Priceline Hotel: 3* Cincinnati (North-Sharonville) Sheraton North

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I started out bidding for one day only for $30 and was rejected. I got an offer to increase my bid by $8 and resubmit without changing anything but I declined.

Instead I changed my dates to reflect two nights (what I had orignially wanted anyway) and raised my bid to $32. I was rejected.

I then added North East (which has no 3*s) and resubmitted with $33. Rejected again.

I knew I only had one last chance to get the Sheraton in Sharonville because I didn't want to take the chance of adding North East and probably getting another 3*, so I added Fort Mitchell, and really tipped my hand a bit at $37, but I got the hotel I wanted, and only paid about $5 more than I woud have liked. Which is muuuuuch better than the $79 quoted by Priceline for direct booking, and the $100+ I would have had to pay if I had booked directly through the hotel.

Seriously, how does this actually work? It feels like I'm getting away with something I shouldn't!

Thanks!