Priceline Hotel: 3* Boston (Cambridge) Hyatt Regency Cambridge

[krlbrgmnn]

Hyatt Regency Cambridge

575 Memorial Drive

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

617-492-1234

Amenities:

Remote Control TV with Premium Channels

Telephone with Voicemail

Radio Alarm Clock

Iron and Ironing Board

Hairdryer

Business Services

24 Hour Front Desk

Restaurant

Room Service

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $63.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $15.62

Total Charges: $78.62

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Bid line "cutoffs" for this date:

4* = $319 median, $39/$40 no chance, $46/47 small chance, median shift down to $269 low on re-bid pages

3* = $249 median, $24/$25 no chance, $46/47 small chance, median shift down to $220 low on re-bid pages

Bid history:

1) 4* Downtown Boston only @ $39 (no chance border test)

2) + Medford-Somerville @ $40 (low end small chance test)

3) + South Boston @ $46 (high end small chance test)

4) + Copley @ $47 (low end normal test)

5) + Boston Waterfront @ $53

6) + Cambridge @ $58

7) + Brighton-Brookline @ $63

8) 4* + 3* Downtown Boston only @ 24 (no chance border test)

9) + Copley @ 25 (low end small chance test)

10) + Boston Waterfront @ $46 (high end small chance test)

11) + Cambridge @ $47 (low end normal test)

12) + Medford-Somerville @ $53

13) + Brighton-Brookline @ $58

14) + South Boston @ $63

best Hotwire comps for this date:

4* $195 @ Cambridge

3.5* $106 @ Cambridge

3* $83 @ Brookline - Newton - Harvard Area

[biddingforhotel]

Wow! That's very informative!

[krlbrgmnn]

Thanks. I hope it helps someone. It was my shot at trying to thoroughly "scrape the bottom" of Priceline from every angle.

Update: I tried to 'Add A Night' last night and found they now needed $183/nt. I can only wonder if I'd have gotten it for the same $63 if I'd done it immediately after winning last week. I spent about an hour and 1/2 or so last night trying to finish out the remainder of my stay in the area and had no luck hitting my desired price targets until I moved out to the "perimeter" of Boston Metro zones. Your post of your winning bid for the Sheraton Framingham was likewise very helpful with my own win at that same hotel for 7-27 to 7-31.

Everyone: Please remember to use the PRICELINE link found at Savingsbarn.com to reach Priceline prior to bidding. Thank you.

[krlbrgmnn]

Buyer Alert: If you want to park at this hotel, they charge daily @ $33/self or $35/valet.

Buyer Tip: If you can find a spot, there is a street directly behind the hotel/attached garage that has "open" parking (most around downtown Boston is "Resident Only" parking by permit) that's free. I parked there for the sole night I stayed at this hotel and everything went fine (i.e. no ticket, tow, or other hassle), on top of possibly being closer to the hotel entrance than many spaces in the pay garage. Extended tip: For easy hotel entrance access from that parking area, come in through the walk-in rear entrance gate to the garage that's found at the end of the service entrance alley alongside the garage and you can walk into the hotel lobby from that lower floor, which all the upper garage decks must also do anyway. This would have saved me ~$200 if I'd stayed at this hotel my entire visit.