Priceline Hotel: 3* San Diego (Downtown - Harbor Island ) US Grant

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TRAVEL DATES 1/1 - 1/3/05 for 2 rooms

Started with Coronado 4* $25 - denied

added Coastal 4* denied

added Downtown/Harbor Island $30 - denied

added 3* @ $35 - denied

Had my husband try:

Started with Coronado 4* $40 - denied

added Coastal 4* denied

added Downtown/Harbor Island - denied

added 3* - denied

Waited 72 hours

Started with Coronado 4* $45 - denied

added Coastal 4* denied

added Downtown/Harbor Island - denied

added 3* - accepted

U.S. GRANT

Your Offer Price: $45.00

Number of Rooms: 2

Number of Nights: 2

Subtotal: $180.00

Taxes & Service Fees:

$29.54

Total Charges: $209.54

[TravelGuy]

Welcome to BetterBidding the world of Priceline!

You got a great deal on the U.S. Grant. This unique hotel rarely comes up, and when it has, I don't think I've ever seen it come up for that low a bid. The rate on their website for your dates is $187. I don't know what you're doing for New Year's Eve, but Priceline has a feature where you can add a night to your reservation if the hotel has Priceline availability for the extra night. The Grant's rate for 12/31 is $167, so that night they may very well have allocated some rooms to sell through Priceline.

These days it's taking at least $65 to get a 4* in San Diego (Coastal zone), higher downtown and around $100 in Coronado, so it would have taken a miracle for your 4* bids to work. But I admire your aggressiveness and willingness to push the envelope. Tune your strategy up a bit and you'll be getting the full benefit out of Priceline.

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