Priceline Hotel: 3.5* San Francisco (Financial District-Embarcadero) Hilton Financial

[augustin25]

I put in a last minute bid and was able to get this hotel for $95. The bidding process was strange. I started looking for 4* hotels in Union Square West at $100 and went up to $120 adding Union Square East & Financial District-Embarcadero along the way and got rejected at all turns. I then tried for 3.5* in Union Square East starting at $90 and got rejected. A couple of bids later I had added Financial District & Union Square West to try at $95 and inadvertently added 4* and the bid was accepted, at $25 less than I had previously tried.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Hope you are pleased with the result and are looking forward to your stay.

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

[Colfax]

Your subject line says 4* but Priceline rates the Hilton Financial District 3.5*. (The other downtown Hilton, in USW, is 4*.)

Hilton Financial's 3.5* rating also explains the "strange bidding" you described. You didn't get the Hilton Financial when you bid to $120 for 4* because Priceline never downgrades a bid.

Hope you enjoyed your stay.

Btw, I was bidding for the same day as you. I bid as high as $90 for 3* in Embarcadero without luck. If I'd gone $5 higher it looks like I might have got the Hilton Financial too. Instead I switched to Fisherman's Wharf and got the Courtyard there for $75.

[thereuare]

Colfax,

Thanks for the additional info you provided... i've edited the topic title accordingly.