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Thought I would post this here. My experience is that many of Priceline's smaller areas that offer only 1 zone are an all or nothing gamble when bidding (unless you want to wait 72 hours). Usually the price of the hotels is from $70-$100 at the hotel web site or Expedia, etc. Priceline's break and opportunities seem limited in my experience. Rather than bid $35 only to be rejected with no recourse other than pay $70 or $80 (has happened to me several times), I try not to get too greedy in these situations. In this case, paying $50 saved me some cash. I hope this helps.

This hotel accepted the bid on the first try. I thought this was a pretty good pickup. I would have liked a beachfront hotel around the area, but many are wiped due to Francis (HI cocoa beach, Doubletree, Hilton beachfront, Hilton Cocoa Beach) and the ones left are $$$. The Rialto is actually close to the airport and approx 2-3 miles from the beach (no biggie). We are spending enough money on this trip already, so I thought that $45 for this night at the Hilton Rialto was a steal. My guess is that $45 would be accepted for other dates in this timeframe as well. I hope this helps.

With a little confirmation from a previous post, I also dove in to the Swan. What a deal! I have used this site frequently in the past, but have not posted. I took the time to get an account (finally) and will start posting results. Total was $117 per night X 3 for $351....taxes and fees total around $78 = $429 I am thrilled to have this hotel for this price over the holiday period. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was almost ready to bite on the Doubletree (listed 3.5* for $44 per), but figured my kids were worth the extra cash for the Swan. :)

I am ready to take the plunge at the Swan as well, but what is with the $30 rebate? Thanks! :)