melissajkelly

Priceline sent me bonus money to add an extra $7 per night to my bid (up to 10 nights). I made 3 attempts (from $40 to $55) and my offer was accepted on the third attempt. We got the 3-star Park Plaza Bloomington for $55 per night for 4 nights, 2 rooms, from August 14th through August 18th.

Hotel and amenities info:

3 stars

Park Plaza Bloomington

Bloomington West - Mall of America

4460 West 78Th Street Circle , Bloomington, MN 55435

952-831-3131

Check-In: Tue, Aug 14, 2012 / After 03:00 PM

Check-Out: Sat, Aug 18, 2012 / 12:00 PM

Bid $90 and ended up with:

Best Western Plus Des Moines West Inn & Suites

1450 NW 118th Street, Clive, IA 50325 | 515-221-2345

For August 11th - 14th (2 rooms, for 3 nights each) while the Iowa State Fair is going on. (Savings 39%)

3* Coralville/IA City

$60 per night via Priceline bid today.

Holiday Inn Coralville

1220 First Ave, Coralville, IA 52241

319-351-5049

For stay 8.8.2011-8.11.2011.

The regular rate was $104 per night, so this was a 42% savings.

Thanks, Aaron! Yes, the cookies were a nice bonus!!

I'll be sure to tell friends about this site...I will also return here before bidding on future hotels and will ALWAYS use your PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links.

Thanks,

Melissa

(Hoping I'm doing this right...)

3* St. Louis (Westport) Doubletree.

Bid $45 per night via Priceline; declined immediately online so I made my 2nd offer online.

Bid $48 per night via Priceline for each of the 2 rooms we needed 7/18/09-7/22/09. Accepted.

Doubletree Saint Louis Westport

1973 Craigshire Road

Saint Louis, MO 63146

314-434-0100

Check-In: Saturday, July 18, 2009-03:00 PM

Check-Out: Wednesday, July 22, 2009-12:00 PM

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $48.00 (USD)

Number of Rooms: 2

Number of Nights: 4

Room Subtotal: $384.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $72.24 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $456.24 (USD)

NOTE: The amenities listed on the Priceline site **didn't** include a swimming pool but the Doubletree Web site says the Westport location has a pool. This hotel has free parking.

Lowest price available on Doubletree site: $129.00 per night, per room

THANKS for this great resource! I used your PRICELINE link to make my purchase!! :-)

Melissa