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I think splittiing twice will be too big a hassle. I tried bidding downtown SD 4* at $146 for 10/24-10/28, rejected. Tried going down to 2.5* at $126, rejected. At this point, I think I'm going to stay with my backup. Even though priceline didn't work out for me this time, I'm really glad I found this site. Thanks a lot for all your help. I'll be sure to come back and post any future deals I get.

I've found a backup! It is the Sommerset Suites in the uptown district for $141/night from 10/24-10/28 They have shuttle service to the convention center, so it seems like a viable option, altough something closer or nicer would be preferred. Once again, any bidding suggestions you could make would be appreciated.

Thanks for the advice so far! Here's an update on my status. I tried breaking up the stays to different lengths on Hotwire, and found that 10/20-10/24 stays were cheap as were 10/25-10/28 stays, but anything including the night of the 24th was $300 up. So I decided to get the Hotwire offer from 10/20-10/24. Details follow: Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina 1 room(s) @ $128.00 per night x 4 night(s) Hotel rating 4/5 stars So now I need a second hotel from 10/24-10/28. I am looking for a backup now and I'm thinking about trying priceline again with the new dates. Would you suggest going for 4* with seven rebids again or with going with a lower star level? What bid levels would you suggest? Any experience with commuting from old town to the convention center? If it were convenient then Old Town would certainly be a possibility, though I think I would need to be more careful with my starting bid. Any other suggestions? One more piece of info, in case it helps: A 10/25-10/28 search through hotwire gives a 2/5 star bid for $68/night Thanks again for all your help and for this excellent site!

Thanks for the response. Yes, I'm heading down there for the Society for Neuroscience convention which has a whopping 30,000 attendees. So I figured it might be difficult to get a very sheap room. I think splitting the bid would be difficult, since the convention takes up most of the days and coordinating checking out and in would be difficult for a long move. I don't have a back-up reservation yet, but it looks like I'm going to need one. I have a few more questions: Do you think it's likely, given that priceline doesn't have anything for me now, that something might open up between now and the 20th? Do you have any experience with this? If I wait 3 days and try to bid on a lower star value accomodation (say 2.5* or higher), what bid would you recommend making, seeing as I would only have 1 rebid attempt. Thanks for your help! Go Blue!

Hi - I just found your site and I've been trying to put your bidding strategies to good use. I'm going to San Diego between 10/20 and 10/28 and need to stay near the convention center downtown. I saw that others had got 4* Downtown for $85 this summer, and I figured staying with 4* would give me the most rebid attempts. I bid $86, rejected and then rebid: $96, $106, $116, $126, $136, and $146, all rejected. I have one rebid left, or can wait three days and try again. Any ideas why I'm having so much trouble? Any help would be greatly appreciated.