Priceline Hotel: 3.5* San Francisco (Financial District) Club Quarters

[simonkey]

Bid for 4* in the downtown areas of SF for Friday, Aug 13th (i.e., USE, USW, Fin District, SOMA) up to $140 with no luck. Added a 3.5 star rating, bid $140 again and was rejected. Went to $145 and was accepted...for Club Quarters. Read some reviews and am very disappointed with this win.

Not a first time PRICELINE bidder but it has been a long time since I've had to use it. No excuse for my mistake though...should have researched the hotel lists on BB to see the 3.5 star hotels for this area to make sure the possible hotels in that rating were acceptable. Did that after the fact and found a few disappointed people on here and on tripadvisor.

Since this stay will be a special one, I went ahead and tried a new bid and stayed with the 4* level. I'm eating this cost of $145 + taxes + fees, so very expensive lession learned.

Will post the 4* winning bid separately...

[AaronJB]

Sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the result and aren't going to be able to use this purchase. :)

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay at the Intercontinental.

[Gallus50]

I've stayed at Club Quarters and know that they have some room/suites that are more spacious than others. Perhaps you could call the hotel and see if you can pay for an upgrade, rather than eat the total cost of the room. You could research specifically the room you want, then politely ask if it's possible and what the cost would be.

The location is fine and the people are pretty nice, there. It's mostly the small, utilitarian nature of the rooms that bothers people. OK for one business traveler, not good for romance, for example.

I've had to eat the total cost of a room and was not happy. This might be a possible solution.....

[Gallus50]

I've stayed at Club Quarters and know that they have some room/suites that are more spacious than others. Perhaps you could call the hotel and see if you can pay for an upgrade, rather than eat the total cost of the room. You could research specifically the room you want, then politely ask if it's possible and what the cost would be.

The location is fine and the people are pretty nice, there. It's mostly the small, utilitarian nature of the rooms that bothers people. OK for one business traveler, not good for romance, for example.

I've had to eat the total cost of a room and was not happy. This might be a possible solution.....