Priceline Hotel: 3* Los Angeles (Downtown) Hyatt Regency

[sacto76]

First bid of $50 for LA (Hollywood) was rejected. We're going to a concert that night, but I'll be working downtown during the day, so I re-bid at $55 adding the downtown zone (probably should have come in a few dollars lower, but I didn't really expect the $55 to be a winner for a Friday night).

Hyatt Regency LA

Los Angeles (downtown)

711 South Hope Street

Check-In Date: Friday, Nov 19, 2004

Check-Out Date: Sat, Nov 20, 2004

Offer Price: $55.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $55.00

Taxes and

Service Fees: $15.24

Total Charges: $70.24

[thereuare]

Congratulation on your win.

What concert? (anything i'd be jealous of missing?) :)

[sacto76]

Thanks for the congrats. In hindsight, I now realize I could have done better. I jumped right into adding a new zone assuming a 3* Downtown would be in the same price range as a 3* in Hollywood. It wasn't until I finished the process that I realized there was a substantial disparity between the prices of 3* in the two zones. I should have bid separately on Downtown and started lower.

No biggy as I'm still very happy with the hotel and the price, but . . . were it not for my bull-in-a-china-shop approach it looks like we could have been in a 4* Downtown for the same price or just a few dollars more. Needless to say I am definitely still very much a rookie when it comes to PL (this was only my second win), and need to do a better job next time of using the resources this excellent site provides!

Re the concert, it's the Dresden Dolls (punk cabaret) at the El Rey. Should be a very fun show. Great people watching.

[thereuare]

Just remember.... there will be others watching you :)