wishful Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Backstory: I live in LA, Inglewood near LAX, and am attending a convention this weekend. I was registered for all 3 days but only planned on attending on Saturday. Given traffic and the price of gas, I decided to see if I could get a room at the last minute.Anaheim Hilton777 Convention WayAnaheim, California 92802714-750-4321 Original bid was for $55 for Saturday night only, 3/1. First bid was $55 and accepted:Check-In Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008Check-Out Date: Sunday, March 2, 2008Number of Rooms: 1Number of Nights: 1Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $55.00Subtotal: $55.00Taxes and Service Fees: $14.35Total Charges for Original Reservation*: $69.35After thinking about it and deciding that I also wanted to go to Disneyland and possibly Friday workshops, I clicked on the link to "Extend your stay". I was a little nervous because I wasn't sure if I could change my check-in date as I'd never used this feature before.New check-in date of Friday 2/29 was accepted:Check-In Date: Friday, February 29, 2008Check-Out Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008Number of Rooms: 1Number of Nights: 1Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $55.00Subtotal: $55.00Taxes and Service Fees: $14.35Total Charges for Original Reservation*: $69.35Note that the additional extended date reservation shows a check out the next day - the final confirmation shows a 2-day reservation, not two 1-day reservations.It looks like I probably paid $10/day over the recently posted winning bids, but given that this convention has about 30,000 attendees, I'm thinking the rate isn't too bad since the hilton.com website lists the lowest available rate at $159, now I can relax and get some work done too without driving back and forth for 3 days. It's a church convention too, so I guess I should attend for as much as I can :) ************************ Looking to see how far I can make 4.95 days of vacation go... Link to comment
thereuare Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Congratulations on your win!Glad to hear that you were able to put this together at the last minute and that it works well for your plans.Thanks for sharing your results with the board... enjoy your stay and the convention. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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