Jule

Absolutely agree with your comment on Royal Meridien. It's been a long time since we've seen any winning bids at Meridien hotels anyway (incl. TAB). Maybe they no longer cooperate with Priceline? It would be a pity just because of the Hamburg Royal Meridien.

Started at 60, 65, and hit at 68. Your Offer Price: $68.00 Subtotal: $68.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $16.16 Total Charges: $84.16 Nice one - website shows $179... Used Savingsbarn.com-link of course

First bid. Omni Tucson National Golf Resort And Spa Your Offer Price: $56.00 Subtotal: $56.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $15.32 Total Charges: $71.32 Used Savingsbarn-link of course.

Tried $74 without success before. Your Offer Price: $76.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $76.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $20.09 Total Charges: $96.09 (=

Started at $53, counteroffer +$15, added Sedona and bid $56, no luck, added Bellmont and bid $59. Success at the Embassy Suites where I will make full usage of managers reception and American Breakfast! Used SavingBarns link of course.

Sorry if this hat been asked before: For dates 7/17 till 7/19 Hotwire has a 5* for 380/night, while I can easily identify Venetian on EasyClicck ("Venezia Bella Suites Available") where Standard Luxury 1 King Suite goes for $183.95. If this would qualify for DTD Venetian would be nearly free on Hotwire. What's the expert opinions on this issue? Thanks, Jule

Your Offer Price: $59.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $59.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $14.31 Total Charges: $73.31 Used SavingsBarn link (thanks!) Website shows $119 Tried $51 and $58 some days ago.

Bid this for a colleague on a business stopover from LAS to DC. She wanted something nice at the airport. Lowest Westin rate was $225, so no lowballing. Bid 4* DTW at $90 - rejected Free Rebid 4* in DTW + Downtown at $93 - rejected New Bid 4* in DTW + Taylor at $94 - rejected Free Rebid adding Downtown at $95 - accepted! She is thrilled!

I think the GN comes up with the resort and casino icon too - at least it was the casino at GN were I lost most of my money :)

You cannot go wrong with either 4* West (Marriott) or 4* East (Meridien) bids. The Marriott is a 3min walk, the Meridien a 3 min walk and 3 tram stops from the fair (or a 15min walk). I would not recommend the Airport zone. To get an impression on rates you could check your dates at hrs.de.

First bid. Marriott website showed

First bid. $59 w/tax and fee. Used SavingsBarn.

Marriott is in the West zone of Frankfurt, just some steps from the Frankfurt fairground. Le Meridien Parkhotel is the one in the East zone.

First bid. $80 with taxes and fee seems to be great deal for midweek night. Marriott runs for

Tried $83 five days ago and got it today: Your Offer Price: $84.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $84.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $21.45 Total Charges: $105.45 Excellent hotel, beverages from minibar included. Got the same deal minutes later for 9/20.

At Hotels.com/rol/Paso2Reserva.do?hotelelegido=216"]nh hotels you could find NH Barbizon Palace near Central station for

Started at $55 CC South, new bid $58 CC North, counteroffer +17, added South again a raised by $3: Your Offer Price: $61.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $61.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $17.41 Total Charges: $78.41

To help Cologne bidders I will report some long-gone wining bids on the super-nice Renaissance Koln Hotel On 1/17/04 I bid for 3/2/04: Renaissance Koln Hotel Your Offer Price: $56.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $56.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $15.57 Total Charges: $71.57 On 5/17/04 I bid for 6/15/04: Renaissance Koln Hotel Your Offer Price: $55.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $55.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $15.40 Total Charges: $70.40 on 6/2/04 I bid for 10/4/04 Renaissance Koln Hotel Your Offer Price: $53.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $53.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $15.04 Total Charges: $68.04 on 09/3/04 I bid for 11/04/04: Renaissance Koln Hotel Your Offer Price: $53.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $53.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $15.04 Total Charges: $68.04 same deal on 09/17/04 for 10/13/04 on 12/02/04 I bid for 02/09/05 Renaissance Koln Hotel Your Offer Price: $58.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $58.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $16.93 Total Charges: $74.93 same deal on 01/18/05 for 03/15/05 I have been able to take a peek at check-in several times and saw that the quoted rate was

I am happy to post some of the winning bids...

Anyway, as Chris26WI wrote "safe" and Priceline doesn't fit very well, but I bid Cologne at least 15 times the last 18 months and always got the super-nice Renaissance for $53 - $58 except one time when I finished at the very nice Crown Plaza. I would bet for 4* anytime

Started at $ 90, counteroffer $112; waited 72 h and bid $93 - accepted. Great reviews everywhere

Yes - first bid. Saw 55 accepted and was in mood to undercut.

:) Wow - $69 including tax and fee for a real classy place is as good as it gets. Lowest conventional rate was

Con Expo 3/14-19; held once every 3 years. 300 000 + visitors Good luck - or postpone your trip if possible. Gold Coast for $500/night? You should get that room comped for $2500 coin in on Video Poker...

brief follow-up: Boooked Sunset Station as backup (thougt about staying there since last century anyway) and will keep an eye on any Resort deals that come up in the meantime at Lake Las Vegas (Hyatt) or Summerlin (JW Marriott).