Priceline Hotel: 3* Seattle (Downtown) Crowne Plaza

[Colfax]

This win surprised me. My 2* bid (aiming for Sixth Avenue Inn) was upgraded to 3*. I was purposely bidding too low for an upgrade (or so I thought) and I planned to stop at $60, which I still thought was safe.

Before bidding Downtown I tried to $75 for a 2.5* in Lake Union and $60 for 3* and 2.5* in University-Northgate.

A few nights earlier I'd won the Sixth Avenue Inn for $50 when the hotel's rate was $79. For this Friday night stay the Sixth Avenue Inn was $99.

I started with $50/2*. At $55/2* I got a counteroffer. I added Lake Union for $58 and got the Crowne Plaza, whose lowest rate online was $180.

Bids were placed through BetterBidding's PRICELINE link.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the post and for using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Hopefully you didn't encouter too many extra fees which you were probably trying to avoid at the 2* level.

Hope you enjoyed your stay.

[Colfax]

Parking is $30/night and valet only. Internet another $9.95/night.

Some night I'd be happy to stay at the Crowne Plaza for $58; I hear it's a nice hotel and the location is good. But I had a lot of short driving errands to do and having to pay $30 plus tips, four or five times in a day, and wait in a line each time to have my car retrieved just wasn't going to work. I didn't check in and I booked someplace else with free parking conventionally.

When I actually want to stay at the Crowne Plaza I probably won't be able to get it.