Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Seattle (Downtown - Pike Place) Crowne Plaza Seattle Downtown

[Queerasmoi]

I'm visiting some friends in Seattle who will host me next week from 4/11 through to 4/14, but they advised me they're considering leaving on a trip of their own on Friday April 13. So I suggested I could book a refundable hotel reservation for that one last night I'll be in town (I did, for about $100 at a okay but not great Best Western), which I can cancel if they decide to stay in town.

If they do finalize that they're going on the trip, though, I can do a lot better than that hotel for $100 or under, so I'd give PL a try, then Hotwire if necessary, and cancel the fallback reservation. What do you think is the best value I can get on PL for a Friday night booking? I'd be looking for downtown (the Capitol Hill locations in DT zone are good too). Anything from 3* up is probably fine by me, but I know that 3.5* and up allows for more free rebids.

[thereuare]

Rates can change between now and then, but i'm guess you're likely looking at the ~$70 area for a 3* or better hotel.

Please follow-up your previous Hotwire Portland thread with whatever you ended up doing for that trip (even if yo didn't use PRICELINE or HOTWIRE, booked direct, canceled the trip, etc) and do the same here once a decision has been been for the visit above.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Thanks.

[Queerasmoi]

Ok followed up. Reasonably certain that no trip ever resulted from the Portland inquiry.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up.

Let us know once your plans are firm if you need a room or not and we'll take it from there.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[Queerasmoi]

I noticed HOTWIRE had a 4* for $84 so I figured PRICELINE could do better.

Bid downtown 3.5* $60, no dice.

Added Lake Union $66, no dice.

Restarted downtown+airport $71, and I got...

Crowne Plaza Seattle Downtown

Taxes and fees $18.96

Total room cost $89.96

I did use the PRICELINE link.

Forgot to mention: On my first $60 bid, it counter-offered me $77.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Nicely done! Glad to see you received a nice deal on this last minute bid and are pleased with the outcome.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.

[Queerasmoi]

The hotel was nice, except for the highway noise.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up and glad you enjoyed your stay... hope the highway didn't disturb your sleep too much.