Priceline Hotel: 3* San Jose (Palo Alto-Mountain View)Hyatt Rickeys

[honu]

First I tried for a 2.5* in Morgan Hill with a few free rebids through Freedom and Gilroy, but I couldn't find anything lower than $40. Then I tried a 3* or 2.5* in S. Jose South (the Residence Inn?). So I started bidding $31 and 3* . Rejected.

Added $2 Campbell/Cupertino. Rejected.

Added $2 and free rebid Redwood City (max 2* there).

Added $2 and Palo Alto/Mountain View, thinking that those are expensive areas, so the likelyhood I'd be accepted would be low. Dang! I should have chosen S.ta Clara/Sunnyvale, at least it would have been closer to where I needed to be.

The $37 bid was accepted at the Rickeys Hyatt in Palo Alto. Oh well...

[thereuare]

Rather than add 'live' zones for re-bids why don't you just wait it out 72 hours? If you were more concerned with just getting it 'done' i'd recommend using $5 increments for your re-bids rather than $2... may cost you an extra buck or two but at least you'd have a better chance at being in your prefered zone.

[honu]

Thanks Thereuare, that sounds like a good strategy. I was getting antsy as the date is looming closer. Oh, well, live and learn..

[gleff]

Hotel is kinda worn, actually plans to shut it down exist... but certainly a great deal at the price.

I wish I could remember the name of the place, but best inexpensive breakfast of my life was in a restaurant right across the street from this hotel. A little digging around and you might be richly rewarded! (Of course this was 12 years ago, but I still remember it!)