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I ended up getting a room. Not too much of a savings. Probably would have made more sense, at that price point, to check PRICELINE EXPRESS and see, as the quoted savings was 13%. Not thrilled but, it is what it is......

As an update: I have bid up to $115, and have not been successful. I will hopefully get this wrapped up in the next day or so.

Hi. I can't believe it's really been 2+ weeks since I originally posted this. Anyway, I will create a separate thread for my 5/24 stay. Regarding my original post for 5/15, i'm willing to widen my range and include a 3.5 star hotel. i also want to include area 5 (el segundo) in my zones. I want my max bid, not including fees, to be $100. I don't know Los Angeles well enough to know what other areas I could target that would be an easier trip to and from the airport. i have experienced LA traffic so, I'm leery of having to travel far from LAX. i'll see if i can identify any other area(s) that would may make sense to include in my bid areas.

I'm going to be traveling in and out of the country, and staying in LA for a couple of nights (May 15 and May 24). I'm going to have a car both times so, though I would prefer something close to the airport, it doesn't have to be right by it. I did some brief looking at what people have got for the Airport Westin, which looks like it may be possible to get for the upper $70 range. Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations/suggestions for where to stay, or where to avoid? So, in summary: looking for 4 star hotel LAX (area 9), LAX east (area 10) and Culver City (area 3) May 15 and May 24 looking to pay $70-$90/night

I'll have to remember to refer to your post the next time I bid and win, so I can report properly. I'll definitely enjoy. The Westin is definitely one of my preferred places. Thanks again. .

I appreciate both of your feedback, and the time you took to do some looking on my behalf. I did end up taking the 4* downtown hotel deal for $8 more. So, I paid $106. Extremely happy. As you suspected, this was for The Westin. I do enjoy Westin hotels so, I'm happy with this. I'm hesitant to clicking on "add reply and report a win" since I didn't acquire this room via straight up bid. Please advise on how you want the final entry logged. And again, thanks for your help.

Update: have bid in two dollar increments, all declined. Last bid was at $98. Currently, HOTWIRE is showing a 4 star hotel at $107/night for a 4 star hotel, downtown Denver (central area). Contemplating taking that. Then again, that price doesn't include fees so, maybe I should bid up to $108 on PRICELINE, and see where I end up. Can you help ID the hotel or do I need to post in the HOTWIRE thread on here?

Currently bidding for a 4 star hotel in Downtown Denver. Originally started at $72, and have increased in $2 increments. For some of my bids in the 70s, I encountered something that I never have encountered before. A screen where you have to wait up to 15 minutes and then click to get the result of your bid? I got that for my bids at $76 and $78. When I got to $80 I got the option for their "oh that was so close" and "special" pricing. Declined that and rebid again. Last bid at $84 was declined.

Hello, This was not a PRICELINE EXPRESS or HOTWIRE. It was name your own price. And it was actually the Bay Harbor hotel, and not the Staybridge.

Hello, Looking at potentially going to Vegas 9/21-9/23. I was looking to avoid getting the Trump, which rules out name your own price. I thought reading through other 5* north strip threads that someone mentioned a telltale sign that would identify a PRICELINE EXPRESS deal as the Trump. Currently, I see two deals on PRICELINE EXPRESS: $95/night and $171 a night. Huge discrepancy between the two, which would lead me to believe that the lower of the two would be the Trump. However, I also have seen the Venetian labeled as a 5*. I thought that the Palazzo was 5* and Venetian was slightly beneath, but I could be wrong. Tried to use the hotel checker list but it loads with a 404 error screen.

I got a room. Radisson Blu. $144 a night. It was funny because they offered me some "specials" at 4 star hotels, at a "discounted" price of $180, when I bid at $140.

i would be willing to go up to $140 so, that range would be acceptable to me. There is too much range for the 4 star hotels. There are some nice ones, like the Westin, but also some other ones, like the Hyatt, that feel like salt in the wound, knowing that I could have potentially got a Westin for the same money.

man, you are THOROUGH. i did go back and entered in what i got for the trip in tampa.

note. I ended up paying $81 for a 3.5 star hotel. it was a staybridge suites hotel. very nice.

Currently bidding on a 4.5 star hotel. Downtown Minneapolis. Started at $82, upbid in $2 increments. Currently at $108. Not sure if there is anything going on right now in the Twin Cities for this weekend. Will keep you all posted.

Just as an update, in case there are others that are coming across my thread. I am still in the process of trying to bid for a room. I got up to $76 with 3.5 star hotels, and have started to re-bid now, starting at $60, for 3 star hotels, targeting the three Tampa Airport zones (north, south and west), Raymond James area and Tampa Central. Bidding in two dollar increments. Starting at $60, and received a counter offer for $90. Declined. Have re-bid up to $68, with no success so far. Will go up to $76 with 3 star hotels, and if that doesn't work, will go back and check my notes. I think I had a counter offer for 3.5 star hotel for $90. Anyway, I apologize for the lack of response to thereuare last message. I had typed a long response and THOUGHT I clicked "submit reply" but that didn't go through. It's been real busy for me but I will try and check back in. Regardless, once I finally do get a room, I will post results here. Thank you.

I would be willing to accept a 3.5 star hotel in any of the zones that I listed. I'd prefer to stay in the $60-75 range for a hotel. Looks like places like Courtyard or Residence Inn are 3 star in Tampa area. So, if 3.5 in that range doesn't work I may need to downgrade to a 3* in hopes of keeping the target price range. looks like someone won a 3.5 in the Tampa area (the Hilton, won by user senwrick), and bid $62. I can't read the details of the thread, and there appear to have been multiple posts.Also, the dollar increment looks like it may not be US currency? Can you shed any light on this?

well, either way, looks like a 4 star hotel will be out the target zone. i tried 68,70, 72 and 74 bucks a night. when i tried for the downtown zone it said that there was a low chance of it being accepted. When I try with the Airport west it didn't say that, but still got rejected. I will try again tomorrow, at $60, with 3.5 star hotels.

Hmmmm, well, when I pulled up on Priceline, Downtown-Historic Ybor does pull up as 4*, as does Tampa Airport West. I should clarify that I am targeting 4 star hotels but I am perfectly fine with a 3.5 star hotel as well.

I suppose, the date is a crucial detail.... Arriving March 2nd, leaving March 3rd. Zones that I will be targeting are: Zone 7=Tampa Airport North Zone 9=Tampa Airport West (Rocky Point) Zone 8=Tampa Airport South- Westshore Zone 10=Tampa Central Zone 5=Raymond James Stadium - Dale Mabry Zone 1=Busch Gardens - USF Zone 2=Downtown - Historic Ybor - Harbour Island Zone 11=Tampa East - Fairgrounds

I am looking for 4 star hotels in Tampa. Arriving March 2nd, staying one night. I started my bid and went as follows: zone 7- $60 zone 7,5- $62 zone 7,5,11-$64 zone 7,5,11,6- $66 I am willing to take a 3.5 if it comes down to it. If I get to mid to upper 70's with no win, i will probably come down to 3.5 stars and start over again at $60. I am trying to stay close to the airport. Not sure how large Tampa is so, maybe, despite 4 star hotels being on the other side of the map, maybe this doesn't mean it is that far.

Hi, thanks for the help on this. I did the re-bid strategy. 78 was declined, 81 was declined. Accepted at 84!

thanks romelle. the other zones i think would be: apple valley burnsville coon rapids eden prairie fridley st paul north if that can be confirmed, then i will try and do my re-bids later.

I think I may be having a lightbulb moment here. I was not aware of the rebidding process. I checked out the thread you linked. To clarify: I could add, say, St Paul Northeast, because it only has 3 star hotels or lower. So, I have technically added another zone, but really, it hasn't done anything because there isn't anything in that zone that matches my criteria?

Thanks for the feedback. With that in mind, I abandoned bidding on 4 star hotels in $5 increments. Using your [url=http://www.betterbidding.com/clicks/click.php?afsrc=1&id=40]PRICELINE[/url] link, I submitted 3.5 star for $71. Rejected but was given the opportunity to immediately resubmit for $94 a night, which I did not do. Unless you think it is pointless, I will try again tomorrow at $76, and go in $5 increments over the next couple of days and see if I can get something in the $80 range.