Priceline Hotel: 4* San Jose (Sunnyvale-Santa Clara) Hyatt Regency

[hikimmo]

Palo Alto now has a 4*, so it cut down my rebid options quite a bit.

Trying for the Santa Clara Hilton.

A = Sunnyvale/Santa Clara

B = San Jose South

C = Redwood City

D = Milpitas

A $40

A+B $44

A+C $47

A+D $51

A+B+C $54

A+B+D $57

A+C+D $60

A+B+C+D $63

I may be bidding too soon. I'll try again in March and see if I have better luck.

[hikimmo]

Well, I failed again at my attempt. This time I began bidding at $55 and went all the way to $75. Priceline says the going rate for a 4* hotel in this area is $110. At that price, you'd think $75 is a reasonable bid.

Last year I got the Santa Clara Hilton thru PL for $54 (same weekend). This year, no luck. I've tried Fri-Sun and Thurs-Sun.

I can get a convention rate of $99 with both the Westin and the Hilton, so I'll keep trying PL. Even if I have to pay $85 or $90 for a room, I'll still save a few bucks. But this is frustrating!

[hikimmo]

Finally had success. Third time's a charm, I guess.

Got the 4* Santa Clara Hyatt Regency (formerly the Westin Santa Clara) for $65. After all my failures, I made the mistake of starting my bidding at $65 and got it right away. Sigh. But it's better than the $99/night I'd pay for the convention rate, anyway.

I've stayed here before (when it was a Westin) and it was really nice.

4* San Jose (Sunnyvale-Sta Clara) $65

4/20/06-4/23/06

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 3

Subtotal: $195.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $30.27

Total Charges: $225.27

Kim