Priceline Hotel: 4* San Francisco (USE) Hyatt Regency Embarcadero

[Gallus50]

Though I'll be in SF for 5 nights total, I decided to split my bid to keep the costs down. I'm glad I did.

Prices for 4* have been so high, I wasn't even bidding for one. I was actually bidding for 3* for the above dates and was upgraded to the Hyatt. I couldn't have been more surprised - shocked, really - when I landed it for $93, since most 4* hotels in August have been going for above $100 - often above $125.

Bidding history was:

3* USW, CC, LS - 80, 85, 88

3* USE, CC, LS - 80,85,88

3* USE & USW, 90 They asked me to up my bid $22, but I declined.

3* USE & USW, CC 92 Rejected, but just to mess with them, I tried

3* USE & USW, CC, LS $93 Accepted and upgraded to 4*. Whoo-hoo!

When they asked if I wanted to extend my stay, PRICELINE came up with a rate of $271. Not surprisingly, I passed.

Rack rate from the Hyatt website appears to be about $215, so not a bad deal.

Will now cancel 3 of my 5 nights at Serrano ($109 per night) and try to bid for the other two.

Used the BB PRICELINE link.

Thanks, all.

[Colfax]

Nice job, Gallus50!

I think this is the lowest price we've seen on a 4* in USE or USW in a couple months. Priceline will upgrade 3* bids to Boutique and I'm surprised no 3* or Boutique in either zone would accept a bid of $92.

Enjoy your stay!

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

Glad to see you were upgraded on your bid and that you're happy with the results. Nice job researching the dates and willing to SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID in order to get a deal.

Thank you for sharing it with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Enjoy this leg of your stay.

[skibumblanch]

I received the same rate on the same Hyatt, same dates. Had been searching 4* for 8/22-8/26 in USE with no luck up to $141. Broke up the search dates and had much better luck. Now staying at this Hyatt Regency 8/22-8/25 for $93 and then spending our last night (8/25-8/26) at the Hyatt Regency SF Airport for $69. Much cheaper and more convenient to catch an early flight from SFO on 8/26. I'll report the airport stay in a separate post.

All were booked from the PRICELINE link on this site.

[thereuare]

Glad to hear you were flexible in your plans to be able to split your bid and duplicate the deal above.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and for using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.