Priceline Hotel: 4* San Francisco (USW) Hilton

[sacto76]

Thought this was kind of strange. Last Friday started my bidding for USW (expecting to get the Hilton) at $64, going up in one dollar increments until I hit $70. I received a counter-offer on my first bid (to add $17), and received the same counter on every subsequent bid until I bid $70, when the counter jumped to $22. I declined, waited the required 72 hours, and started at $67 today. No counter-offers, but won at $75 (after a losing bid of $73). Guess inventory changes quickly.

Here are the details:

Hilton San Francisco

Union Square West

333 Ofarrell Street

San Francisco, California 94102

415-771-1400

Check-In Date: Mon, May 16, 2005

Check-Out Date: Tue, May 17, 2005

Your Offer Price: $75.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $75.00

Taxes & Service Fees:

$18.59

Total Charges: $93.59

[thereuare]

Thank you for sharing your bidding history and results with the rest of the board.

Inventory certainly can change quickly, and i think we have been seeing it change more and more quickly over the last few years as the hotel market has been rebounding and getting stronger.

Enjoy your stay.