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So sorry...I am sure a neophite at this...hotel is the Marriott Copley Place, my favorite hotel in Boston...to get it for $ 140/night + fees is great. Thanks for your assistance...and sorry to leave the hotel name off....my error.

First bid of $ 140 was accepted...almost $ 220 in savings for the 2 night stay. Used your PRICELINE link to book...thanks for the assistance...will definitely use your site again !!! :)

I was using your HOTWIRE link.

:) I have been looking to book a two night stay in Boston (Copley or Financial District) for 6/18 - 20. I almost booked a Hotwire hotel (4 1/2 *) on 5/24 for $ 139, but thought I'd wait for a better price....now that same 4 1/2* in the Financial District is at $ 155. Is it common that, as the stay date gets closer, prices continue to escalate? I hestitate to book today, as I am hoping a "deal" might pop up in the next 10 days...but I don't want to wait and watch the price continue to climb. Any input on strategy here? I am looking to pay anything under $ 140 at this point.

Including the Recovery Fee, is the Hotwire price all inclusive? Any additional hotel fees added? Occupancy Tax? Sales Tax? I understand there would be charges for phone usage, valet parking, etc. But what about the other fees/taxes that hotels (especially in large cities) usually charge? Are those all included in the Hotwire Price, including the Recovery Fee? I saw a $ 139 price on Hotline for a Boston Hotel, and I guessing it is the Intercontinental...I had wanted the Hilton Financial District, but my bid of $ 140 was repeatedly rejected, so if I can get a 4 1/2* for $ 130 + fees, not too bad. (Stay is 6/16 - 6/20)

I am trying to book the Hilton Financial, but would accept any 4* in the zone I am targeting. I originally bid $ 100 and was rejected and then I rebid 4 separate times, adding different zones without 4* hotels each time...increased my bid by $ 10 each time, up to a bid of $ 140...still not accepted. Weekend of June 18 - 20. Do you recommend that I keep trying a few times a week? Is there a chance that a bid not accepted one week will be accepted the following week or two later, as I get closer to the date? Any other rebid strategies ??? I am thinking I may have to forget the Hilton and drop back to a 3.5* in order to get a room for those 2 days.

I rebid 4 separate times, adding different zones without 4* hotels each time...increased my bid by $ 10 each time, up to a bid of $ 140...still not accepted. Weekend of June 18 - 20. Do you recommend that I keep trying a few times a week? Is there a chance that a bid not accepted one week will be accepted the following week or two later, as I get closer to the date? Any other rebid strategies ??? :)

I am now targeting the Hilton Financial...I saw someone got a good price on it...I bid, but my bid was rejected. I understand I have to wait 24 hours to bid again, unless I change a criteria. Now, I am bidding on a 4* hotel, so if I find a zone that has no 4* hotels in it, I could add that zone and up my price, knowing that I won't get a hotel in that zone as they have no 4* hotels in that zone, correct? Worse case scenario is that a 4* hotel has been added to that zone, but the hotel listing does not reflect that, and I get a hotel I don't want. Is the posted list accurate? I think that would be my best strategy, other than waiting 24 hours and upping my price until I hit my max. Any recommendations?????

First time bidder...I tried bidding, but my price was not accepted. I rebid, by increasing my price, but the page said that I had to change at least one of my criteria. How do you rebid to a higher price, but leave all of the criteria the same???

I received an e-mail today from HOTWIRE, saying there was a "Price Drop" on a 4 1/2* hotel for the time I was looking for in Boston (6/18 & 6/19). It is $ 139 and the location is Quincy Market - Financial District. Same exact amenities that you listed. Based on what I am reading, it could be the Intercontinental or the Langham? Is the $ 152 you were quoted including all fees/recovery/taxes or whatever additional charges there are? At that price for a 4 1/2* hotel, I think it is a good deal. Will have to tack parking onto that, but no way around that. Never have used HOTWIRE or PRICELINE, but it looks like too good a deal to pass up.

I am looking for a Boston hotel from 6/18 - 6/20 and would die to get the Westin-Copley Place for anything less than $110. What is the "Free Zone" reference? I have never used Priceline, so I am a newbie. I'd also love to get the Marriott Copley Place, but I see that most people bidding on 3.5 in that area are getting the Sheraton-Back Bay, and I don't want that hotel.

What 4* hotel in the Back Bay did you get? I got notification of a 4* in the Back Bay that is about $ 119, and I wondered if it could be the Westin Copley Place. What other 4* hotels in the Back Bay are offered through Hotwire??

Is there any "strategy" that works better, ie: my trip is in mid-June. Is it better to try and book now or wait until a month or less before and book?

It appears that most bidders that specify a 3.5* Boston Back Bay hotel are getting the Sheraton. Any way to bid that would get me the Marriott Copley Place? The Westin Copley Place would also be good, but that is a 4*. I would like to get one of those two, but don't know what strategy to employ. Never bid on lodging before, so I am a real novice. Any assistance is greatly appreciated !!