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I have not read but the first few posts on this thread but I am the Priceline king!!!!
I use it extensively and have been 98% very satisfied. Here are some critical things to know when using Priceline;
1. There are two ways to use Priceline. The website first just lists their supposedly good prices on flights, hotels ,etc. Secondly, and the much cheaper way, is to use their "name your own price" option where you bid on what you want.
2. When bidding for hotels you are bidding for the quality of hotel (one through four or five starts depending on availibility) and location (most towns are split into two to five or more geographic areas).
Once you bid for whichever star quality hotel you want and the area of the city if Priceline accepts your bid your credit card or check card is charged immeditaely and THERE ARE NO REFUNDS if you change your mind or your plans change.
I have stayed at many nice hotels bidding just two stars but the last three our four years the two starts have tended to be older properties that sometimes are hit and miss. If you bid for a 2 1/2 star hotel you cannot go wrong as they are always nice.
In July I stayed at a Radisson hotel in Austin, TX for about $45.00 per night thats rate on any of the travel sites was over $100 per night.
In March I stayed at a Holiday Inn Resort in Anaheim, CA near Disneyland for about $50.00 per night and the cheapest I could find that same room anywhere else was $120.00 per night.
Last summer I stayed two nights at the Thistle Kensington hotel in London for $58.00 per night for a $260.00 per night room!!!
Just remember you can only bid the exact same dates, location, quality of hotel, once every 24 hours if your bid is rejected. You can rebid again immediately if you change one of those though.
Anyone can PM me for additional info or ask on this thread.
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