Priceline Hotel: 4* San Francisco (USE) Hilton Financial District

[bigdoofus]

Day One

First Attempt (8/20/07-8/26/07)

4* USE - $81 - DECLINED

Second Attempt (8/20/07-8/26/07)

4* USE, Civic Center - $85 - DECLINED

Third Attempt (8/20/07-8/26/07)

4* USE, Civic Center, Cathedral Hill - $86 - DECLINED

Day Two

First Attempt (8/20/07-8/26/07)

4* USE - $81 - DECLINED

Second Attempt (8/20/07-8/26/07)

4* USE, Civic Center - $85 - DECLINED

Third Attempt (8/20/07-8/26/07)

4* USE, Civic Center, Cathedral Hill - $86 - DECLINED

Day Three

First Attempt (8/23/07-8/26/07)

4* USE - $81 - DECLINED

Second Attempt (8/23/07-8/26/07)

4* USE, Civic Center - $85 - DECLINED

Third Attempt (8/23/07-8/26/07)

4* USE, Civic Center, Cathedral Hill - $86 - ACCEPTED

Then did extend a stay to Monday to connect with the other reservation (I'm arriving later). Pretty happy with what I got. There's a few conventions going on at Moscone so I was worried about getting a room for a decent price.

I do have a question about Extend a Stay. Having never done this before, do they make you change rooms and or check-out/in? Also, normally, is the Extend a Stay guaranteed if you attempt it? I selected the above dates initially since I was having trouble getting the full 6 days at the above price (bid sequence was the same) using the fact I had another reservation that I could extend either this one or the other one into the three day gap. Looking back now, I'm wondering if that was risky.

[Colfax]

I do have a question about Extend a Stay. Having never done this before, do they make you change rooms and or check-out/in?

Your original Hilton reservation and the Add a Night one are two separate reservations in Hilton's system and they'll have to check you out and back in, at least in their computer system. That doesn't necessarily mean you'll physically have to check out and in or switch rooms. Just let them know you have two reservations when you check in and they'll tell you their procedure.

The hotel does have the right to switch your room for the second reservation and I think it says so on your Add a Night acceptance page. An example situation: you arrive during a slow time and get an upgraded room for free, but the hotel has high occupancy for the nights you added and you have to move to a standard room. In practice I don't think that happens often.

Also, normally, is the Extend a Stay guaranteed if you attempt it?

No guarantee. I think they offer it with every hotel reservation now. The offer to try Add a Night doesn't mean Priceline has anything.

[bigdoofus]

Thanks for the info!