biddingdan

Began bidding at $35, free-rebids rejected up to $50.

3* Lexington South. Started bidding at $35, added free rebids, accepted at $45. Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $45.00 Subtotal: $45.00 Taxes & Fees: $13.55 Total Charges*: $58.55 Nice enough place, friendly staff. A taxi ride away from the downtown bars (~3 miles or $10). Immediately adjacent to Rite-Aid with full selection of goods for drug store needs.

4* Louisville Downtown. Started bidding at $50. Added every other zone, which are all free-rebids, gradually up to $110. Rejected.

Downtown Louisville, 3.5*. Initial bid $40, rejected. Added free rebid for $42. At $45, Priceline counter-offered $55. I right-clicked link to go back to main bidding screen (but keep counter-offer tab open). Added free rebid for $47, rejected. Accepted at $50. Your Offer Price: $50.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $50.00 Taxes and Fees: $14.94 Total Charges*: $64.94

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $50.00 Subtotal: $50.00 Taxes & Fees: $14.96 Total Charges*: $64.96 Wanted downtown for not more than than $60 (if 4*) or $50 (if 2-3.5*). Interesting bidding history: $50 4* downtown, failed $60 added free re-bid brooks-shepherdsville, failed $45 added 3.5*, failed $50 added free re-bid East Louisville, failed $45 added 3*, failed $50 added free re-bid Louisville Southwest. Successful. So Saturday night in downtown requires somewhere between $45 and $50 for 3* or better. Used BB PRICELINE link.

The ESA is at 9801 Bunsen Way, just off Hurstbourne and across the street from the Best Western Hurstbourne.

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $30.00 Subtotal: $30.00 Taxes & Fees: $11.65 Total Charges*: $41.65 Looks like prices increased for the weekend. Started bidding at 2.5* at $25 in Hurstbourne-East, failed. Upped to $28 and added Downtown, failed. Upped to $30 and added Louisville-East, failed. Stayed at $30 and added 2*, successful. Apparently no Best Western Envoy (Hurstbourne-East) at usual $28.

Started bidding at 2.5* in Hurstbourne-East at $27. Priceline counter-offered $37. Added East Louisville at $28. Accepted. Used BB PRICELINE link.

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $28.00 Subtotal: $28.00 Taxes & Fees: $11.33 Total Charges*: $39.33 Started bidding in Hurstbourne - Louisville East 2.5* at $25. Priceline counter-offered $35. I clicked the decline link to open in a new tab (keeping the counter-offer available just in case). Added Louisville East and increased to $28, which was accepted. By the way, sometimes this property is only available at $30 or not available (stayed here other days, to be posted later). Used BB PRICELINE link.

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $50.00 Subtotal: $50.00 Taxes & Fees: $14.98 Total Charges*: $64.98 All bidding Downtown. Started at 4* at $50, rejected. Then added 3.5* at $50, accepted. Possibly could bid less, although last Saturday night, bidding was rejected for 3.5* at $50 and went down to 3* at Courtyard Marriott. Used BB PRICELINE link.

$50 7/31/10-8/1/10 Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $50.00 Subtotal: $50.00 Taxes & Fees: $14.95 Total Charges*: $64.95 All bidding was Downtown. Began bidding at 4* for $30, added 3.5* at $35, added 3* at $40, added 2.5* at $45, added 2* at $45, added 1* at $50. Bumped up to 3* at $50. Therefore, $50 was probably lowest possible price for 3*. Used BB PRICELINE link to PRICELINE.