Priceline Hotel: 2.5* Salt Lake City (Airport SLC) Courtyard

[GM Mike]

thereuare, this was a really tough win. It never occurred to me that this would be right before the 4th of July weekend. (There are two other nights on this trip I'm still struggling with. Bids way above the usual. There are rooms, but priceline doesn't seem to have them yet.) Thanks to the info here, I knew the Courtyard was a likely result so I was willing to pay a premium to get a hotel with free parking and without the hassles of being downtown.

Using free rebids (and low danger additions of zones that are not free rebids) bids were made in these amounts on the noted dates:

6/23/06:

Airport 2.5* $36/37/38

6/24/06:

[i wouldn't recommend trying to duplicate this. A lot of bidding along several not-entirely-safe strategies.]

Airport 3* $35

Airport 2.5* $39/40/41

Downtown 3* $27/29/30/31/32/33/34/35

Downtown 2.5* $27/29/31/32/33/34

West Valley 2.5* $25/29/32/33/34

Cottonwood 2.5* $33/34

6/25/06:

Downtown 2.5* $35/36/37

West Valley 2.5* $35/36/37

Airport 2.5* $42 (counter-offer for $54)/43/44

Won at $44 for Airport 2.5* -- the original goal, but more $ than I wanted. Note how this is $10 less than the counteroffer. :)

ALL BIDS USING THE LINK AT SAVINGSBARN.COM

Courtyard By Marriott Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City Airport (SLC)

4843 W Douglas Corrigan Way

Salt Lake City, Utah 84116

801-532-4085

Check-In Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2006

Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM

Check-Out Date: Fri, Jun 30, 2006

Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM

Your Offer Price: $44.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $44.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $13.03

Total Charges: $57.03

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your ultimate success and thank you for using the links at SavingsBarn.com to begin your bidding.

Given rates for the above date i dont' think this accepted bid is really too far off what would be expected.

If you need help with the other remaining dates feel free to start a NEW TOPIC.

Thanks again for sharing, enjoy your stay.

[GM Mike]

You're right; I think I've just been spoiled in the past.

Website rate is $124 or $117.80 AAA so I saved about 63%. That's a really good discount. Guess I was just hoping for the $35 deals others had reported for SLC.

Will post an update tonight on the other two nights of this trip. Thanks for your help.