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Priceline accepted my first bid. I hate that because I'm always left wondering how much lower I could have gotten. Check-In Date: Fri, Jan 4, 2008 / After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sun, Jan 6, 2008 / 11:00 AM Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $46.00 Subtotal: $92.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $17.28 Total Charges*: $109.28

White House - Downtown Capital Hilton 1001 16th Street Nw Washington, District Of Columbia 20036 202-393-1000 Check-In Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2007 / After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sat, Nov 10, 2007 / 12:00 PM Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $87.00 Subtotal: $87.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $19.81 Total Charges*: $106.81 My play-by-play: 60 Convention Ctr - Capitol Hill area

Disneyland Area 777 Convention Way Anaheim, California 92802 714-750-4321 Check-In Date: Fri, Sep 28, 2007 / After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sun, Sep 30, 2007 / 12:00 PM Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $53.00 Subtotal: $106.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $21.02 Total Charges*: $127.02 I really, really hate it when Priceline accepts my first bid.

Check-In Date: Sun, Aug 26, 2007 / After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Wed, Aug 29, 2007 / 12:00 PM Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $60.00 Subtotal: $180.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $27.39 Total Charges*: $207.39 My play-by-play: 55 4 Las Vegas Strip Vicinity

Check-In Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2007 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2007 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Your Offer Price: $145.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $435.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $77.28 Total Charges*: $512.28 My Play-by-Play: 4* 95 Downtown - Vanderbilt University

Check-In Date: Fri, Feb 16, 2007 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sat, Feb 17, 2007 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Your Offer Price: $45.00 Extend Your Stay Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $45.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $12.89 Total Charges*: $57.89 My play-by-play: 35 Disneyland Area

Check-In Date: Wed, Feb 14, 2007 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Fri, Feb 16, 2007 Check-Out Time: 11:00 AM Your Offer Price: $80.00 Extend Your Stay Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $160.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $31.75 Total Charges*: $191.75 Here's my play-by-play: 55 Hollywood

After many weeks of bidding and being unsuccessful at my top bid of $210 (starting at $165 and incrementing $5), I am very somewhat satisfied that I finally received an accepted bid for the Aladdin. I am a little disappointed because they accepted my first bid for a 4*, today, at $185 (because I was going to top out this bidding session at $230 by incrementing $5). Now I'm going to be left wondering, could I have gotten it cheaper? The reason why I was going to top out at $230 was because my first try for a 5* was unsuccessful at $230 and Priceline stated that 5* was the best deal on the Las Vegas Strip zone. Anyway, I can cancel my Excalibur reservations that I had for $743 total, over those same dates. Here's what I received: Check-In Date: Fri, Dec 29, 2006 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Mon, Jan 1, 2007 Check-Out Time: 11:00 AM Your Offer Price: $185.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $555.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $70.73 Total Charges*: $625.73

Check-In Date: Sat, Dec 9, 2006 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Mon, Dec 11, 2006 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $100.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $20.05 Total Charges*: $120.05

Check-In Date: Mon, Jun 26, 2006 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Tue, Jun 27, 2006 Check-Out Time: 01:00 PM Your Offer Price: $65.00 Extend Your Stay Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $65.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $17.38 Total Charges: $82.38 My play-by-play: 65 NMA 70 Midway 75 Skokie 65 MP/GP 70 Midway 75 Skokie 80 NMA-MP/GP 85 Midway 90 Skokie 65 ORD

Check-In Date: Thu, Aug 24, 2006 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sun, Aug 27, 2006 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Your Offer Price: $47.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $141.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $25.43 Total Charges: $166.43

Check-In Date: Mon, Jul 3, 2006 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Tue, Jul 4, 2006 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $80.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $19.87 Total Charges: $99.87 Here's my play-by-play April 29: unsuccessful 55 O'Hare Airport (ORD) Area Details 60 Midway Airport Area Area Details 65 Skokie - Niles - Evanston Area Details May 3: unsuccessful 60 O'Hare Airport (ORD) Area Details 70 Midway Airport Area Area Details 75 Skokie - Niles - Evanston Area Details May 5: SUCCESS! 70 O'Hare Airport (ORD) Area Details 75 Midway Airport Area Area Details 80 Skokie - Niles - Evanston Area Details

Check-In Date: Sun, Jul 2, 2006 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Mon, Jul 3, 2006 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $55.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $15.41 Total Charges: $70.41 Here's my play-by-play On April 29 I was unsuccessful 50 Downtown Milwaukee Area Details 55 Milwaukee Northwest Area Details On May 3, since there's only one free re-bid zone, I started with $55 and it was accepted. I hate that! Now, I'm wondering if I could've gotten it at a lower bid. Not that $55 is going to break the bank. But you know, you always want Priceline to reject the first bid, so that you know you've got the lowest possible when a bid gets accepted.

I really wanted a hotel near Disneyland, but it was getting a little more expensive than I normally pay through Priceline. Here's my play-by-plays: 55 Disneyland Area Area Details 60 Anaheim Hills Area Details 65 Laguna Hills - Mission Viejo Area Details 70 Seal Beach- N.Huntington- Fountain Valley Area Details After using up my free re-bids for a 3* near Disneyland, I thought a 4* in Costa Mesa/Irvine would be acceptable. 55 Costa Mesa - Irvine Area Details (Priceline counter-offered to raise my bid an additional $15) 57 Fullerton - Brea Area Details 59 Disneyland Area Area Details Check-In Date: Fri, May 26, 2006 Check-In Time: After 04:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sun, May 28, 2006 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Your Offer Price: $59.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $118.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $21.81 Total Charges: $139.81

Check-In Date: Fri, Sep 15, 2006 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Mon, Sep 18, 2006 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $150.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $25.91 Total Charges: $175.91 My play-by-play 45 Disneyland Area Area Details 50 Anaheim Hills Area Details

Check-In Date: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sun, Jul 16, 2006 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $240.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $34.06 Total Charges: $274.06 Play-by-play 100 Las Vegas Strip Vicinity Area Details (counter offer to $127) 110 Las Vegas Airport (LAS) Area Details 120 Nellis - Las Vegas Speedway Area Details

Sorry, my bad. Sheraton San Diego Hotel And Marina Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island 1380 Harbor Island Drive San Diego, California 92101 619-291-2900 I should, also, add that the reasoning for these dates are for the World Baseball Classic. So, hotels might be selling quickly.

1) The 'City' (or region) you would be bidding for: San Diego, CA 2) The 'Zones' (city areas): Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island 3) Date of Hotel Checkin: 3/18/06 4) Date of Hotel Checkout: 3/21/06 5) Number of rooms needed: 2 6) Hotel Quality Level or 'star rating' desired (1-5 or Resort): 4 Here's my play-by-play: 60 Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island Area Details 65 Carlsbad-Encinitas-Cardiff Area Details 70 Del Mar Area Details 75 Escondido - Vista Area Details 80 Mission Valley Area Details 85 Point Loma - Shelter Island - Old Town Area Details 90 Rancho Bernardo Area Details These are my results: Your Offer Price: $90.00 Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 3 Subtotal: $540.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $74.98 Total Charges: $614.98

Check-In Date: Fri, Aug 26, 2005 Check-Out Date: Sun, Aug 28, 2005 Your Offer Price: $50.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $100.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $19.58 Total Charges: $119.58 -- My play-by-play -- Disneyland Area Area Details 45 (Priceline counter-offered to raise $13) Anaheim Hills Area Details 48 Fountain Valley Area Details 50

Check-In Date: Sun, Aug 21, 2005 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Mon, Aug 22, 2005 Check-Out Time: 11:00 AM Number of Rooms: 2 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $200.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $29.48 Total Charges: $229.48 My play-by-play bidding: 90 Las Vegas Strip Vicinity ----- Priceline counter offered to raise $22 ----- 95 Convention Center - UNLV Area 100 Fremont St. Vicinity

Check-In Date: Sat, Jul 16, 2005 Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM Check-Out Date: Sun, Jul 17, 2005 Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM My bidding and free re-bid zones: 35 Disneyland Area Area Details 40 Anaheim Hills Area Details 45 Fountain Valley Area Details 50 Laguna Hills - Mission Viejo Area Details 55 Seal Beach - North Huntington Area Details Priceline Acceptance Your Offer Price: $55.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $55.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $14.06 Total Charges: $69.06

1) Started bid at $33, then received a counteroffer to raise my bid by $9. 2) Added a free re-bid zone and raised to $34 with success.

Since I'm already booked at a cancelable $125, 3* and I'm only willing to bid up to $110, I think I'm good. Thank you for asking. I merely wanted to post an update, so that future bidders and this forum would gain added value from this information.

Just wanted to add that I tried again on 4/8 without success, using the same bidding strategy.

City: San Diego Zone: San Diego Coastal Check in: 6/10 Check out: 6/12 Rooms needed: 3 Here's the play-by-play of my bidding for a 4*: 1 $75 San Diego Coastal Details 2 $80 Carlsbad-Encinitas-Cardiff Details 3 $85 Del Mar Details 4 $90 Escondido - Vista Details 5 $95 Mira Mesa Details 6 $100 Miramar - Rancho Penasquitos Details 7 $105 Mission Valley Details 8 $110 Point Loma - Shelter Island - Old Town Details I've already secured a cancelable reservation at a 3* for $125, so I don't want to bid much more than that.