Priceline Hotel: 4* San Diego (Coastal) Hyatt La Jolla

[TravelGuy]

$209 on hyatt.com

First bid.

Check-In Date: Friday, August 27, 2004

Check-Out Date: Sunday, August 29, 2004

Your Offer Price: $49.00

Number of Rooms: 2

Number of Nights: 2

Subtotal: $196.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $30.64

Total Charges: $226.64

Street Scene 2004 Yes!! :)

[carlos78]

awesome bidding!!

i want to get a great deal like yours. hopefully by replying to your post i will gain some luck.

how far away is the wild animal park from this hotel/area?

thanks,

carlos

[TravelGuy]

This didn't take any skill really, as this hotel will generally come up at $49 when there's PL availability; although the vast majority won't shave that extra Dollar for some reason and bid $50.

But luck was definitely on my side. I'm fortunate to get this out of the way now, so I don't have to worry about competing for rooms later on in a much tighter market, with the attendees of Street Scene (100,000) coming on top of the usual San Diego summer crowd. As if this deal weren't enough, a short while later I was able to book a r/t from BWI to Iceland for $83! (Fingers still crossed it gets ticketed.)

The Wild Animal Park is in Escondido, about 30 miles from the Hyatt La Jolla.

Hope my good luck rubs off on you with your bid!

[thereuare]

That festival looks pretty cool... details?

[TravelGuy]

CitySearch has a good blurb.

This guy has done a good take on it, although it's not as glamorous as he fancies and most don't do the costume thing. The atmosphere is very down to earth for the most part. (And I'd like to know what cologne he's wearing, as I've never gotten that kind of attention there.) :)

This year they're making several major changes. They're moving it up from the weekend after Labor Day to the last weekend in August, shortening it from 3 to 2 days; and moving the location from an area around the Gaslamp to Embarcadero Marina Park South. All to improve the bottom line, I'm sure, although I fear this may diminish its unique vibe. Should still be fun.

Last year I saw Ian Wright from Lonely Planet walking around, which convinced me that the event has to be world class if he makes an effort to be there after all he's seen and done.