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I both hit the big 6-0 this week AND retired! More leisure time to hang around here, hopefully!

Thanks, I was happy to use your quickquote feature to access NYOP after many attempts to get there on Priceline's site! (I should have known to come here in the first place!). So its nice to know about this other feature as well. They surely don't make it easy!

First bid of $75 accepted. Priceline did not have any Express deals for this date in this category or zone. Bid placed through Better Bidding link to PRICELINE.

PRICELINE EXPRESS displayed this property for $123, so I thought I would first try Name Your Own Price. I bid $110 as my first bid and it was accepted. Travelzoo had a promo for this hotel starting at $159, but I thought I'd try PRICELINE first. Bid placed through the Better Bidding link to PRICELINE.

Priceline Express listed what I figured was the Marriott for $78, however when I clicked to purchase I received the reply "no longer available". I closed my browser and tried again however this time the price listed was $152. Although I wasn't agreeable to that price, I clicked to continue to see what the response would be, and again received the "no longer available" reply. So I instead went to "name your own price", entered $74 and the bid was accepted. I have experienced this same thing with the Express product in this zone many times. Booked through the BetterBidding link to PRICELINE.

This is a new hotel for the Priceline Express list. Amenities displayed: Free Internet Bed Choice Available Pets Airport Shuttle Fitness Center No Smoking Facilities Luxury Suites Amsterdam Oudeschans 75, Amsterdam , Netherlands May 7-9, 2017 Room price:$206.00/night Appreciate the 5% Better Bidding discount BBSPRING. :-)

Oakland/East Bay - Berkeley zone - Claremont Hotel Club and Spa (now a Fairmont property) upgraded to 5 stars. http://www.priceline.com/the-claremont-hotel-club-and-spa-berkeley-california-CA-175148-hd.hotel-reviews-hotel-guides

Reno, NV zone changes: The former Reno South Airport zone has been split into two zones: Reno Central - Airport RNO 4* Grand Sierra Resort 4* The Summit (17th floor and higher of Grand Sierra Resort) 3* Best Western Airport Plaza 3* Hyatt Place Airport 2.5* La Quinta 2* Baymont Inn & Suites Reno Airport South Convention Center 4* Atlantis 4* Peppermill 3* Courtyard by Marriott 3* Residence Inn 2* Extended Stay America

$70 bid rejected. Rebid at $74 and accepted. Bid through BB link to PRICELINE.

Priceline has separated the former Concord-Lafayette zone (Oakland/East Bay) into two zones (Concord-Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek-Lafayette). Below is how each hotel in the former zone now lie within the two zones. Concord-Pleasant Hill 3.5 Crowne Plaza Concord 3.5 Concord Hilton 3 Courtyard by Marriott Pleasant Hill 3 Residence Inn Pleasant Hill 2.5 Clarion Hotel Concord Walnut Creek-Lafayette 4 Lafayette Park Hotel 4 Renaissance Club Sport Walnut Creek 3.5 Embassy Suites Pleasant Hill-Walnut Creek 3.5 Walnut Creek Marriott 3 Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek

Late post for very last-minute purchase. Pretty easy to identify this property based on two amenities of Children's Activities and Self-Service Laundry (the other 4 stars in this zone don't have either amenity). Not to mention Hotwire discloses the Resort Fee before you purchase. A simple Google search of the Resort Fees points to the Grand Sierra while Atlantis and Peppermill have higher fees. Current amenities for the Summit are: Resort Fitness Center Business Center Golf Casino Pool Self-Service Laundry Tennis Airport Shuttle Restaurant(s) Internet Spa Children's Activities Purchased via the Better Bidding link to Hotwire.

The website listed below sells the Westin SF Airport for $99.50 9am-7pm and Hyatt Regency SF Airport for $89.50 8am-6pm. http://www.bookadayroom.com/default.aspx

The Financial District Hilton gets a 7 point Customer Satisfaction rating on PRICELINE, while Le Meridien and Hyatt Regency get 8 points or higher. If you're looking at PRICELINE EXPRESS in this zone, you can rule out the Hilton if it displays 8 points or higher. If it displays 7 points or higher, then you pretty much know you're going to get the Hilton. I like to avoid the Hilton, and the ratings display helps to avoid!

After recently upgrading to 4.5 stars, PRICELINE now rates Intercontinental (SOMA zone) 4 stars and no longer offers 4.5 NYOP bidding in this zone. Hotel is once again rated 4 stars in both retail and vacation package products.

San Francisco NYOP changes: SOMA 4.5* Intercontinental San Francisco (upgrade from 4*) UNION SQUARE EAST 4.5* Taj Campton Place (upgrade from 4*) USW/Nob Hill 4.5* bidding now available. (Fairmont is only 4.5* in this zone in Priceline retail product) FINANCIAL DISTRICT/EMBARCADERO 4.5* Omni (upgrade from 4*) FISHERMAN'S WHARF 5* bidding now available (Fairmont Heritage Place is only 5* in this zone in Priceline retail product) 4.5* bidding now available (unsure which hotel) Oakland/East Bay NYOP changes CONCORD-LAFAYETTE 4* Renaissance Club Sport (upgrade from 3.5*)