Priceline Hotel: 4* Boston (Copley Square-Theatre District) Westin Copley

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Thanks for this board! It took a lot of reading but it really helped! This was my first priceline experience after a horrible failed bid on a rental car where my Roboform accidentally changed a radio button and booked the wrong airport!!! (Fortunately I called right away and they canceled it!!).

I was actually hoping to get into the Cambridge Marriott right next to MIT but I quickly realized if I looked for a 3.5* in Cambridge I was likely to end up either at the Doubletree or Hyatt which would be more walking than being in Copley. Since all Copley hotels are close to the T I chose to bid on that district for 3.5 or 4* and that gave me 4 rebid zones. I was expecting to pay $179/nt for the Marriott but I was hoping I could get a 3.5* for about $70.

A = Copley

B = Brookline

C = Fenway

D = Somerville

E = S Boston

I had to close the browser after every single bid (ugh, but not too bad)

3.5*

AB $40

AC $45

I then realized I had made a mistake and should have started with 4* and A alone but oh well...

4*

AD $50

AE $60

ABC $70

ABD $80

ABE $90

ACD $100

I decided I wanted to see if I could get a better deal on 3.5*

3.5*

AD $60

AE $65

ABC $70

ABD $75

ABE $80 -> rejected but offered to take $22 more

This surprised me because I saw a lot of accepted offers for 3.5* around $65-$80, but I guess things were pretty booked up for my dates.

I decided I would be willing to pay an extra $20 or so for a 4* so I switched back

ACE $105 -> Accepted!

Expedia showed no rooms for this time period - strange

Travelocity quoted $233!

Overall it was more than I wanted to pay but right on given Hotwire's quotes for $115 / 3.5* or $142 for 4*

[thereuare]

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