Priceline Hotel: 4* San Diego (Coastal) Hyatt Regency La Jolla

[davdaven]

I bid a couple dozen times over the course of one evening. I focused on 3*, 3.5*, and 4* properties in the San Diego Coastal, La Mesa, and Downtown/Harbor Island zones. I increased bids in $5 increments using a variety of re-bid zone combinations. I was offered a guaranteed room twice if I increased my bid by $20, first for $95 (after a $75 bid) and later for $100 (after an $80 bid). My $85 bid for a 3.5* hotel was accepted, and I was upgraded to the 4* Hyatt Regency La Jolla.

The Hyatt website offers a $99 nightly rate for my stay, so unfortunately Priceline is not much of a bargain this time. The Priceline total is $395.44 for 4 nights compared to $446.10 booked directly with Hyatt.

The hotel charges $20/day for parking, which is highway robbery in such a suburban setting. It also charges for wireless. However, the business center (with Internet access) is free. Go figure.

I used the PRICELINE link. Thanks!

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Sorry to hear that the result was a bit of a disappointment, but hopefully the hotel will work well for this holiday weekend stay.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE link.

Enjoy your stay.

[bbbb]

Most of the time you can find free street parking on the side of the hotel.

[davdaven]

Better late than never...

Wanted to follow up and say that it was possible to use free on-street parking for the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. Spots were always available within a block of the hotel at all times during my stay.

Also, this is one of the nicest hotels I've ever stayed at--beautiful property with great amenities and without the snobby atmosphere of some high-end hotels I've stayed at elsewhere. It was worth every single penny of the $85 I paid! I'm sure I'll be back!

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up / feedback on this property.

Glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and found your winning PRICELINE bid to be a great value!