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kelmac

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Date: December 20th, 2013

Number of nights: 1 (pre cruise)

Hotel: San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina

Rating: 4 star bid

Area: Downtown San Diego, CA

Site: Priceline

Winning Bid: $85

Taxes & Service Fees: $18.85

Total Price: $103.85

 

The notion that you have to wait until there is less than two months before your start bidding does not hold true as of late. The last couple of years I've scored some great deals with some very early bids.

 

Enjoy!

Kel:)

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vkb2751

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Will be in Seattle for 2 nights post cruise May 15 and 16. Has anyone used express deal or bid on priceline recently? Would like to be in Pike Market area in 3 and 1/2 star or better. Have never used express deal or bidding. Any help/tips will be appreciated. Thank you.

 

Vinod

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usviking

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Date: June 1, 2013

Number of nights: 1 (pre cruise)

Hotel: Coast Gateway Hotel

Rating: 3 stars

Area: Seatac Airport

Site: Priceline

Price: $76

Tax: 12.5%

Notes: Pay When You Stay; Free Cancellation

 

This pricing showed up in the standard list view. The way my bids were being declined using Name Your Own Price, I didn't think I was going to get anything better. Plus, it's Pay When You Stay and cancelable. Coast Gateway Hotel showed a promotional rate of $104 + taxes on their website.

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RealDeal

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Will be in Seattle for 2 nights post cruise May 15 and 16. Has anyone used express deal or bid on priceline recently? Would like to be in Pike Market area in 3 and 1/2 star or better. Have never used express deal or bidding. Any help/tips will be appreciated. Thank you.

 

Vinod

 

Hotwire has a 3 1/2 star hotel for $126/night & I believe it's the Roosevelt.

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Markanddonna

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I've been trying for two different nights- one 3 and then a 3 1/2 star downtown and another night a three star Seatac. Two years ago, I got Red Lion downtown for $75 and a great one at Seatac for $45. This year, I stopped/as rejected at $85 3 1/2 star and $75 3 star downtown and $70 three star Seatac. I just booked Sleep Inn at Seatac both nights for $71 on their site. Tripadvisor gave them really high ratings.

 

I've been to downtown Seattle a few times so I am not enthralled with staying downtown for a high price. BTW- these dates were for end of May/June.

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nojoke

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Just got a Priceline Express Deal for June 17.

4 stars

$87 + tax, fees

Westin LAX

This hotel isn’t even listed on their website as 4 star.

We were very happy to score this one--has a shuttle to LAX

If you are looking for Priceline deals for June onward, better deal now. We waited too long for 3 days in mid June in Seattle. Ended up paying too much on another site, but

bidding 3 1/2 star on Priceline was rough, and I wasn’t willing to big high without knowing which hotel it would win.

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Mooregre

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Looking for a 4 or 5 star hotel for Friday, May 17 (one night) in Vancouver. I am reviewing Priceline and Hotwire options. Any suggestions or thoughts? I did see the winning bid for the Marriott and that may help me in bidding (if I use Priceline).

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pizzalady1

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Date: July 5

Number of nights: 1

Hotel: Hotel Max

Rating: 3 stars (3.5 stars on TripAdvisor)

Area: Seattle Downtown Theater District

Site: Travelocity Secret Hotels

Winning Bid: $129.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $28.09

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usviking

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Bid date: 5/20/13

 

 

Date: Oct 4, 2013

Number of nights: 1 (pre cruise)

Hotel: Crowne Plaza

Rating: 3.5 stars

Area: San Pedro

Site: Priceline

Price: $75

Taxes & Fees: $18.73

Total: $93.73

 

Date: Oct 19, 2013

Number of nights: 1 (post cruise)

Hotel: Crowne Plaza

Rating: 3.5 stars

Area: San Pedro

Site: Priceline

Price: $75

Taxes & Fees: $18.73

Total: $93.73

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usviking

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Bid date: 6/19/13

 

 

Date: Apr 29, 2014

Number of nights: 1 (post cruise)

Hotel: Crowne Plaza

Rating: 3.5 stars

Area: San Pedro

Site: Priceline

Price: $75

Taxes & Fees: $18.87

Total: $93.87

 

It appears I'm the only one bidding on Priceline and posting results.

 

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MarcJ55

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Will be in Seattle for 2 nights post cruise May 15 and 16. Has anyone used express deal or bid on priceline recently? Would like to be in Pike Market area in 3 and 1/2 star or better. Have never used express deal or bidding. Any help/tips will be appreciated. Thank you.

 

Vinod

 

Hi. If you can afford 4 stars in your budget, I would go for that. Also, Express Deals is quite similar to Hotwire, so why not compare prices. As for which hotel you might get, I always use HotelDealsRevealed.com as a good starting point. In particular, here is the list of Priceline Seattle hotels.

 

In the 4-star category, the Westin and the Sheraton are very popular with Priceline.

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TheSmartOne

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Priceline

Date: Friday, July 26, 2013

Number of nights: 1 (pre cruise)

Hotel: The Edgewater

Stars in bid: 4 star (or higher)

Area: Seattle, WA

Winning Bid: $195

Taxes & Service Fees: $38.53

Coupon (5% off): summer (saved $9.75)

Total Price: $223.78

 

I'd been bidding twice daily for the last few weeks...still feel like it's expensive, but keep reminding myself that it IS a "big city" and saw that there's some music festival going on that same weekend. There were a ton of hotels with no vacancy, so am very happy to have this off of my to-do list.

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usviking

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Purchase Date: 7/9/2013

 

Date: Sept 14, 2013

Number of nights: 1

Hotel: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel

Rating: 3.5 stars

Area: YVR Airport

Site: Priceline

Price: (Express Deal) $73

Taxes & Fees: $18.66

Less Summer Coupon: $3.65

Total: $88.01

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usviking

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Bid Date: 7/13/2013

 

Date: Aug 30, 2013

Number of nights: 1

Hotel: Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

Rating: 4 stars

Area: Granville Entertainment District

Site: Priceline

Price: $130

Taxes & Fees: $29.40

Less Summer Coupon: $6.50

Total: $152.90

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pizzalady1

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Thanks to langleyfld:)

 

Bid Date: 7/25/2013

Seattle

Date: May 19, 2014

Number of nights: 2

Hotel: Mayflower Park hotel

Rating: 3 1/2 stars

Area: Pike Place

Site: Priceline

Price: $95.00

Taxes & Fees: $18.90

Total: $113.90 per night

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