Priceline Hotel: 3* or 3.5* USE, USW, Fishermans Wharf, Japan Town, SOMA, Financial District from 4/26-4/30

[sidlookingfordeals]

Hi all,

I have been constantly looking for hotels in the following area.

Travelling Date: 4/26-4/30/2013

Areas:

1) Civic Center South - Hayes Valley

2) Financial District - Embarcadero

3) Fisherman's Wharf – detail map

4) Japan Town - Civic Center North

5) USE

6) USW

7) SOMA

I have bid upto $110.00 still no luck. I have booked hotel Halycon as a backup in case if I dont get anything.

I am rebid upto several times with not luck. I have started my bidding from 80 and went upto even 110 but not luck. I am not looking to spend more than 120. It would be great if you guys could shed some light whether it is even possible to get a hotel within the range of $110.00

Please advise.

Thanks

Sid

[sidlookingfordeals]

Hi all,

I am looking to find the possible name of the hotels 3* in Civic Center South - Hayes Valley area.

When I enter the dates

4/26-4/30/13 I get a rate of $118.00 from Hotwire. List of Amenities are

3-star Hotel in Civic Center South - Hayes Valley

This Hotel features the following amenities:

Free Internet

<amenity names only please... not descriptions>

Smoke Free Rooms

Guest rooms at this hotel are always smoke-free.

Fitness Center

Guests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply.

Restaurant(s)

Property offers at least one restaurant on the premises; hours and days of operation may vary.

Business Center

Guests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply.

High-Speed Internet Access

Guestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply.

Accessible for the blind

Braille or raised signage

Accessible for the deaf

TTY for telephone, visual or flashing fire alarm and vibrating alarm clock

Accessible path of travel

<amenity names only please... not descriptions>

In-room accessibility

Accessible path from the room entrance to the window, the bed and the bathroom; accessible hardware and minimal resistance to open the door; accessible temperature controls and window coverings

Wheelchair accessible

Wheelchair accessible common areas

Accessible bathroom

Raised toilet, hand-held shower and grab bars at the tub and toilet

Handicapped parking

<amenity names only please... not descriptions>

Roll-in shower

Bathroom has a roll-in shower

I checked the reviews of Whitcomb and they suffer from bed bugs. Holiday Inn would be a great choice.

Thanks for your help.

Sid

[Romelle]

In the menu bar above is "Tools". Within that is an amazing product called MAPS and HOTELS.com. If you input your dates and San Francisco, you can get a see retail rates from Priceline and hotels.com. You can sort and zoom and use different center points (addresses, city names or even things like "Fisherman's Wharf") and different mileage radii.

Romelle

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

If you haven't yet please read your messages and keep all posts for this same stay in this same thread.

Please post only the amenity names (and not the descriptions) as you can see how much easier it is to read and helps minimize the chance that we'll miss an amenity when researching your trip.

3* in Civic Center South - Hayes Valley

Free Internet

Smoke Free

Fitness

Restaurant

Business

Hi-Speed Internet

Blind Accessible

Deaf Accessible

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Wheelchair Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Handicapped Parking

Roll-in Shower

This does match previous reports for the Whitcomb so that would be my best guess for this one.

What is your maximum bid for this trip? Is SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID an option?

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

[sidlookingfordeals]

My maximum bid is $110.00.

Yes splitting the bid is an option. Thanks for your help.

[thereuare]

Even when SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID $110 may not be enough, but why not try your previous bidding strategy for:

4/26-4/30

4/26-4/29

4/27-4/30

4/26-4/28

4/28-4/30

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

Let us know how it goes and/or if you have any questions.

[sidlookingfordeals]

Even when SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID $110 may not be enough, but why not try your previous bidding strategy for:

4/26-4/30

4/26-4/29

4/27-4/30

4/26-4/28

4/28-4/30

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

Let us know how it goes and/or if you have any questions.

Hi there,

I tried splitting the dates from 4/26-4/29. Still no luck. I decided to downgrade a star to 2.5 and have been bidding upto $90 still no luck. I have seen that in other thread there is member who had issues with the booking and the administrator suggested to use priceline bonus money. I clicked on the link but was not able to understand how the bonus money works.

I would be happy if you could please tell me how this works.

So far my biddings are

Dates : 4/29-4/30

Rating: 3.5*

Zones

1/2/3/4/9/11/12 - $100

1/2/3/4/9/11/12 - $110

1/2/3/4/9/11/12 - $115

Dates : 4/29-4/30

Rating: 3*

Zones

1/2/3/4/9/11/12 - $100

1/2/3/4/9/11/12 - $110

1/2/3/4/9/11/12 - $115

Even my 2.5* star rating for $90 was not sucessful

Dates : 4/29-4/30

Rating: 2*

Zones

1/2/3/4/9/11/12 - $90

1/2/3/4/9/11/12 - $95

1/2/3/4/9/11/12 - $100

Please help.

Thanks

[Romelle]

I'm just a member, not an administrator, but I'll take a stab at your question. When you click on one of those bonus money links, it should take you to a screen saying something like "you've got bonus money". It asks you to enter your email address on that screen which finishes the job.

Some of the bonus money links may have expired. You have to find one still active.

When you've successfully gotten through to a PL message saying something like "$50 bonus money added to your account" then you've got it right.

Now, in order for this site to get credit for your transaction, you want to circle back and click through from here - the box up up the right hand corner that lets you enter your city and dates is a good way to do it.

But don't just start bidding. On Priceline, sign in and find "My Rewards". You should see your bonus cash there. Click on that and then just follow on through with your bidding. There are restrictions on the bonus money. I think it was 3*s or above and at least 3 nights, but you can read that in the detail.

Romelle