Priceline Hotel: 3* Somerset-Brunswick (Clinton-Lebanon) Holiday Inn Select

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Started my usual bidding in Somerset at $33, thinking at least I had a "sure" room at HIS in Clinton at $39 (see prior wins). Wrong.

To make a long story short, tried about twenty bids across four zones (Somerset, Bridgewater, Edison/W Brunswick, Clinton) over various days this week for 2.5* and 3*. Also, tried Basking Ridge up to $65. Finally got 3* Holiday Inn in Clinton for $59 (bidding for 2.5*) after previous unaccepted bid of $55 over the four Somerset-Brunswick zones for 3*. This whole area is expensive.

Hotel's site listed at $126, so I guess it's still a bargain for the area, just not as outstanding a deal as with previous wins. It may not have helped that I bid only one day in advance. The property isn't full, so maybe they're determining the price point for priceline.