Priceline Hotel: 3.5* San Diego (North County Coastal) Grand Pacific Palisades

[Kozachka]

I started by reviewing Tripadvisor reviews and hotel prices on regular travel websites such as Hotels.com, Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, BookIt etc. Then I checked what others have paid for Priceline hotel reservations in San Diego area for the week of my trip.

Armed with this information I clicked on PRICELINE link at the top of the page and placed $60 bid for a 3.5 hotel in North County Coastal area. It was rejected. I added an area with no 3.5 hotels and bid $65. It was rejected. I restarted my search from betterbidding.com page utilizing PRICELINE link, and added another area with no 3.5 hotels and bid $70. I was offered to increase my bid by $20 to $90. I knew I am getting close to my offer being accepted, so I proceeded further by increasing my bid by $1. I restarted my search from betterbidding.com page utilizing PRICELINE link several times. I was offered to increase my bid by $20 when I bid $71, $72, $73 and $74. My bid was finally accepted by Grand Pacific Palisades at $75. The cheapest I could have booked this hotel elsewhere was $114 plus tax, so I saved about $80 for a 2 day stay, and had fun doing it.

I knew going into this process that I would most likely end up with Grand Pacific Palisades. I have read hotel reviews and would have been OK with this outcome (Sheraton would have been a bonus). I also knew that I would most likely end up paying $75. And that's what happened. Thank you for helping me make an informed decision.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Well played and researched! Glad to see it went as you expected and that you're happy with the results.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.