zipzlyder Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Started bidding at $49 on hotels in this area a few weeks ago for the Oct 4-6 dates. Anything decent on HOTWIRE was outlandishly priced. Found out that the Presidents Cup was taking place in Dublin Oct 3-6, hence the high prices for hotels in the area.I was bidding Worthington/Polaris 3.5 stars and then adding Easton, Dublin and then Columbus North to get in multiple bids each day. Early on I booked the Best Western Franklin Park Suites/Polaris directly for $89+tax just to make sure I had a room. Worked my way up on PRICELINE to $70 with no luck as of yesterday.However, I noticed the pricing on HOTWIRE was starting to drop and I figured some rooms might begin to open up today (last minute), so I started at $64 this afternoon -- and wa-la, it was accepted. Maybe I should have started a tad lower, but I'm somewhat happy with what I got - perhaps a little pricey for the Doubletree, but much better than the BW.Total for two days is $158.42 -- about $40 less than the BW was, do it's a relative bargain. Tivago listed the Doubletree today at $159/night (it didn't show as available on Trivago, Kayak, Hotels or Orbitz for the last week or so).Just so happens I got this one for $64 a few months back via PRICELINE - you can check that priceline win. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Congrats on your success! :)Solid deal for this property and free Doubletree cookies are always a plus.Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.Enjoy your stay. Link to comment
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