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I just took Hotwire up on a $67 night at the Windham in downtown Baltimore for 6/6. It looks like their current rate for that night is $135, so this is about 1/2 price.... Works for me. Thanks for a great site!

Sorry for the mis-information... I meant to put Capital Hill & White House were my bidding areas... Sorry about that. Thanks for your help. Bryan

OK, after MUCH bidding and re-bidding, I looked closely at Orbitz and found that 6/6 night was a higher price on several hotels... Due to this, I bid Capital and Convention Center for 4* $80 and got it... Maybe I should have started lower. Capital Hilton $80 6/4 - 6/6 It looks like I could have gotten this direct for $149, but it still seems like a good deal. Now to figure out what to do for the night of 6/6.

There is not a preference for a specific zone. It just looks like those zones are accessible to the "tourist" areas. Thanks, Bryan

I am planning a trip to DC 6/4-6/7. We will be wanting to see the normal sites and a couple museums, so I am thinking that the areas we would be looking are: Convention Ctr - Capitol Hill area Area Details Dupont Circle - Woodley Park Area Details Georgetown - Foggy Bottom Area Details White House - Downtown Area Details I would like to try for 4* in the range of $90 or less if possible... If not, we will probably drop to 3*. Are there any bidding suggestions to make this work? Also, are there other areas which we should consider staying? I am not set on any area in particular, I just want to be able to get around while there... We will have a car to get to the hotel, but I would prefer using Hotel or public transportation to get to our "local" destinations. Thanks, Bryan

After reviewing the prices which people have been getting, I tried the following process... I thought that I would go real nice for cheap, which did not work.. 1> 4* Airport $40 REJECTED 2> add Southwest $45 REJECTED 3> add Northwest $50 REJECTED OK, now back to my attempt at less than $50.... 1> 3* Southwest $35 REJECTED 2> Add Burnsville $40 REJECTED 3> 3* Airport $40 REJECTED 4> Add Southwest $45 ACCEPTED Marriott Minneapolis Southwest/Minnetonka Minneapolis Southwest 5801 Opus Parkway Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 952-935-5500 I don't see this one on your list, so you may need to add it. I should have used Coon Rapids and Maplewood between 2 and 3, but I did not see that they did not have 3 star until after I won the bid.. Probably did not change the results anyway. And yes, I bid through Savingsbarn.com. Thanks for a great site. See you for my Washington DC trip next.... Bryan

Thank you all for the help on getting the last part of my trip to Boston figured out. Now, I need to work on the front end... I am looking at hotels for the nights of 10/20 and 10/21. I am not sure which area may be best. We will be doing the general tourist / sightseeing, so I would think that somewhere near a "T" station would be required. We will also be flying into Logan airport, so a shuttle would be great, but not absolutely required since we can take a cab if necessary. I am open to any suggestions for zones. Price should be in the $50 - $100 range per night if possible. Thanks in advance, Bryan

Thanks again for the tips above.. I got Oct 24-26 for $50 / night at the Hyatt. We are now looking at the nights of the 20th and 21st, off to see friends for the other 2 dates. I tried the revere-logan area for these dates and was rejected, so I am guessing that either the 20 or 21 is still a problem night. For these dates, the location does not have to be near the airport as it did with the end, so if anyone has any suggestions, I would be interested in hearing them. We have not really decided what we want to see yet, so I would say that a hotel or zone near the "T" would be nice. Airport shuttle would also be ideal, but we can get a cab from the airport if necessary. Thanks again for your help... This board has already saved us big $$$. Bryan

Thank you for the comments. My wife has a friend that we will probably go see during the trip, so it looks like we need to make that on the 21. I will post back tomorrow (hopefully) with my results... Thanks again. Bryan

Subject should be 10/20-26 (October, not November) Hello everyone.... I am trying to get a deal like the $50 Hyatt which I saw on this board, but no luck... can anyone give any suggestions... Here is what I have tried. Revere-Logan $60 REJECTED + Zone 1 $70 REJECTED Revere - Logan + Zone 2 $80 REJECTED + Zone 1 $85 REJECTED ..... Adding various zones to reach $100/night... 4* All REJECTED. Am I just being too cheap? I have checked the convention schedule, and there is a sports dinner on Friday night with 800 attendees, but that is the night which someone got a $50 room at the Hyatt, so I don't think that is a factor. Suggestion? Thanks, Bryan