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Started bidding at $66 and continued re-bids in increments of $2 until accepted at $78.  Location is convenient to restaurants and sights.  Hotel is allegedly undergoing renovations, but it was not obvious in the rooms we received. 

Bid in increments of $5 until hit success at $97.

First bid $65.00. Note: Priceline has upgraded the Historic Inns of Annapolis from 3* to 3.5*

Bidding started at $51 - offered a counter for $66, continued bidding in increments of $4- won at $63.

Bid $65 won:

Renaissance M Street Hotel

Georgetown - Foggy Bottom

1143 New Hampshire Ave Nw

Washington, District Of Columbia 20037

202-775-0800

1st bid $75.00

The Westin Annapolis

Annapolis Waterfront

100 Westgate Circle

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

410-972-4300

Based on the address it appears to be the former Radisson Harborview

3 Rebids (focused on Downtown area and San Diego Coastal)

Bids started at $68, $72, and accepted at $76.

First bid of $45 was accepted.

Actually the bid was for 2.5* hotel and received this 3* on the first bid.

Doubletree Hotel Lowell

Check-In Date: Saturday, July 1, 2006

Check-Out Date: Sunday, July 2, 2006

Billerica - Tewksbury Area

50 Warren Street

Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

978-452-1200

First bid $48-rejected

Second bid $52- accepted

2 rooms

Hilton Mystic

Check-In Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Check-Out Date: Thursday, June 22, 2006

Mystic

20 Coogan Boulevard

Mystic, Connecticut 06355

860-572-0731

First bid- $55-rejected

Second bid-$60- Accepted

2 rooms

Doubletree Hotel Portland

Check-In Date: Thursday, June 22, 2006

Check-Out Date: Friday, June 23, 2006

Portland - Portland West

1230 Congress Street

Portland, Maine 04102

207-774-5611

Won on first bid for $55.00 (2 rooms)

1st bid $85- offered free re-bid for $22 increase-rejected

Re-bid $88-rejected

Re-bid $92-rejected

Re-bid $95- Accepted

Tried to extend stay for additional day (4/18) - was rejected at $95- offered another night at $239 (I rejected).

Omni San Diego

Check-In Date: Monday, April 17, 2006

Check-Out Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island

675 L Street

San Diego, California 92101

619-231-6664

I must have missed the memo, but it now appears that Priceline only requires a 24 hours wait after the initial bid. Is this topic discussed on the board?

Began bidding at $55, would have accepted Coronado or San Diego Coastal.

Re-bid in increments of $5

Won at $95:

Hyatt Regency La Jolla

Check-In Date: Friday, April 14, 2006

Check-Out Date: Monday, April 17, 2006

San Diego Coastal

3777 La Jolla Village Drive

San Diego, California 92122

858-552-1234

Began bid at $54- rejected

Re-bid at $57- won

This was a bid for 4 rooms. Large convention in Pittsburgh during this time span.

Wyndham Garden Hotel University Place

University Center

3454 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

412-683-2040

First bid $38-rejected

Re-bid 42-accepted

Crowne Plaza City Centre

Downtown Cleveland

777 St. Clair Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

216-771-7600

First bid- $48-rejected

Re-bid-$53- rejected

Re-bid-$57- Accepted

Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel

Downtown Norfolk

777 Waterside Drive

Norfolk, Virginia 23510

757-622-6664

This is a March stay: 3/22-3/24

Won at first bid of $41.00

Inn At Nichols Village

(Scranton)

1101 Northern Blvd

Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 18411

570-587-1135

Another last-minute bid, first bid $45 for 3* won this hotel.

This hotel was the Wyndham before being changed to the Spencer Hotel

The Spencer Hotel

Wilmington - Brandywine

700 North King Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19801

302-655-0400

Typically I review potential hotels on this site and others before my stay, but in this instance it was the first time it appeared on betterbidding. I had two rooms for the night of October 7th. The front desk service was slow and incompetent from directions to the hotel to reacting to complaint calls from noise. This Sheraton is on the downside. Wallpaper has begun to peel, fixtures are in need of repair, but the major issue is noise. This Sheraton provides a hub for entertainment for the coomunity, but it appears that guests are given secondary consideration. We tried to have dinner in the "upscale" restaurant-City Limits- however the sound system from the hotel bar drowned out any conversation and the waitress repeatedly apologized for the shaking walls from the bass. We were unable to sleep the entire night due to individuals running down the hall, yelling, and slamming of doors. Despite two calls to the front desk and eventually an in-person visit to the front desk this continued from midnight to 5AM. Although this may be an isolated incident, the check-out clerk apologized but rationalized that we were in the hallway near the "comedy club," which implied this was not an unusual occurence. There are two sections of this Sheraton with three wings and a tower. Possibly the towers are the better room?

Yes, I reported this situation to Priceline.

First bid $45, won two rooms at:

Sheraton Reading

Rte. 422 West and Paper Mill Rd.

Reading, Pennsylvania 19610

First bid of $45 for 2.5* in Annapolis was rejected, offered free re-bid with $13 increase (rejected), re-bid Waterfront @ $48 and won Courtyard by Marriott.

First bid $48 accepted

Due to time constraints, this was a quick bid (no re-bid strategy).

Hilton Scranton Hotel and Conference Center

100 Adams Ave

Scranton, PA 18503

Began bidding at $55 and re-bid in $5 increments, accepted at $85 for one night

The Westin Philadelphia

17th and Chestnut Streets

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

215-563-1600

This was for two rooms.