Priceline Hotel: 3.5* DC (Dupont Circle-Woodley Park) Marriott Wardman Park

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I used this PRICELINE link for my bid.

My actual travel dates in DC are Tue 4/6/10 to Fri 4/9/10, and I split up my travel dates to book Thu 4/8/10 separately. Refer to this 4* DC post for bid on previous dates.

4/8/10-4/9/10 (1 night)

• Bid $75 on Dupont Circle 3.5* was rejected.
  
• Re-bid $85 by adding DC Suburbs was rejected.
  
• Re-bid $95 by adding Mount Vernon was ACCEPTED - MARRIOTT WARDMAN PARK (near metro) :)
  

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $95.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Room Subtotal: $95.00

Taxes and Fees: $21.08

Total Room Cost: $116.08

Thanks, betterbidding.com!

[yellowdog]

Congratulations on your success!

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding :)

Enjoy your stay.

Yellowdog.

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Post-vacation update:

Due to a conference at this hotel, Marriott Wardman Park told me at check-in on 4/9/2010 that they were moving me to Renaissance Washington, which is in a different area than I had wanted. I don't see Renaissance Washington under the Hotel Reviews section so I'll include my overall impression of both hotels here.

Marriott Wardman Park

- Marriott was not able to call me to notify me of the location change due to Priceline not showing my phone number.

- Front desk was courteous, provided me with a note to present to the transfer hotel (no additional costs for stay), and asked if I wanted to take the Metro or a cab. The metro station elevator was down so I opted for cab. Marriott provided me with $20 cash, which was plenty for the cab ride from National Zoo to Chinatown.

- #80 on TripAdvisor index

Renaissance Washington

- Front desk was welcoming and gave me great customer service.

- Renaissance is under renovation, which obstructs part of the entrance area, and is located 3 blocks from the Chinatown Gallery metro station.

- Room was clean and spaceous with 2 beds.

- #68 on TripAdvisor index

Tip: call hotel before check-in when booking through Priceline or other 3rd party.

[AaronJB]

Sorry to hear that you were moved to a hotel in a different area! :) Glad to hear that it worked out reasonably well, though.