Priceline Hotel: 4* San Francisco (USE) Le Meridien

[Bebubbly]

Looking for 3 rooms in tourist area of San Fran - Fisherman's Wharf or Union Station. Would like 3 or 4 star hotel at $130 or less a night. Any suggestions for bidding would be grealty appreciated!

I just tried $70 a night for both stars and was rejected. (as my mother always said, all they can do is tell you no!)

Thanks!

[thereuare]

San Fran - Fisherman's Wharf or Union Station

As Union Station is not a priceline zone, are you comfortable with both the Union Square East and Union Square West zones?

Did you want the least expensive 3* or higher hotel... or did you want to go up to your limit for a 4* property first and then only lower your star quality if/when that has failed?

[Bebubbly]

Sorry, yes, I meant Union Square. I tried for East. I tried for 4* and then 3* and had no luck, with bids of $70 and $74 on 2 different occasions.

[thereuare]

You have not yet bid Fishermans Wharf or USW, correct?

Are these zones equally acceptable as USE?

[Bebubbly]

Oh yes, any of those areas are fine. I've tried all 3 at this point, with a bid of $85 for 4* and 3* and did not win any.

[thereuare]

Did you want the least expensive 3* or higher hotel... or did you want to go up to your limit for a 4* property first and then only lower your star quality if/when that has failed?

It isn't clear how you want to bid this since you have tried 4* bidding and then 3* bidding... but haven't yet gone up to your limit ($130).

If you clarify we'll suggest a strategy for you to follow.

[Bebubbly]

Feel free to remove this from the board. I won't be able to try bidding again for a few weeks at least. Thank you for your assistance.

[Bebubbly]

:o :) Yeah!! Got our hotel rooms!!!

I saw the boards about the great deals on Le Meridian so I thought I'd give it a whirl and it paid off. :)

9/28 - 10/1

4* San Francisco - USE - Le Meridien

$93 a night x 3 rooms = $837

$137.01 taxes

Total $974.01 for 3 rooms for 3 nights

I put in a bid of $93 a night on my first go, for USE only, because the going rate on their website for when I am going is way more as what everyone else is saying it is. It was accepted on my first bid. The going rate on their site is $469 a night ($534.89 with taxes). That would cost us for 3 rooms $4814.01. Instead we're paying $974.01. WAAAAHHHH-HOOOOO!!!! (Did I just say that?)

:)

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you were able to take advantage of such a great deal... especially with so much time before your stay and with rates for your dates being so much higher than usual.

Enjoy your stay.