Priceline Hotel: 4* San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) Westgate Hotel

[mecdatlanta]

Greetings Bidders!

Using my unscientific method of taking what the cheapest 4* was listed on HW, and then discounting 15% to arrive at my bid, I got the Westgate for $80/night + taxes. I am very happy with this deal, even though this time I made the mistake of forgetting that my bid did not include taxes, so I ended up at the lowest HW price for a 4*. Still, I am pretty sure that the HW deal wasn't this good since the regular rate for this room is $239.

Of course, I used the PRICELINE links from this site. Thanks for maintaining this site, guys!

mecdatlanta

[yellowdog]

Congratulations on your success!

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding :)

Good to see that you're happy for the deal.

Enjoy your stay.

Using my unscientific method of taking what the cheapest 4* was listed on HW, and then discounting 15% to arrive at my bid

I think you should start lower. 15% down isn't much. Use your free zones and start maybe 35-40% down and work your way up.

Yellowdog.

[mecdatlanta]

Interesting. So you think I should start 35 - 40% lower than rates posted on HOTWIRE? I didn't think it would stand a chance of being accepted and, since I don't want to spend an inordinate amount of time on this (I would if I had the time -- the need to get a deal is in my blood!), I just thought that 15% of what was already a good deal would be exceptional.

I am not sure how to use the free zones though. Is there a link you can share with me that explains this technique?

Thanks!

mecdatlanta