Priceline Hotel: 2* Portland (Convention Center-Lloyd Center) Inn at Convention Center

[Colfax]

Bidding for two nights, a Weds and Thurs, $42/2.5* and $40/2* in Convention Center-Lloyd Center were rejected. $55/2.5* in Northwest Portland also rejected.

I dropped Thursday and worked on Wednesday alone. $38 for 2* was accepted for one night, although $40 had been rejected for two. I tried Add a Night for Thursday and not surprisingly was rejected.

Inn at Convention Center was $54.50 on the night I was accepted and $89 on the night I was rejected.

At checkin I saw my paperwork between the hotel and Priceline. The hotel charged Priceline $39/night plus tax. It looks like Priceline subsidized my $38 bid with one dollar of their own.

For Thursday I was rejected at $60/2.5* in Northwest Portland. I ended up booking something on my own; no Priceline.

Bids placed through SavingsBarn.com.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win.

Thank you for sharing it with the board and for using the PRICELINE links at SavingsBarn.com to begin your bidding.

Were you able to get your desired Southern exposure at this property this trip?

[Colfax]

Were you able to get your desired Southern exposure at this property this trip?

Yes, I did.

For the benefit of others...Portland's light rail line is immeditately north of the hotel, maybe 20-30 feet away. It's convenient having a lightrail stop across the street from the hotel, but the north facing rooms get train noise, every 10-15 minutes or so during peak hours. That's why I ask for a south facing room. And the hotel already had me preassigned to a south facing room this time. The trains aren't THAT loud and they're fun to watch, so it wouldn't ruin my stay to be on the north side. But given the choice I prefer a quieter room.

The downside to being on the hotel's south side is that their free highspeed internet connection only works in the rooms facing north. The Inn at CC's piggybacks on the Red Lion Hotel's internet connection, which is north of the Inn across the lightrail tracks.

So you have to choose...quiet room or a highspeed internet connection. You can't have both.

[vayla]

I wish the Silver Cloud Inn in Portland NW was still participating with Priceline. I haven't seen it come up in a while. That place sure was a great deal!

[Colfax]

Hi, Vayla! It's been almost three years since I won the Silver Cloud in the Northwest zone. I used to get it in the $40's. Whenever I visit Portland I try to get one night in Northwest zone but I just can't anymore. I've tried as high as $60.