jbk92116

Got it! I bid $85 for 3* hotels in Downtown, Cambridge, Back Bay and World Trade Center, and was counter offered at $107. I skipped the counter offer and rebid $92 by adding South Boston it got accepted. The hotel is Hyatt Regency Cambridge. Good enough! Thanks everyone for your input. p.s. Hyatt's own website quoted $240, but Hotwire had a 4* hotel in Cambridge for $126. So in the end my $92 bid saves me about $34. Not bad, but not phenomenal either. I think 9/15 was not a good day for bargain hunting.

Well you were right! I tried and got nothing for $75 in any zone in Boston. Oh well. I need to decide whether I want to shell out more money (or stay with a cousin, which I didn't want to do). I don't know if there is anything special going on that day.... Thanks for your help!

If I can get a room for less than $75 I'd be very happy!

This is my first time bidding -- can you help me come up with a bidding strategy? I need to get a room for 1 night on 9/15 in Boston. I don't care about stars. I would like a hotel in the following zones: Back Bay-Copley Cambridge Downtown Boston-Charlestown World Trade Center I may be able to tolerate a hotel in these zones: Medford-Sommerville South Boston Revere-Logan Airport Thanks, -jbk92116