mlaurence Posted October 8, 2013 Report Posted October 8, 2013 It took a while but I think I extracted just about the best price I could for a 3.5 star hotel that's not at the airport or in the distant suburbs. Philly has quite a few rebid zones including several with only 1 star properties. I identified 3 zones where I'd like to stay and 5 rebid zones that lacked a 3.5 star or higher hotel. Started at $55 in Convention Center, and rebid at $5 increases to $80 with no luck. Started at $60 in Rittenhouse Square, and rebid to $85, again no luck. My third choice was City Line, somewhat suburban but only 15 minutes by SEPTA bus. Started at $55 and finally won at $75 after 4 rebids.Total including taxes and fees for 3 nights: $268.71. On the Crowne Plaza website, the best deal was a 7 day advance non-refundable rate which totaled $512.82. So PRICELINE is just about half price. The rooms look nice and TripAdvisor has good reviews.I used the Better Bidding PRICELINE links to bid, but oddly enough if you search for "Philadelphia, PA" you end up looking for rooms in "Factoryville, PA." You have to type Philadelphia without the state to get where you want to! Weird.
yellowdog Posted October 8, 2013 Report Posted October 8, 2013 Congratulations on your success!Thanks for using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding :) Good to se that you're happy with the outcome.Enjoy your stay.Yellowdog.
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