A number of people have asked how I use Priceline to get crazy good deals on hotels ... most recently 3.5 star Hyatt Regency for $34 ($45 after tax and fees). Well, here's a video of the process I use combining biddingfortravel.com and priceline.com ... happy bidding!
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May 19, 2009
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Used this today--very timely!
Thanks Mr. Negotiator
Posted by: Gene | May 19, 2009 at 02:57 PM
Very nice. Thanks! Have you ever used this for airfare or rental cars? Is it possible?
Posted by: Mark | May 19, 2009 at 09:58 PM
Mark - I've used it with car rentals .. it's not as easy as hotels, but it can be done. Got a midsize for $12/day
Posted by: Jason Powell | May 19, 2009 at 10:40 PM
In the video you mention next day travel. Does this work better for short notice? How far out can you typically use this trick?
Posted by: Chris Marsden | May 20, 2009 at 01:17 PM
I used Priceline to get a hotel outside of Denver 1 hour before I would be there for $45! It's awesome!
Posted by: Nangra | May 20, 2009 at 05:04 PM
Headed to the Echo Conference in Dallas in July. Got a room at the Hyatt Place 5 minutes from Watermark church for $34/night. I would have paid $99 for a room through the conference. Thanks!!!!!
Posted by: Mike | May 20, 2009 at 05:54 PM
The link for the video doesn't seem to be loading. Did I miss the window of opportunity to view it? I've heard awesome things about your video and have some trips coming up that I was going to experiment with.
Posted by: Josh Pounders | June 06, 2009 at 01:33 AM
Some of my favorite deals with this technique over the past few years:
Denver Tech Center Marriott: $25/night
Westin Westminster Colorado: $40/night
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach: $27/night
Marriott Hilton Head Island: $75/night
Venetian Las Vegas: $79/night
Hilton White Plains: $59/night
Hyatt Regency Chicago: $59/night
Posted by: Tom Templin | June 07, 2009 at 08:58 PM
Some folks (including me) have switched from posting our winning bids on biddingfortravel.com to instead posting them on betterbidding.com. I don't like the site quite as much, but the "owners" take better care of their "customers", in my opinion.
Posted by: Tom Templin | June 07, 2009 at 09:01 PM
muhahaha! Jason! You are BRILLIANT!!!!
Posted by: Doc | June 16, 2009 at 01:54 AM
To Mike above. Several of us, including Jason Powell, stayed at the Crowne Plaza directly across the freeway from Watermark using this method for $35/night. It works well! In the off seasons and poor economic times like these you may even find yourself staying in some seriously nice places.
Posted by: Chris Green | June 16, 2009 at 07:51 AM
Thanks for the awesome video on PriceLine. Used it for the first time and got 2.5 * for $45!
Posted by: Jeremy Good | June 16, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Thanks for posting this!! This helped me get a 3* hotel for $52 in Baton Rouge.
Posted by: Mark Lunsford | July 01, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Used this to book hotel for conference in Florida this November. Worked like a charm!! Thanks!!
Posted by: Doc | October 19, 2009 at 02:27 AM