Priceline Hotel: 3* Boston Metro-West (Newton-Waltham) Hilton Garden Inn

[pavemental]

I wanted a room in Newton or Waltham, not Boston proper. Hotwire had a 3* for $67 and I was pretty sure it was the Hilton Garden Inn in Waltham, so I thought I'd try Priceline to see if I could beat that price or match it for a slightly better hotel.

From this site I had a good idea of the Priceline properties in that zone, and saw that a few of them charge for parking, which I felt was unexpected and nervy for suburban hotels! Still I figured I would try for one of the 3.5* or 4* hotels and allow for that parking charge up to the $81 total I was seeing on Hotwire for the 3*.

With Boston Metro-West (Newton-Waltham) as my only zone, I bid:

4*, $50 Rejected

3.5*, $52 Rejected

3*, $55 Rejected

I didn't want to go lower than 3*. Later bid:

4*, $60 Rejected

3.5*, $61 Rejected

3*, $62 ACCEPTED!

9/24/11-9/25/11 Hilton Garden Inn Boston - Waltham

$62/night, total with taxes & fees: $77.21

I'm totally satisfied, they have free wifi & free parking, and it was still $4 less than the best deal on Hotwire, so not only did I save $4, I got the satisfaction of knowing that I couldn't have done any better. (Even if I'd ended up with the 4* Westin for $77 and had to pay $11 to park, I would've still been happy only paying $7 more than the Hotwire price.)

Thanks--I love this site. Being able to bid with confidence really improves the experience for me.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Great deal and glad you were able to score a property with free parking (which is becoming increasingly rare) and free wifi.

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

Enjoy your stay.