Priceline Hotel: 3* Minneapolis-St Paul (Airport MSP-MofA) Crowne Plaza Airport-MofA

[Pat Barclay]

Last minute decision to come see Christian Ponder's debut as the Vikings starting QB....

Was looking to get the 3.5 star Doubletree South in Bloomington based on past bids. Used the Better Bidding PRICELINE link to do my bidding process:

Bid $40 for a 3.5 star in Bloomington West-MOA area. Rejected, Priceline was going to let me bid $56 without changing zones, star levels etc. but I declined.

Added Downtown Minneapolis and increased bid to $42. Rejected again.

Added Airport MSP-MOA and increased bid to $45. Rejected again.

Added 3 star hotels and increased bid to $46. Took a long time for Priceline to confirm that bid was accepted by Crowne Plaza Bloomington MSP Airport/MOA.

Offer Price: avg. per room, per night $46.00

Rooms: 1

Nights: 2 + Add nights for the same rate!

Room Subtotal: $92.00

Taxes & Fees: $20.16

Total Charged to Card: $112.16

Hotel website listed cheapest stay for these two dates at $203.42 total, so I saved about 45% using Priceline. Amenities include an indoor pool, which will no doubt thrill my 5 year old, and a free Starbucks coffee cart in the morning (though free coffee of any kind works for me), free high speed wireless internet access, and a 42 inch HDTV in the room. Hotel website mentions nothing about a free breakfast, but recent TripAdvisor reviews indicate there is a breakfast buffet. There is also apparently a shuttle that runs to the airport and MOA.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Very nice last-minute deal for this Crowne Plaza property! Hope you are looking forward to your stay.

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

Enjoy your stay and have fun at the game.