ftung

Thanks for the insight AaronJB. I've done a search on MCCA for big convention dates between now and the time I arrive in April. For instance, the Yankee Dental Congress 2011/Mass Dental Society is on 1/27-1/29 with attendance of 28000. I then did a search on both Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins and found decent 3.5* and 4* rates had been won. There is a smaller convention (Boston National College Fair, attendance 14000) on 4/12-4/13 which coincide the dates of my visit. Given I still have 3 months to find a good deal plus I have already made a cancelable booking at the Doubletree as backup. I'd like to stick with the plan and find either a 4* for no more than $80 pretax or a 3.5* for under $65. Base on your opinion do you think it's doable? It would be fantastic to get 4* Hyatt Regency for under $65 like a couple of the people did for January. Cheers ftung

I also checked Hotwire and saw the 3.5* for $89. I then used Priceline's mapview for dates April 11-14 and the only 3.5* in the area was the Boston Park Plaza. I'm aware Hotwire and Priceline don't have the same boundaries for the same zone. But are the hotels star ratings the same?

Does anyone know if there is a major conference on between April 11-14? Thanks.

Hi All, I'm new new to online hotel bidding and found this betterbidding by chance. My wife and I are visiting Boston on April 11-14 this year from Melbourne Australia. Really looking forward to this trip to US East Coast. I've tried bidding on Priceline for a 4* room in Quincy Market-Faneuil Hall starting from $70, $75 and finally $80. But with no success. Then I tried bidding for 3.5* hotels in both (Quincy Market - Faneuil Hall - Financial) and (Copley Square - Theatre District) with the same prices. Again got no acceptance. I saw a few people on betterbidding got 4* rooms at Hyatt Regency Boston for less dollars. Am I bidding too far in advance? Or is it something I did incorrectly? Thanks ftung