mch710

Got this on the first bid. Your Offer Price: $45.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $45.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $13.70 Total Charges: $58.70 Conventional rate was $118 (pre-paid) or $139

I'm going to New York for my birthday, and decided to splurge and stick with bidding for 4* hotels. Not a fan of Times Square and didn't was downtown, so I kept my bids limited to MTE, UMT-CPS, and LMT. All three of those zones were pretty much equal in my mind, so I played around with this bidding strategy: Took me a little over a week to bid this ... $110 for CPS-rejected Started new bid $110 for MTE-rejected Started new bid $110 for MTS-rejected Added free rebid to each bid and bid $120 for CPS-rejected $120 for MTE-rejected $120 for MTS-rejected Added other free rebid to each bid and bid $130 for CPS-rejected $130 for MTE-rejected $130 for MTS-rejected Went back to CPS bid and added MTE $140 for CPS, MTE-rejected $140 for MTS-rejected Added CPS and MTE to the MTS bid $150 for MTS, MTE, CPS-rejected At this point I was locked out ... so I took the time to mull over if I wanted to lower to 3* and save some money or feed my dreams of waking up in 4* in Manhattan on my birthday. Well the dream won out ... Repeated strategy ... $150 for CPS-rejected $150 for MTE-rejected $150 for MTS-rejected At this point I knew my limit was $170 so I just added MTE and MTS to the CPS bid. $160 for CPS, MTE, MTS-counter offer to raise bid $25 As I was getting closer and had two free rebids to hit the $170 limit I rejected the counter offer and bid: $165 for CPS, MTE, MTS + free rebid-rejected $170 for CPS, MTE, MTS + both free rebids-VICTORY! Lowest rate for the Barclay on the Intercontinental website was $237 for Saturday and $294 for Sunday night. Hotwires rates were all well over $200 a night. Overall I'm pleased. Rate Information: Your Offer Price: $170.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $340.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $65.94 Total Charges: $405.94

I know I didn't get the best deal on this one, but it appears to be the first successful bid in Belfast. A bid of $75 was rejected and pressed for time I rebid at $100/night. Rooms were going for

My friend will be in London and needed a hotel for one night. I bid $100 for a 4* in Mayfair-Soho and got the $22 counter offer. Raised the bid to $105 adding South Bank (free rebid) and got the Holiday Inn Mayfair. Your Offer Price: $105.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $105.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $26.55 Total Charges: $131.55

Sorry the Talahasse was not mine. I pasted your example post to follow when writing my own and missed deleting that line. I don't seem to see an edit option for changing my original post.

I got the two rooms at the Hilton in Monterey 3* for $81 a night for two night. Total with taxes and fees was $361.95. Cheapest price on the Hilton site was $103 prepaid and $129 not prepaid. Amenities listed were: Restaurant(s) Pool(s) Fitness Center Golf Nearby Tennis Nearby Business Center Laundry Facilities (self-service) I'd never actually purchased from Hotwire before, as Priceline has always done better. Not this time. I bid up to $95 on Priceline for a 3* & 2.5* in Monterey and a resort in Marina and was unsuccessful. Here's another one for you to add to the FL list! 3* Doubletree in Tallahassee, downtown (university area) for $52 for 6/24. With taxes, etc., total is $64.95. Cheapest rate (w/AAA discount) on the site is $103.55.

A bid of $45 was rejected. Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel Cleveland Airport Vicinity 5300 Riverside Drive Cleveland, Ohio 44135 216-267-1500 Your Offer Price: $50.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $50.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $14.26 Total Charges: $64.26 From the hotel websites: Sheraton: $98 (pre-paid), $109 Marriott: $109.95 Radisson: $104 Hotwire was offering a 3.5* for $63. I bid this on 7/12/04/

Bid two rooms for two night. Bid of $50 was rejected, $52 accepted. Hyatt On Capitol Square Downtown Columbus 75 East State Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 614-228-1234 Your Offer Price: $52.00 Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $208.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $43.42 Total Charges: $251.42 Lowest rates at Hyatt.com were $85.20/night prepaid or $95.20 summer special. I placed this bid on July 12, 2004

Got this on the first bid. Radisson Hotel Worthington Worthington 7007 North High Street Worthington, Ohio 43085 614-436-0700 Your Offer Price: $35.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $35.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $12.04 Total Charges: $47.04 Rates via hotel websties: Marriott Columbus North: $127 Sheraton Suites: $94 ($69 non-refundable rate) Radisson: $79 (AARP rate) Hotwire was showing a 3.5 hotel (believed to the the Sheraton Suites) for $51 a night. I bid this on 7/12/2004.

Received this on my first bid. Congratulations, you got your price of $45 for a 4-star hotel room. Vancouver 1128 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 4R5 604-684-1128 Check-In Date: Sun, Mar 21, 2004 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Your Offer Price: $45.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $135.00 (US dollars) Taxes & Service Fees: $21.56 (US dollars) Total Charges: $156.56 (US dollars)

Well her mom is now a little anxious that it's South Portland not Portland. Hopefully she'll realize it's Portland and therefore not that big :)

Bid this for my roommate. Bid Portland Zone for a 3* $45 rejected Re-bid adding Westbrook for $50 rejected Started a new bid. Bid South Portland for a 3* $45 rejected Received message that I could raise bid by $13 rejected the option Re-bid adding Westbrook for $50 rejected Re-bid adding Portland for $53 accepted. Lowest rate at hotel website: $159/night. Sheraton South Portland South Portland - Scarborough 363 Maine Mall Road South Portland, Maine 04106 207-775-6161 Check-In Date: Sun, Feb 1, 2004 Check-Out Date: Mon, Feb 2, 2004 Your Offer Price: $53.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $53.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $10.75 Total Charges: $63.75

Bid History: Started at $50 and was rejected Added Cambridge-Arlington @ $53-accepted Your Offer Price: $53.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $106.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $20.59 Total Charges: $126.59 Lowest rate at the Park Plaza for those nights was $259/night.

The Seaport is rated as a 4* property with Priceline and is the only hotel in that zone I've ever heard reported. However, rates are consistently above $100.

Bid History: Made several bids using free rebids. A bid of $49 was rejected before $51 was accepted. Taxes: Your Offer Price: $51.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $51.00 Taxes and Service Fees: $14.81 Total Charges: $65.81 Date Bid: 7/3/03 Marriott was offering the property for $69 a night. Rates at the Sheraton Suites were $75 (pre-paid) and $89.

I was saying that my MONTHLY rent is less than three times the daily rate of $318. So, certainly not a bargin. $800 a month in the Back Bay is pretty darn good.

I'd still bother with the card. You are supposed to receive points for additional room charges. If they refuse to enter it in your record, I'll call up HHonors and let them know. When I've had snotty desk clerks tell me that my reservation isn't valid to earn HHonors points, I always point out that I am entitled to earn points for the meals I plan to charge to my room.

Not seriously considering the hotel, just curious and thought it was distinct enough that we might be able to determine what is was. Look like you can rooms at the Eliot on that night (including suites) for less than $318. I think I'll stick to my new apartment, three blocks from the Eliot where I can get a whole month for less than three times that price :)

Normally I wouldn't post a bid this old, but it's a hotel that's not on the list yet. Note, when I stayed here the hotel was a 3* and Sheraton owned. I know of one other person who received this hotel as a 4* via Priceline. Looking at the hotel's website (http://www.lesoleilhotel.com/) and checking Sheraton's website would indicate that hotel is no longer part of the Starwood Family. Taxes and Fees: Your Offer Price: $41.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 4 Subtotal: $164.00 (US dollars) Taxes: $17.80 (US dollars) Processing Fee: $5.95 (US dollars) Total Lodging Charges: $187.75 (US dollars) Bid Date: This was bid a week or two before my trip and post 9/11/01.

I was playing around with hotwire and for night of 7/13 there is a Back Bay-Copley Square for $318 with the following: Rating: 4 1/2 Stars (deluxe) Amenities: Suite, Boutique Hotel, Restaurant, High-Speed Internet Access Any idea what hotel this might be?

Bidding History: At $43, was offerred the raise bid by $12 offer. Decided to try again at $46 and was accepted. Your Offer Price: $46.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $46.00 Taxes: $3.84 Processing Fee: $5.95 Total Lodging Charges: $55.79 Date Bid: 7/31/02

Bid History: 3* Back Bay $40 (rejected, offerred one time free rebid w/o changing parameters if I raised bid $12--refused offer) 3* Back Bay & Medford-Somerville $45 (rejected) 3* Back Bay & Medford-Somerville & Newton-Brookline $50 (accepted!) Your Offer Price: $50.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 4 Subtotal: $200.00 Taxes: $23.40 Processing Fee: $5.95 Total Lodging Charges: $229.35 Bid Date: 06/24/2002

Bid History: A bid of $38 was rejected, $41 accepted. Your Offer Price: $41.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $82.00 Taxes: $8.54 Processing Fee: $5.95 Total Lodging Charges: $96.49 Date Bid: 7/17/02

Bidding History: 1st Bid-Toronto Airport @ $24-rejected 2nd Bid-added Brampton @ $26-accepted Tax information: Your Offer Price: $26.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $26.00 (US dollars) Taxes: $1.19 (US dollars) Processing Fee: $5.95 (US dollars) Total Charges: $33.14 (US dollars) Bid Date: 10/13/2002

Bidding History: Got this hotel on the first bid, though I don't think it was much of an overbid. Your Offer Price: $50.00 (US dollars) Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 5 Subtotal: $500.00 (US dollars) Processing Fee ($5.95 per room): $11.90 (US dollars) Local Taxes and Fees: $24.80 (US dollars) Total Charges: $536.70 (US dollars) Lowest rate on Hilton.com was $176/night for a Murphy Bed room. If I'm correct that the hotel tax is 5%, looks like Priceline paid $49.60 per room per night. 24.80/.05=496 496/10=$49.60 Date Bid: 10/14/2002