Priceline Hotel: 3* Pittsburgh (University Center) Holiday Inn Select

[CrazyOne]

Well, this was a new one, bidding for a hotel right here in town. My girlfriend works in the university area, and I work downtown. We commute in together. Last night she had to work until 11:30, so while I was driving home around 6 or 7pm I hatched a plan to treat us to a night of not having to drive home (30+ min) and arrive past midnight, only to turn around and get up at 6 to drive back in (45+ min). :-)

I had a backup on Hotwire that I think was the Wyndham, at $64. Prices on the hotels' own web sites were shockingly of no help with $200 rates everywhere. I guess they just completely outsource this last-minute stuff to PRICELINE and HOTWIRE. I needed a quick win with the last-minute bidding and with 3* most everywhere not a lot of rebid. So I bid 3* at $45, no go. Then I added 2.5* and put $54 and got the Holiday Inn. Turned out to be perfect, walking distance to my girlfriend's office really (she decided to walk over this morning instead of me driving her the short way), and plenty of empty parking meters (right in front of the hotel!) that aren't enforced until 8am. You know, I had driven by on 5th Ave many, many times and never really knew this was the location of the Holiday Inn. It's not particularly visible from that main street, with a university building I think of some kind that blocks it. It's a fairly ideal location if you have biz in this area, although the Wyndham is notably closer to other restaurants. (I'll post a more detailed review in the proper place.)

Holiday Inn Select Pittsburgh At University Center

100 Lytton Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

412-682-6200

Your Offer Price: $54.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $54.00

Taxes and Service Fees: $15.06

Total Charges*: $69.06

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to hear it worked out well for you and hopefully your girlfriend was surprised and appreciated the treat you planned.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

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