By reading previous postings, I noticed that the price for weekend is much more expensive than week days in Santa Barbara area. In the past few days, I tried to bid a hotel room (1/14/2010-1/15/2010) in Santa Barbara on Priceline.com. Here is a summary of my bidding history: $50 santa barbara 3* failed $55 santa barbara, Golen 3* failed $60 santa barbara, Golen3* failed $73 santa barbara, Golen 3* failed $55 santa barbara, Golen 2.5* failed $50 santa barbara, Golen 2* failed $60 2* ACCEPTED- Sandpiper Lodge!! Finale.