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Used the BB PRICELINE link. Earlier rejected bids: Rejected at $65, accepted at $70, for 3*. Separately, also rejected at $75 for 3.5* PRICELINE EXPRESS was offering $77 for 3*. Summary of Charges Total charged: $89.39 Purchase date: Feb 26, 2015 Deal type: Name Your Own Price Offer price: $70.00 /night Number of rooms: 1 room Number of nights: 1 night Room subtotal: $70.00 Trip protection: $5.00 Taxes & fees: $14.39 Total charged today: $89.39 Total charged: $89.39 Paid in full Savings: You saved 54%* Cambria Suites Ft. Lauderdale Airport & Cruiseport 3 out of 5 star Hotel Check-in: Wed, Apr 15, 2015 - After 03:00 PM Check-out: Thu, Apr 16, 2015 - 11:00 AM Address: 141 SW 19th Court, Dania Beach, USA

First, here are my failed bids for these same nights: $90 for 3* in Downtown- Harbor Island, Little Italy, and Marina; and Gaslamp Quarter and Gaslamp South-Convention Center; and Point Loma. For Hotel Circle 3.5*, I began bidding at $55, added $5 increments using the many 3.5* free rebid zones that exist in San Diego, now that PL has sliced-and-diced San Diego into 23 (!) districts. Used the BB PRICELINE link. Added an extra night on the 22nd at the same price successfully. Details: Sheraton San Diego Mission Valley 3.5 out of 5 star Hotel Check-in: Fri, Jan 23, 2015 - After 04:00 PM Check-out: Sun, Jan 25, 2015 - 12:00 PM Add a night to your reservation Address: 1433 Camino Del Rio S, San Diego, CA Number of rooms: 1 room Deal type: Name Your Own Price Offer price: $70.00 /night Number of rooms: 1 room Number of nights: 2 nights Room subtotal: $140.00 Taxes & fees: $26.80 Total charged today: $166.80 Total charged: $166.80 Paid in full Savings: You saved 35% Top Amenities Pool Exercise gym Business center Restaurant Parking Room service

Used the BB HOTWIRE link. I think this hotel is new to BetterBidding. Incidentally, at the same time, Priceline Express bidding had a Simi Valley 2.5* (probably the Holiday Inn Express) at $59, and a a 3* (probably the Grand Vista Hotel) at $62. This Best Western is listed as a TripAdvisor 4.0 ranking and is, according to them, the #1 ranked hotel in Simi Valley. Hotel Amenities Free parking Free breakfast Free Internet Fitness center Pool(s) Business center Self-service laundry Internet access Rate per night $59.00 Nights 1 Rooms ( 1 adult ) 1 Subtotal $59.00 Tax recovery charges + fees $14.33 Hotwire total $73.33

Failed bid information for those interested in Madison Downtown in Wisconsin. I bid repeatedly, in early February, mid-May, and mid-June, for July 9 through July 13. (I used the BB [url=http://www.betterbidding.com/clicks/click.php?afsrc=1&id=40]PRICELINE[/url] links.) It must have been a busy summer week and weekend in Madison. Hotel websites and Kayak/Orbitz/Expedia showed a number of hotels in the neighborhood with no availability. I called a front desk for a hotel and asked why there was such little inventory. Reasons included festivals, cultural/music events, weddings, etc. On PL, I even tried separating the weekdays from the weekend, to no avail. Rejected bids were up to $175 for 3.5* and up to $110 for 3*. Wound up using a group rate at the Best Western Plus Inn on the Park for $150. (Priceline's idea of "Downtown" for Madison stretches all the way to the Alliant Center, which is almost a 30(!) minute walk from the Capitol, so I wasn't going to risk placement near Alliance for such little savings at 3*.) Also, general advice for Madison bidding -- some of the neighborhood names / star levels available in given neighborhoods changed between each time I tried bidding. So don't rely on your previous lists. Re-create or double-check your neighborhood star-level lists / free rebid zone sheets each bidding session, since Madison seems more chaotic than other cities.

Started bidding at $70 for 4* Downtown - Pike Place. Added free rebid zones at $80 and $90. Accepted at $90. Used the BB PRICELINE link. Current Hyatt website rates: $180 for 'Advance Purchase', $199 for 'Hyatt Daily Rate', $214 for 'Parking Package', etc. Hyatt At Olive 8 4 star Downtown - Pike Place - Retail District - Convention Center 1635 8Th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 Check-In: Sun, Aug 17, 2014 / After 04:00 PM Check-Out: Mon, Aug 18, 2014 / 11:00 AM Rooms: 2 rooms / 1 night Offer Price: avg. per room, per night US$ 90.00 Rooms: 2 Nights: 1

Check-In: Sat, Mar 1, 2014 / After 16 [interesting European way of stating the check-in time, eh?] Check-Out: Sun, Mar 2, 2014 / 11 Rooms: 1 room / 1 night Offer Price: avg. per room, per night $140.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 1 + Add nights for the same rate! Travel Insurance: $5.00 Room Subtotal: $145.00 Taxes & Fees: $27.70 Total Charged to Card: $172.70 Earlier rejected bid: $130 for 3.5* in Miami Downtown Other rejected bids: up to $150 for 3.5* in South Beach - Central, South Beach - Collins Avenue Oceanfront, and South Beach - Ocean Drive up to $180 for 4* in South Beach - Central, South Beach - Collins Avenue Oceanfront, South Beach - Ocean Drive, and Miami Downtown As always, used the BB PRICELINE link

$870 per night? Or for the two nights total?

Are you sure you want to merge the threads? Rancho Palos Verdes is listed on Priceline separately under the Long Beach area. And it's listed on BB under "California (all other cities)" -- whereas this Hermosa-Redondo win thread, obviously, is related to the Los Angeles area and is listed on BB under "California > Los Angeles". Also, it might be useful to BB users to have the Rancho Palos Verdes rejection data under "California (all other cities)" because that's where they'd probably be looking for it. Nobody else seems to have posted win/rejects for Rancho Palos Verdes on BB.

I gave up on Rancho Palos Verdes, and instead made a successful bid for that night of $140 for a 4* in the nearby neighborhood of Redondo - Manhattan Beaches, which is technically included in the Los Angeles area on PRICELINE.

FYI - On Priceline currently, the official name of the property is given simply as "Portofino Hotel & Marina". I imagine that BB might keep names consistent for the 'win maps', but will it update at some point?

Wow, big difference in rates for Friday-Saturday ($100) than Saturday-Sunday ($140) (see my other win on this same property)! I'm very glad I didn't get lazy and use the "add nights" feature after my $140 victory. (Mind you, the hotel website lists the same $199 starting price as it does for Sat-Sun...) Started bidding at $80, used free rebids and worked up to $100. Accepted. Summary of Charges Offer Price: avg. per room, per night $100.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 1 + Add nights for the same rate! Room Subtotal: $100.00 Taxes & Fees: $23.40 Total Charged to Card: $123.40 Used the BB PRICELINE link.

Started bidding low, increased in $10 increments using free rebid zones. $130 was rejected, increased to $140. I'm guessing $140 is in a gray area that required some sort of manual response from hotels in the area, because Priceline didn't have a response for 5+ minutes, offering this message on screen: "Thank you for your request In most cases, we'll be able to tell you whether or not you got your hotel room within 15 minutes. We're still working on your hotel room request, and should have an answer for you soon. You can also get your answer at any time by clicking on the 'Check Your Requests' button at the top of the priceline.com home page. Please wait several minutes and click the 'Check My Offer Status' button to see if we have an answer for you." Eventually accepted at the Portofino. Hotel website best rate is $199. Details: Summary of Charges Offer Price: avg. per room, per night $140.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 1 + Add nights for the same rate! Travel Insurance: $5.00 Room Subtotal: $145.00 Taxes & Fees: $30.08 Total Charged to Card: $175.08 Used the BB PRICELINE link.

Another round of bidding shows that successful bids in RPV must be extremely high: 4* rejected up to $250 3.5* rejected up to $170 3* rejected up to $170 There's probably only one 4* hotel in RPV, the Terranea, which has website rates starting at $380. Also, I'm finished bidding in RPV, so can one of the admins change the title of this post to: Long Beach (Rancho Palos Verdes) rejected bids: 4* $250; 3.5* $170; 3* $170 Thank you.

Hi all, I wanted to give you some fresh rejected bid data for a zone that's not yet listed on the hotel list. For the night of 4/27/13-4/28/13, I bid in Long Beach (Rancho Palos Verdes). Using the many free rebid zones available for 4*, I was rejected on $10 increments from $60 to $100. At 3.5*, I only had one free rebid, and was rejected at $60 and $70. I'll try again in a few days and report back. Used the BB PRICELINE link.

Rejected bids info for 5*, 4.5* and 4* in the area that is hopefully helpful to others: 5* (Resort) Miami Downtown rejected from $70 up to $120 using free rebids. (FYI - Hotel list only has the Viceroy listed) 4.5* Miami Downtown and Miami Beach rejected from $70 up to $120 using free rebids. (FYI - Hotel list does not have any hotels listed for 4.5* even though Priceline shows this star level available in both areas.) 4* Miami Downtown, South Beach - Central, South Beach - Collins Avenue Oceanfront, and South Beach - Ocean Drive rejected from $70 to $130 using free rebids. 3.5* Miami Downtown, South Beach - Central, South Beach - Collins Avenue Oceanfront, and South Beach - Ocean Drive rejected from $70 to $90. Accepted at $100. Website rate for this night at the hotel starts at $259. Details: Offer Price: avg. per room, per night $100.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 1 Travel Insurance: $5.00 Room Subtotal: $105.00 Taxes & Fees: $21.64 Total Charged to Card: $126.64

Rejected bids info for 4* and 3.5* in the area that is hopefully helpful to others: 4* Ft. Lauderdale Airport (FLL) rejected from $70 up to $120 using free rebids. (FYI - Hotel list only has the Sheraton Ft. Lauderdale Airport listed) 3.5* Ft. Lauderdale Airport (FLL) rejected from $50 up to $90 using free rebid zones. (FYI - Hotel list only has the Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Airport listed) 3* Ft. Lauderdale Airport (FLL) rejected from $50 up to $70. Then Priceline countered with $87. I bid $75 and was accepted at Cambria Suites. Used the BB PRICELINE link. Details: Offer Price: avg. per room, per night $75.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 1 Travel Insurance: $5.00 Room Subtotal: $80.00 Taxes & Fees: $16.61 Total Charged to Card: $96.61

Hey Romelle - anything new to report, even in terms of failed bid amounts? I'm also going to be bidding on Zurich soon. And because you're playing the "long game", I'm curious to see how low you can go...

Started bidding at $60 for Gaslamp-Convention Center. Added $5-10 with each rebid, and used _every_ free rebid zone available for 4*: el cajon-santee escondido hillcrest hotel circle - mission valley west la mesa miramar mission valley east national city - chula vista north county coastal oceanside - carlsbad pt. loma rancho bernardo san ysidro sorrento mesa Finally accepted at $135. Much higher than last Saturday's $80 accepted for 4* Gaslamp Manchester Grand Hyatt. Possible reason: hyatt.com is down "undergoing maintenance" -- this might have an effect on the Hyatt chain accepting PRICELINE bids. The Hilton website lists rooms for this night at $319, so still a fair deal. Used BB PRICELINE link

Started bidding at 4* Gaslamp at $60. Added free rebids of Escondido-Vista and El Cajon-Santee, adding $10 each time. Accepted at $80. Used BB PRICELINE link. Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego 4 star Gaslamp Quarter - Convention Center 1 Market Place , San Diego, CA 92101 Check-In: Sat, Oct 27, 2012 / After 04:00 PM Check-Out: Sun, Oct 28, 2012 / 12:00 PM Offer Price: avg. per room, per night $80.00 Rooms: 1 Nights: 1 + Add nights for the same rate! Room Subtotal: $80.00 Taxes & Fees: $18.07 Total Charged to Card: $98.07 *Prices are in US dollars.

Started bidding at $45 plus $5 bonus cash. Added free rebid zones at $5 increments; offer accepted at $75 plus $5 bonus. Your Hotel Information Happy with your hotel? Click here to extend your stay for the same nightly rate. Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego 4 Star Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island 1 Market Place San Diego, California 92101 619-232-1234 See Hotel Website View Map and Directions Check-In Date: Sat, May 21, 2011 / After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sun, May 22, 2011 / 12:00 PM Offer Price Summary Bonus Cash Per Room, Per Night: more information $5.00 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $75.00 Total Offer Price Per Room, Per Night with Bonus: $80.00 Total Charges to your Credit Card Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $75.00 Subtotal: $75.00 Taxes & Fees: $18.17 Total Charges*: $93.17 Next time will use the betterbidding PRICELINE link!

Rejected bids on 2* were $40 and $50. See zone list above -- most of those were included in failed 2* bid.

My bids on 1* were $30, $40, and $45. Almost all southern zones were included in failed bids, including: Alexandria East - Old Town Alexandria West Arlington Crystal City Dupont Circle - Woodley Park Georgetown-Foggy Bottom Georgetown North White House - Downtown (second to last zone added) Convention Center - Capitol Hill area (last zone added) Raising to $45 got Alexandria West - Hometown Suites. Your Offer Price: $45.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $45.00 Taxes and Fees: $13.51 Total Charges*: $58.51 Used BB PRICELINE link.

Also, I think this ESA Tates Creek property isn't on the Priceline Hotel List yet.

Also, here are rejected bids in Lexington South from that night: 3.5* rejected up to $55 3* rejected up to $45 2.5* rejected up to $45 Looks like sports events decimate room availability in the area. In fact, my $45 bid on 3* apparently found zero room availability in the entire area at that level, so it kicked me out of Name Your Own Price bidding with this message: "Thank You for Naming Your Own Price

Painful bidding session, because November 12 was the first UK regular season home basketball game of the season and November 13 was the last UK home football game of the season. By the time I made it down to 2* there were no free re-bids, so I did a straight $40. Used BB PRICELINE link. Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $40.00 Subtotal: $40.00 Taxes & Fees: $12.79 Total Charges*: $52.79 Property is passable but not pleasant. Friendly staff. Apparently no elevators. Sort of dumpy on the outside and inside, even a little more than most ESAs. $16 taxi ride to downtown. Probably would have been better bidding Lexington North at higher levels.