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Starting with Quick Quote (top left) and using two rounds of bidding (waiting 24 hours between), I went up from $57 by $5 increments looking for 3* and this is what I got. I'm a little anxious because I've never been to a MicroTel that would qualify for 3*. Thank you for this amazing web site! The information is invaluable. Purchase date:Feb 5, 2019 Offer price:$107.00/night Number of rooms:1 room Number of nights:1 night Room subtotal:$107.00 Taxes & fees:$18.84 Total charged today:$125.84 Total charged:$125.84

Used Quick Quote above. Initial offer $90 declined, with offer to bid same at $110. Made second bid at $95. Offer price:$95.00/night Number of rooms:1 room Number of nights:1 night Room subtotal:$95.00 Taxes & fees:$19.86 Total charged today:$114.86 Thank you for this great forum!

Used QuickQuote PRICELINE link (above). $70 for 3* in target Zone 8 -- Declined. Priceline offered immediate rebid at $88. $75 adding re-bid zone (2.5* is highest in Z3) -- Declined $80 adding re-bid zone (2.5* highest) -- Accepted This hotel is currently offered as a PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal at $84. Offer price:$80.00/night Number of rooms:1 room Number of nights:1 night Room subtotal:$80.00 Taxes & fees:$18.53 Total charged today:$98.53 Total charged:$98.53 Thank you for this invaluable web site!

Used Quick Quote to start the bidding over several days. Was shooting for the Covina area, but I think I got this as both the closest and cheapest possible. Thank you for this forum. So helpful!

Used the BetterBidding Quick Quote (above) to start bidding on 3.5* in North Tempe at $49. Added West Mesa at $51, then East Mesa at $53. Then added Zone 1 (which currently has 3* as highest available) and bid $55. Offer price:$55.00/night Number of rooms:1 room Number of nights:5 nights Room subtotal:$275.00 Taxes & fees:$52.20 Total charged today:$327.20 Total charged:$327.20 Savings:You saved 49%* Thank you for this great website!

Using QuickQuote (above), I started working on a 3.5* in Pineville. Bid from $55 to $74 with no luck. On a whim I used QuickQuote for a brand new bid on a 3*. I knew I was only going to have one or two shots at it, so I started at $76. Probably should have backed it down. I think this property could have been had at a lower price. It offers a Priceline Member rate as low as $84. Purchase date:Sep 18, 2017 Offer price:$76.00/night Number of rooms:3 rooms Number of nights:3 nights Room subtotal:$684.00 Taxes & fees:$147.87 Total charged:$831.87 Savings:You saved 15%*

Opened PRICELINE via hotel search on BB. Could tell there was a 3* in Oxford, but wanted a hotel in Jacksonville. Bid $55 for 3* in Oxford just for grins. It was declined, and Priceline proposed an immediate rebid of $73 (without location or star level change). Left it at 3*, added Jacksonville (which I knew had no 3* to offer) and bid $65. Accepted. A little further away than we wanted, but a nice facility for the money. Might even be able to get it for less than $65. Thanks, BB, for this very helpful website!

Realizing we needed a day added to our prior win (and no longer having access to the "add a day" feature), I used the QuickQuote dialogue above to place a bid for $60, and it was accepted immediately. My winning bid for Friday through Sunday was $65, so I never imagined $60 would be accepted. Guess I should have started at $50! Thank you for this web site!

Using QuickQuote over the past 3 days I've been bidding for a 3.5* in Zones 3 & 7. I started at $56 and went $1 to $2 per bid (lots of zones with no hotels in the 3.5 range, so I could bid multiple times in one 24 hour period). I bid up to $80 with no success. I noticed median price for 3.5* in Zone 2 was only $97, so I dropped back to $58, adding in Zone 2. It was declined. I jumped to $65 and it was accepted (probably should have taken my time coming up from $58). Thank you for this site. It is so helpful!

Used QuickQuote to start the bidding process. Backed into this one accidentally. Was dropping the star level and should have dropped the price more significantly. This is probably about an average price for this hotel. I'm familiar with it and the area. This is probably about an average price. You could probably get it for $35 depending on the dates. Thanks for this great forum!

Used Price.line QuickQuote above to start my bidding, informed by others listings on this forum. Was seeking 3* in Pineville. Day 1 three bids: Pineville 3.5* $60 -- failed Pineville 3* $62 -- failed Pinceville, North Carowinds 3* $64 -- failed. Day 2 three bids: Pineville 3* $68 -- failed Pineville, North Carowinds 3* $70 -- failed Pineville, North Carowinds, Matthews 3* $72 -- won. Note this is for a large weekend conference in the Pineville area (where there are limited Price.line hotels). Otherwise, the prices would have probably been lower. This forum was immensely helpful in the bidding. Thank you for this great board and all those who participate.

Used the Priceline Quickquote at the top of the page to begin bidding. Started 3* and Airport only at $33. Progressed downward to 2.5*, adding west Huntsville and Huntsville zones, getting to $36. Dropped back to just Airport, 2* and $35. Accepted. Offer Price: $35.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 2 + Add nights for the same rate! Room Subtotal: $70.00 Taxes & Fees: $18.26 Total Charged to Card: $88.26

On prior day bid $65 for 3* in Matthews. Declined. Today bid $68 for 3* in Matthews. Declined. Added Pineville and dropped to $65. From prior postings a 3* in Pineville could probably have been gotten for less, but I was anxious to get the hotel nailed down for this trip. So, I shot high. Courtyard Charlotte Ballantyne 3 star Pineville - Piper Glen - Ballantyne 15660 John J Delaney Drive, Charlotte, NC 28277 Offer Price: $65.00 Rooms: 2 Nights: 3 + Add nights for the same rate! Room Subtotal: $390.00 Taxes & Fees: $79.20 Total Charged to Card: $469.20

Bid $35 for 2.5* Failed Added 2* Accepted (Yesterday I had bid from $25 to $28 all around the Huntsville area with no success). Econo Lodge Madison 2 star Huntsville Airport (HSV) 102 Arlington Drive, Madison, AL 35758 Offer Price: avg. per room, per night $35.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 2 + Add nights for the same rate! Room Subtotal: $70.00 Taxes & Fees: $18.04 Total Charged to Card: $88.04

Man, I love your forum! Having read the recent posts for the BWI area, I decided to go for the Hilton Gardens at $52. I used the PRICELINE QuickQuote above, and bid $51 for a 3.5 star (just for grins). That failed. I added 3 star and went to $52. That did it. Hilton Garden Inn Bwi Airport Baltimore - Washington Airport (BWI) 1516 Aero Drive, Linthicum, MD 21090 410-691-0500 Offer Price: $52.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 1 + Add nights for the same rate! Room Subtotal: $52.00 Taxes & Fees: $15.51 Total Charged to Card: $67.51 Thanks again for this great service.

Ontario Airport Inn 1801 East G Street Ontario, CA 91764 909-983-3600 Offer Price: $47.00 Rooms: 1 Room Subtotal: $47.00 Taxes & Fees: $12.88 Total Charged to Card: $59.88 Includes free breakfast and free parking. Obviously this is not a good deal (see other winning bids for this area in the past two years), but I backed into the airport area by accident after dozens of failed bids across the greater-metropolitan-LA and Orange County areas at $48 and above. I'm glad to have the room, but I'll be shooting for the 3.5 star Doubletree next month when I go back.

Using BiddingHelper.com at the top of this page I started out bidding in Southwest for 3 stars at $50. Added zones going north, including Dadeland, then Coral Gables and then Downtown. Dropped star level to 2.5, raising price to $55. Still nothing. Added the airport and got this deal. Sheraton Miami Airport Hotel 3900 Northwest 21St Street Miami, FL 33142 305-871-3800 Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $55.00 (USD) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Guests Per Room: 2 Number of Nights: 1 Room Subtotal: $55.00 (USD) Taxes and Fees: $14.88 (USD) Total Room Cost: $69.88 (USD) (All prices are in US dollars) Thank you for this great forum!

This was an emergency acquisition, so I didn't keep good track of the bidding history. I used the PRICELINE link above to bid several times, starting in the $50 range for 3.5 star on central Miami beach. I continued adding star levels and zones (one at a time) until I had included all the beach zones, as well as downtown and Coral Gables. Courtyard By Marriott Miami Coral Gables 2051 South Le Jeune Road Coral Gables, FL 33134 305-443-2301 Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $61.00 (USD) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Guests Per Room: 2 Number of Nights: 1 Room Subtotal: $61.00 (USD) Taxes and Fees: $15.77 (USD) Total Room Cost: $76.77 (USD) (All prices are in US dollars) By the way, the new topic builder ("Hotel Details" section) is great.

Used PRICELINE link at the top of this page. Bid $34 for 2* in Huntsville West. Declined. Bid $38, adding Huntsville Downtown. Bid accepted for this hotel in Huntsville West. La Quinta Inn Huntsville Research Park 4870 University Drive Huntsville, AL 35816 256-830-2070 Offer Price: $38.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 1 Room Subtotal: $38.00 Taxes & Fees: $12.72 Total Charged to Card: $50.72

Used the PRICELINE link at the top of this page. Initially bid $25 for 2* in East Region. Declined. Rebid for $26, adding Southpoint-Butler region. Accepted. :) BEWARE! Bid was accepted for smoking room. An additional $5.69 was charged for non-smoking room upon arrival. Microtel Inn And Suites Jacksonville, 2 Star Jacksonville Southpoint - Butler Blvd 4940 Mustang Road Jacksonville, Florida 32216 904-281-2244 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $26.00 Subtotal: $26.00 Taxes & Fees: $10.46 Total Charges*: $36.46 Included very limited (and bad) continental breakfast, featuring burned coffee. OK, I get that it's a 2 star, but charging a premium for non-smoking? There are 2.5 stars that would have accepted a bid less than $31, which is roughly where this ended up. I'm going to work the issue with Priceline, as I feel, unlike parking, smoking/non-smoking is essential to the stay, and any premium should be factored into acceptance of the bid. Thank you for your great service!

Used the PRICELINE link at the top of this page. Initially bid $36 for 3* in South Region only. Declined with offer to make immediate re-bid for $10 more. Closed browser. Opened new browser. Re-established link using PRICELINE link at the top of this page. Bid $40 for 3* in South and North regions. Accepted. Courtyard By Marriott Tallahassee 3 Star South Tallahassee 1018 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32301 850-222-8822 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $40.00 Subtotal: $80.00 Taxes & Fees: $18.26 Total Charges*: $98.26 # This hotel features the new bed from Courtyard complete with crisp sheets and fluffier pillows # Completely renovated guest rooms complete with upgraded television entertainment system # Free high-speed Internet access, work desk and chair, hair dryer, iron and ironing board # Cable TV with free HBO, pay-per-view movies, in-room coffee/tea, individual climate control Note: this hotel does not charge for parking, unlike it's 3* competitor Doubletree, which charges $6 per night for off-street parking (which is almost mandatory as street spaces are very limited). Thank you for your service!

Note this facility charges $6 per night parking in the attached parking garage. Parking on the street (downtown) is unlikely.

The holidays are here - anticipate the rate hikes! Used the PRICELINE link at the top of this page. Here is the bidding from last night (12/3) on min 2.5 *, of which all were rejected. 12/4/2009 12/6/2009 Palm Beach Gardens, Central Palm Beach, Palm Beach Airport (PBI) - Palm Beach Lakes $28 12/4/2009 12/6/2009 Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Airport (PBI) - Palm Beach Lakes, Jupiter, Central Palm Beach $31 12/4/2009 12/6/2009 Palm Beach Gardens, Central Palm Beach, Jupiter, Palm Beach Airport (PBI) - Palm Beach Lakes, Palm Beach $35 This morning I added one more region, bid for $40 (which worked a couple of months ago), and was declined. Added the last available region (which I knew was not going to be in my price range) and bid $45. Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $45.00 Subtotal: $90.00 Taxes & Fees: $18.88 Total Charges*: $108.88 Residence Inn By Marriott West Palm Beach 3 Star West Palm Beach 2461 Metrocentre Blvd East West Palm Beach, Florida 33407 561-687-4747 Thanks for this forum!

Used the PRICELINE link at the top of this page. Initially bid on 2.5* for $39 in North region. Declined with offer to increase by $6. Started with fresh browser and link through top of this page. Subsequent attempts to bid with different star levels, dollar amounts and regions continued to be rejected as duplicates. In frustration clicked all regions and 2, 2.5 and 3 stars and bid $41. Bingo! Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $41.00 (USD) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Room Subtotal: $41.00 (USD) Taxes and Fees: $12.61 (USD) Total Room Cost: $53.61 (USD) Thanks for your service!

Initial bid 2* $25 Lakeland Declined, but offered immediate rebid (without star level or region change) for $6 addl, total of $31 bid. I decided to change regions and offered the $25 for Lakeland and Davenport. Accepted by Quality Inn Davenport, Quality Inn Davenport 2 Star Davenport 43824 Highway 27 Davenport, Florida 33837 863-424-2120 Check-In Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2009 / After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sun, Oct 18, 2009 / 11:00 AM Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $25.00 Subtotal: $25.00 Taxes & Fees: $10.18 Total Charges*: $35.18