Priceline Hotel: 2.5* Santa Rosa Marriott - $45 (April)

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2.5* Santa Rosa Marriott

Accepted Bid: $45

April 12th & 13th

I put in a bid at $42, used Sonoma as a free re-bid zone since it has no 2.5* and the hotels there are outrageously priced compared to Santa Rosa.

DO NOT ever bid high on a 2.5* in Sonoma County hoping for a 3* upgrade!

Try 3* first for $40-$50 then raise by a few dollars and use Sonoma as a re-bid zone (on other bidding boards I have seen that Sonoma 3* gets accepted for around $80 or so). Not been burned using this strategy about two-dozen times.

For some reason, I have found that on the same trip I have paid higher for a 2.5* room at the Marriott than for a 3* room at either the Doubletree or Hilton in Santa Rosa.

It just depends on availability, but perhaps since the Marriott has the most central location, they have a higher minimum for accepting a bid. Both the Hilton and Doubletree are pretty empty when I have been there.