Priceline Hotel: Looking for 4* San Francisco (Union Square West/East, SOMA), max. 130$

[cheeka]

Hello,

I'm looking for a 4* Hotel in San Francisco (areas: Union Square and SOMA). I've already tried to bid, but I didn't get a deal.

I started with 95$ and stopped at 120$, by using following re-bidding-zones: Fishermans Wharf, Marina - Lombard Street and Richmond.

I'm looking for some tipps how to get a hotel for this price range, and advice on which areas I could bid, that are definitely no 4* Hotel-Zones.

Further I'm not quite sure, if it's to early to bid? Should I wait until May?

Thank you very much in advance!

PS: It's the first time I'm using priceline! :)

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Currently rates are very high for these dates and i don't think you'll have much of a chance at winning a 4* hotel at $120 or less in any of these zones (you may also want to consider Financial District-Embarcadero going forward if this too should work for your needs)

Nobody can say if rates will come down between now and your trip... or if they'll continue even higher, it all depends upon how actual new reservations/cancellations come in relative to expectations. For a more indepth discussion on this subject see the related PRICELINE and HOTWIRE link in our PRICELINE FAQ.

Also, when bidding 4* in this area you actually have SEVEN re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with how to determine your re-bid zones see this thread: Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding (highly recommended)

Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there.

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

[cheeka]

hi there! :)

thank you for your answer!

I've tried it over the last few days but had no luck... i started with $110 and ended with $150. What do you think, how much will I have to pay for one room in a 4 star hotel at this date?

[AaronJB]

What 4*'s are showing on HOTWIRE are around $275-300+. While I'd recommend trying lower levels and working higher, I'm guessing a 4* for these dates very well may require over $200. Not sure if there's something going on for these dates, but rates are definitely on the high side.

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

[cheeka]

After I tried Priceline serveral times, I jumped over to lastminutetravel.com. With the tipps I found on your page, I got a great offer for the Hotel Vertigo, 3 1/2 Stars for $ 137,-/night. I used the tourico-link to find out, which hotel I'm going to buy and it worked out perfectly.

Thanks again for your help and tipps. I will definitely recommend your site! :)

[AaronJB]

Thank you for closing the thread, and telling others about Betterbidding is greatly appreciated. :)

Enjoy your stay.

[GoBanana]

I have friends who stayed at the Hotel Vertigo last year (this same time of year, actually, for the Bay to Breakers race) and they really liked it!