please click "Area Details" on each of these zones to see if these are acceptable and we can then suggest a strategy if required.

Do you have a budget in mind and * levels that would be acceptable?

It was a normal non-smoking room - i.e. without falls view. Details of the hotel are available here Official rates for Oct 29 Renaissance Fallsview $173.90 Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview $169.09 Sheraton on the Falls $145 Hotwire is showing a 4* for $74 which seems to be a match for the Sheraton and looks like a good deal. Let us know if you need any assistance.