Priceline Hotel: 2.5* Philadelphia Suburbs (Plymouth Meeting Norristown) Residence Inn

[SteveinPhilly1]

I was hoping to get the Springhill Suites in Plymouth Meeting (a 2 star) where I've stayed in the past for about $38.00 (plus the taxes and fees) and every day for a month I've bid $41.00 for a 2.5 star and lost and then dropped to a 2 star for the same price and lost.

Three days ago when I bid for the 2.5 star it had a counter offer if I could "add $12.00" (making it $53.00) but I didn't want to.

Today I decided to go up a buck to $42.00. At 2.5 stars it said - again, there was a counter offer of adding "$12.00". I passed and dropped to 2 star at the $42.00 bid. I got it and upgraded to a 2.5 star Residence Inn in Conshohocken which is about 5 miles further away from Plymouth Meeting from where I need to be. When checking the Residence Inn Site for that date lowest was $119.

With taxes and svc chg room is $53.13. They offered me to extend my stay at same rate but I declined.

I'll use the breakfast but not the other facilities as I only really needed a bed for the night. But I'm pleased. It's definitely a business hotel with lots of open rooms on weekends.

Thanks for your guidance. I did bid as requested.

Steve

[thereuare]

Thank you for sharing your bid with the board... glad to hear you can make it work well for your plans.

Seems odd that you were rejected at $42 for a 2.5* property, but then immediately bidding again at the same price for a 2* were upgraded to a 2.5* property (for the same price you were had just been rejected for!). :)

Enjoy your stay.

[biddingforhotel]

Yes, Springhill Suites 2* seems to be $35 or $38 ... When I tried $47 on 2.5* I got counter $13 making it $60 ... so it counters different at different bid ...

I think $42 is the minimum for this Residence Inn ... Been there many times, it is a nice hotel, but don't get the corner suite, it is too big!!!

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