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Very important to read this category before bidding on a hotel stay. The importance of familiarizing yourself with this FAQ cannot be stressed enough. Check regularly for updates.

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Sheryl

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USA Hotels

Forum	Topics	Posts	Last Comment
Alabama	556	1244	*3 Birmingham Hoo... natasha007 01/30/10 10:00 PM
Alaska	272	638	Re: millennium An... mrstupor 02/09/10 3:17 PM
Arizona - Phoenix/Scottsdale Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that some hotels charge excessive resort fees which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.	834	1765	Re: Scottsdale $5... emmy 02/09/10 3:34 AM
Arizona - all other cities	633	1600	Re: 3* Flagstaff ... LMA 02/03/10 10:47 PM
California - Disneyland/Orange County	1137	2385	Re: 3.5* Crowne P... travel3 02/09/10 5:43 PM
California - Los Angeles	1149	2392	3.5* LAX Crowne P... localboy18 02/08/10 11:58 AM
California - Los Angeles Suburbs and Surrounding Area	835	1615	3* Courtyard By M... baboonia 02/07/10 4:19 PM
California - Napa Valley/Sonoma Valley	662	1777	Re: 4 Star in Sonoma gwb2125 01/21/10 8:15 PM
California - Palm Springs/Palm Desert Resort fees are prevalent. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $27 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.	633	1887	Re: 3* Palm Sprin... mrfood 02/08/10 12:57 PM
California - Sacramento	643	1427	Four Points By Sh... modestowelder 02/02/10 10:02 PM
California - San Diego	1230	2954	4* DT San Diego W... larrymark 02/07/10 10:01 PM
California - San Francisco There are some hotels in Downtown San Francisco that restrict occupancy to 2 people per room and have only one double bed.	1391	4006	Re: 4* USE 3/19-2... travel3 02/09/10 5:52 PM
California - San Jose/Silicon Valley	725	1448	3* Courtyard by M... TimberAllie 02/09/10 12:45 AM
California - Oakland/East Bay/Marin County	729	1484	Re: 3* Dublin/Ple... qume1 02/08/10 12:32 PM
California - Interior (all cities not listed separately)	590	1433	Re: 3* Holiday In... sthiede47 01/21/10 11:26 AM
California - Pacific Coast (all cities not listed separately including Monterey and Santa Barbara)	703	2022	When to bid for b... milese 01/13/10 4:53 PM
Colorado - Denver/Boulder	819	1529	Selecting Golden,... Rddunn 02/08/10 6:54 PM
Colorado - all other cities	512	1173	2* - Frisco - Ram... adidasorange 01/20/10 2:58 PM
Connecticut	656	1275	3* Milford - Hilt... wynner 02/06/10 3:07 PM
Florida - Fort Lauderdale	791	1908	3* Hyatt Place Do... goldenmaui 02/07/10 6:00 PM
Florida - Miami Resort fees are prevalent in the beach zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $12 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.	824	1925	3.5* Miami DT Mar... tocanada 02/07/10 2:34 PM
Florida - Key West/Key Largo	513	2040	Key West: 2* Trav... ohiosaver88 02/02/10 8:36 PM
Florida - Orlando/Walt Disney World Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $10 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.	1124	2642	4* Renaissance S... pearlygurl 02/08/10 9:26 PM
Florida - Tampa/Clearwater/St. Petersburg Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $12 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.	698	1621	2* Howard Johnson... ThatPilotGuy 02/06/10 3:28 AM
Florida - South/Central Beaches (all cities not listed separately)	728	1862	Re: 3* Residence ... klumsd 02/09/10 5:20 PM
Florida - Panhandle/North Florida (all cities not listed separately)	641	1504	3* - Holiday Inn ... CajunVol 02/05/10 6:01 PM
Georgia - Atlanta	969	1793	Grand Hyatt Buckh... shrewdwanderer 02/08/10 11:17 AM
Georgia - all other cities	656	1532	2.5* Macon Windha... hofo 02/04/10 3:14 PM
Hawaii - Kauai/Big Island/Molokai Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $25 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.	631	2002	Re: Kauai hotels ... heman55555 02/07/10 1:22 PM
Hawaii - Maui Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $25 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.	688	2814	Wailea Beach Marr... tmillikan 02/08/10 5:58 PM
Hawaii - Oahu Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $25 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.	763	2433	RESORT Marriott W... OFGtheory 02/08/10 8:33 AM
Illinois - Chicago	1239	3291	Re: 3* Four Point... solring 02/06/10 8:46 PM
Illinois - Chicago Suburbs	724	1244	3* Holiday Inn, O... waltke96 02/02/10 2:55 PM
Illinois - all other cities	326	711	2 1/2* Holiday In... tomar200 01/27/10 9:13 PM
Indiana	721	1639	4* Downtown India... rvf35 02/08/10 1:27 PM
Iowa/Nebraska	651	1394	3* DesMoines West... gotgadgets 02/09/10 1:46 PM
Kansas Includes Wichita, Topeka and other cities. Excludes Kansas City Area.	143	293	3.5* Hyatt Regenc... mjgseattle 12/30/09 11:59 PM
Kentucky	629	1215	3* L'ville East P... gotgadgets 02/08/10 1:08 PM
Louisiana - New Orleans In the City of New Orleans, an occupancy tax of $1, $2 or $3 per day, depending on the size of the hotel, must be paid upon checkout.	740	1885	4* French Qtr 4/... toothjockey 02/09/10 12:31 AM
Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi - all other cities	546	1291	2.5* Fayetteville... avatexrs 02/07/10 5:13 PM
Maine/New Hampshire/Vermont	656	1462	Re: Residence Inn... Kevin F 02/08/10 10:43 AM
Maryland (except DC Suburbs)	733	1340	3* Aloft Hotel - ... vivavino 02/08/10 12:12 PM
Massachusetts - Boston	976	2406	4* Copley/Theatre... northhill 02/03/10 11:26 AM
Massachusetts - Boston Suburbs	602	1206	Needham/Dedham/No... crthomson 02/06/10 12:39 PM
Massachusetts (all other cities)/Rhode Island	703	1468	3* Nylo, Providen... hikerboy 02/08/10 1:08 PM
Michigan - Metro Detroit (Tri-county Area)	629	1087	3* Crown Plaza De... poetraveler 02/03/10 7:51 PM
Michigan (other than the Detroit Metro Area)	475	965	2 1/2* Holiday In... poetraveler 01/24/10 10:31 PM
Minnesota - Minneapolis/St. Paul Area	728	1572	3.5* Radisson Pla... Whitewater 02/09/10 4:48 PM
Minnesota - All Other Cities	109	238	2.5* Hampton Inn ... ChadC 01/14/10 12:04 AM
Missouri - Kansas City	623	1178	3* Courtyard Over... Hillbilly68 02/09/10 10:45 AM
Missouri - St. Louis	718	1471	Re: 4* DT Hyatt R... Hillbilly68 02/08/10 6:31 PM
Missouri - all other cities	276	615	3* Radison, Brans... gotgadgets 12/11/09 11:42 PM
Nevada - Las Vegas	885	3602	Re: Where is Laug... SilentCal 02/08/10 2:02 PM
Nevada - all other cities (including Lake Tahoe area)	540	1445	3.5* Montbleu Res... dwzdwz 02/05/10 1:01 AM
New Jersey The zones that Priceline displays with the Newark Airport zones are included in the New York Airports category	698	1352	3*Holiday Inn Som... PaPete 02/02/10 5:43 PM
New Mexico	678	1457	Re: 3* Albuquerqu... pfrank 02/09/10 1:44 PM
New York State - Buffalo/Niagara Falls (including Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)	655	1757	3 * Niagara Falls... upstate928 02/08/10 10:44 AM
New York State - New York City There are hotels at all quality levels in NYC that can accommodate one bed only. Very risky to bid for one room if your party consists of more than two people. Please do not ask about this as there is really nothing else to add.	1772	6259	*4 MTE Grand Hyat... johannmSF 02/08/10 3:12 PM
New York Airports (JFK/LGA/EWR including adjacent bidding zones)	714	1537	3* Secaucus Holid... concierge 02/03/10 1:09 AM
New York State - All Other Cities	708	1419	3.5* Syracuse Uni... rundogrun 02/09/10 4:26 PM
North Carolina	843	1445	3* CLT Marriott R... n51222 02/07/10 1:07 PM
Ohio - Cincinnati	594	1121	Re: 3* Crowne Pla... mhb1757 02/02/10 2:47 PM
Ohio - Cleveland	635	1224	Review of 4* Inte... plbandit 02/08/10 11:17 AM
Ohio - Columbus	632	1217	Re: 4* Columbus R... sterlingmv 02/01/10 4:25 PM
Ohio - All Other Cities	480	918	2.5* Staybridge S... melisarn 01/25/10 9:05 PM
Oklahoma	439	833	Re: 3* Courtyard ... veblenesque 02/08/10 12:10 PM
Oregon - Portland	991	2006	2* ESA Beaverton ... rdrnnr 02/05/10 11:00 PM
Oregon - All Other Cities	549	1187	Re: 2* corvallis ... tilepusher 02/08/10 4:49 PM
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia	811	1681	Re: 3* Philadelph... smartcookie 02/03/10 4:28 PM
Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh	702	1324	3* Crowne Plaza P... ubersput 02/05/10 7:10 PM
Pennsylvania - all other cities/Delaware	633	1361	3* Allentown Airp... diamondlady.support 02/04/10 6:29 PM
South Carolina	710	1629	Re: Bidding Help ... venom 02/09/10 2:26 PM
Tennessee - Memphis	434	860	4* Downtown Memph... rvf35 01/30/10 4:44 PM
Tennessee - Nashville	648	1276	4* Downtown - 2/7... rvf35 02/07/10 10:22 AM
Tennessee - all other cities	483	1019	2.5* Chattanooga ... bwollam 02/08/10 8:43 PM
Texas - Austin	745	1528	4* Austin Downtow... carlyk 02/04/10 3:23 PM
Texas - Dallas/Fort Worth	850	1566	3.5* Dallas downt... vicia 02/08/10 10:36 PM
Texas - Houston/Galveston	848	1510	4* Intercontinent... NativeTX 02/08/10 3:53 PM
Texas - San Antonio	735	1640	4 Star Emily Morgan Hillbilly68 02/08/10 6:45 PM
Texas - all other cities	592	1234	Holiday Inn Sunsp... Hillbilly68 02/08/10 6:41 PM
Utah	681	1245	4* Sheraton SLC D... alanstar 02/05/10 11:32 AM
Virginia/West Virginia (except for D.C. suburbs)	773	1453	3.5* Renaissance,... mikemike 02/08/10 8:41 AM
Washington DC Area Includes DC proper as well as zones located in Virginia and Maryland that are part of the priceline DC bidding area (e.g. Crystal City, Alexandria, Arlington, Springfield, National Harbor)	1044	2237	4* Alexandria 6/1... merit25 02/09/10 12:16 AM
Washington DC Suburbs (in Virginia and Maryland) Includes areas defined by priceline's Northern Virginia and Maryland-DC Suburbs zones.	656	1173	3.5* Hyatt Bethes... epoon 01/24/10 12:41 PM
Washington State - Seattle	1271	2781	4* Westin Downtow... worldtraveler56 02/09/10 5:03 PM
Washington State (all cities except Seattle)	539	1106	2 1/2* Guesthouse... poetraveler 02/05/10 8:16 PM
Wisconsin	710	1373	Re: 4* NEAR DT MI... dasjazman 02/08/10 9:54 PM
Wyoming/Idaho/Montana/Dakotas	671	1285	3* Missoula $55 C... cpalaw 02/07/10 5:52 PM

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Canada Hotels

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Canada - Ontario (Toronto, Ottawa)	946	1844	4* TO DT North Ma... GeoNit 02/09/10 11:32 AM
Canada - Québec (Montréal, Québec City)	741	1606	4* Montreal Marri... FrankB02532 02/07/10 11:38 AM
Canada - British Columbia (Vancouver, Victoria)	852	1875	4* Marriott Vanco... mumof3qts 01/28/10 10:30 PM
Canada - Atlantic/Prairie Provinces/Territories (Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg)	628	1395	4* Westin Halifax... sligg 01/19/10 5:46 PM

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Caribbean/Mexico Hotels

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Aruba/Curacao/Cayman Islands/Dominican Republic/The Bahamas/St. Kitts/St. Lucia

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02/04/10 2:17 AM

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01/24/10 8:49 PM

Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands/British Virgin Islands

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smda

02/07/10 10:29 PM

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Central and South America Hotels

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Argentina

Please read befor...

Arrzee

11/24/08 10:58 PM

Brazil

4* Sheraton Rio H...

DHOB

11/07/09 12:57 PM

Panama

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twallack

01/10/10 11:52 AM

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Europe Hotels

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Austria/Czech Republic/Switzerland/Hungary/Poland	665	1838	4* Budapest Inter... senoragilbert 02/05/10 9:46 PM
England - London	791	2058	5* Intercontinent... utensils 02/04/10 5:22 PM
England - London Airports	358	748	3* Novotel LHR $5... rosehill 01/04/10 10:35 PM
England (All Other Cities)/Scotland/Wales/N. Ireland/Ireland	294	674	4* Renaissance Ma... bratsch 01/17/10 3:14 AM
France	663	1921	4* Novotel Tour E... hemoglobin 02/09/10 4:18 PM
Germany	709	1558	4* Maritim Hotel ... reddust 02/05/10 5:13 AM
Italy	498	1748	Need suggestion: ... travel2italy 02/08/10 2:13 AM
Netherlands/Belgium	661	1623	Re: What is the t... efsch 02/06/10 11:21 AM
Spain/Portugal	307	953	When to start the... gac1yahoo 02/09/10 10:32 AM
Europe - All Other Cities	251	683	4* Marriott Copen... kilty123 12/13/09 1:22 PM

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Middle East Hotels

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Israel

Cannot Seem to Bi...

mom9kids

09/16/09 2:51 AM

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Asia/South Pacific Hotels

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Hong Kong	332	1021	3* CITYVIEW Centr... barbOTRL 02/07/10 9:13 AM
Singapore	174	459	Re: 5* Hotel from... albatross710 01/30/10 6:27 AM
Thailand (including Bangkok, Phuket)	434	1469	Why a serviced ap... pholk 02/08/10 10:55 PM
Asia/South Pacific Hotels - all other cities	504	1422	5* Shanghai (Huan... boywonderto 02/07/10 9:17 PM

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Hotels - General

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01/01/10 6:04 PM

Hotel Zones Redefined

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Hotel Misratings and Quality Issues

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Airline Tickets - Bidding Related Questions

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Bidding Related Questions - Continental US Destinations Bidding strategies will no longer be provided by BiddingForTravel.com.	556	2241	Air Travel Bidding empehi 02/07/10 9:26 AM
Bidding Related Questions - Hawaii/Caribbean/Mexico Destinations Bidding strategies will no longer be provided by BiddingForTravel.com.	363	2402	Re: Does pricelin... rmiller774 12/09/09 10:00 PM
Bidding Related Questions - Canadian Destinations Bidding strategies will no longer be provided by BiddingForTravel.com.	132	849	bdl-yyz c1k 12/29/09 9:09 PM
Bidding Related Questions - All Other International Destinations Bidding strategies will no longer be provided by BiddingForTravel.com.	526	2980	Looking for Inexp... joemeboe 01/10/10 12:19 PM
Websites for Checking Airfares	36	142	Offering Discount... airtkt 12/18/09 1:18 AM
Using Alternate Airports	25	26	Re: Jacksonville, FL worldviolent.theclayboard 01/04/10 9:56 PM
Questions Specifically Related to Alternate Airports The purpose of this forum is to ask questions specifically related to the "Using Alternate Airports" category. Please do not ask bidding related questions in this forum.	26	85	Re:bidding rmiller774 06/28/07 10:21 PM

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Airline Tickets - Outside Continental US

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Winning Bids - To/From Hawaii/Alaska/Caribbean/Mexico	168	469	LAX - OGG, 12/30/... alextrj 09/04/09 4:07 PM
Winning Bids - All Canadian Destinations	102	314	SJC (San Jose, CA... thibaulth 09/11/09 12:58 AM
Winning Bids - All European Destinations	260	873	Re: Cheap flight ... gac1yahoo 02/09/10 10:29 AM
Winning Bids - All Other International Routings Bidding strategies will no longer be provided by BiddingForTravel.com.	73	228	Re: SEA - BKK 12/... Oriented ThatWay 09/07/09 9:47 PM

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Airline Tickets - Domestic US Destinations

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Winning Bids - Departing from Los Angeles (LAX BUR ONT SNA LGB)	89	264	Online Flights bo... airtkt 12/18/09 1:06 AM
Winning Bids - Departing from Bay Area and Sacramento (SFO OAK SJC SMF)	36	91	Looking for a gre... Baskinjm 07/17/09 7:06 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Chicago (ORD MDW)	78	212	ord-tys $188.45 4... alexandria 04/20/08 12:03 AM
Winning Bids - Departing from New York City (including LGA,JFK,EWR,HPN,ISP)	61	162	Re: LGA to SAN Ja... carina0614 02/06/10 8:53 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Washington, DC (DCA IAD BWI) and Maryland	30	63	IAD to ATL 08/15 ... Kathyfm1 08/08/08 10:48 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Arizona/New Mexico/Nevada	32	66	RNO-MSP 6/28-8/7 ... mg194 06/17/08 11:00 AM
Winning Bids - Departing from California (other than Bay Area/Sacramento/LA)	26	66	Fresno - JFK r/t ... Hotvette 03/22/08 7:54 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from The Carolinas/Virginia/West Virginia	106	319	ORF to CID - 11/1... x96hankins 11/12/09 4:08 AM
Winning Bids - Departing from Colorado and Utah	27	66	Re: DEN-RDU 3/5-3... Sheryl 02/25/09 10:58 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Florida	30	74	Orlando to Philad... mike59 06/25/09 9:05 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Georgia/Alabama/Mississippi/Louisiana/Arkansas	110	305	ATL-ORD RT $130/p... teresac 10/15/09 8:52 AM
Winning Bids - Departing from Illinois/Indiana (except Chicago)	29	85	IND to LAX 3/4/10... WRomine 02/05/10 11:59 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Iowa/Nebraska/Kansas	31	82	MCI>CMH 2/21/0... twinmom22 02/16/07 12:21 AM
Winning Bids - Departing from Michigan	29	61	Re: best location... gottahvfun 09/05/09 4:01 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Minnesota/Wisconsin	104	287	MSP to DUB - $487... kizzeith 01/29/10 11:11 AM
Winning Bids - Departing from Missouri/Oklahoma	29	75	STL to LGA $210 1... BUterriers 12/17/07 4:35 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from New England (MA CT NH VT ME RI)	152	433	BOS to LAS salemgurl 07/28/08 3:41 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from New York State (other than NYC)	52	135	Re: BUF to BOS 9/... rmiller774 08/27/09 8:35 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Ohio	28	62	CMH-SFO 9/19-9/24... dougiew 07/02/09 2:33 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Pennsylvania	87	237	PHL SAN RT $196 travelgirl128 08/22/09 12:36 AM
Winning Bids - Departing from Tennessee/Kentucky	29	67	LEX to SFO 9/27 t... dwz75 09/25/07 5:29 PM
Winning Bids - Departing from Texas	222	593	DAL-LGA March 6 texasbloke 01/13/10 11:46 AM
Winning Bids - Departing from Washington State/Oregon/Montana/Idaho/Wyoming	56	159	Missoula to DFW $... jpbooks1111 01/29/10 12:26 AM

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Rental Cars

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Bid Questions	552	2156	bid accepted Tall... musicgal8 01/29/10 11:39 AM
Los Angeles	617	776	Re: LAX Compact H... bingo4.jjb 02/05/10 10:04 PM
Las Vegas	393	543	LAS 5/29-6/5 (inc... JATS1545.babysplay 02/08/10 12:16 PM
Orlando	620	995	REjected 2/18-2/2... dterrell69 01/29/10 4:58 PM
Miami/Fort Lauderdale	569	809	FLL Economy Car dahodas 01/15/10 7:29 PM
Florida (except Orlando/Miami/Ft. Lauderdale)	580	784	RSW economy/compact ral516 02/01/10 10:35 PM
California (except Los Angeles)	678	816	SAN 5/12-5/17 F... SlowDon 02/03/10 10:10 PM
Arizona/New Mexico/Utah/Nevada (except Las Vegas)	578	722	PHX Mid $22 2/17-... JBuffettPH 02/08/10 10:06 PM
Hawaii/Puerto Rico	745	982	OGG Standard 5/11... tmillikan 02/08/10 6:39 PM
New England	418	512	BOS Compact 11/21... prepster2002 11/17/09 9:08 PM
New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania/Delaware	571	685	BUF midsize 3/5-3... poetraveler 01/27/10 5:28 PM
Wash DC/Maryland/Virginia/West Virginia	448	553	IAD midsize April... gerry 02/06/10 11:44 PM
Carolinas/Tennessee/Kentucky	357	448	SDF 2/3 to 2/8/10... bernahm 02/01/10 10:56 PM
Georgia/Alabama/Mississippi	228	280	ATL Standard 2-1... Profiler 02/06/10 4:43 AM
Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Oklahoma	412	532	SAT, 4/9-4/11, Pr... davistyner 02/05/10 9:35 AM
Missouri/Iowa/Nebraska/Kansas	153	185	MCI - Midsize 9/1... kerr82 09/17/09 3:33 PM
Michigan/Illinois/Indiana/Ohio/Minnesota/Wisconsin	595	688	DTW mid-size Alam... poetraveler 02/03/10 8:02 PM
Colorado/Wyoming/Idaho/Montana/Dakotas	280	367	Denver - Full Siz... skidz7 01/12/10 4:20 PM
Oregon/Washington State/Alaska	446	565	$35 standard Alam... poetraveler 02/07/10 1:08 AM
Canada	122	170	Car Hire Vancouver jane333.support 11/25/09 10:20 AM
Websites for Checking Car Rental Rates	15	168	Best discount I f... AttyWSW 12/23/09 10:31 AM
General Observations About Bidding for a Rental Car There are some helpful bidding tips included in this category. Checking here before bidding for a rental car could prove beneficial.	131	480	Re: Best discount... AttyWSW 01/12/10 1:08 PM

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Hotwire

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General Observations About Hotwire When posting in this category, keep in mind that Hotwire monitors this board. As with all posts, the Administrators reserve the right to remove any postings that are inappropriate for public view. Customer service-related posts will be removed.	37	229	Bait & Switch yourlimo 02/08/10 3:53 AM
Airline Tickets Please post any occurrences of Hotwire beating Priceline's price using the exact same parameters. Please state exactly how much you bid with Priceline and Hotwire's price. Posts that do not meet these criteria will be removed.	91	227	Re: LAX - YUL 7/3... rmiller774 12/15/09 11:10 PM
Hotels Please limit posts to general observations that will be useful to Priceline users, such as the quality ratings Hotwire assigns to a particular hotel in a particular city so it can be an apples to apples comparison with Priceline. This forum should also be used when Hotwire was able to beat Priceline for a comparable hotel since Hotwire's ratings do not always correlate with Priceline's ratings. Posts that do not meet these criteria will be removed.	423	1259	Infrastructure de... aaaaaa 02/04/10 1:39 PM
Rental Cars Post any instances of Hotwire beating Priceline's price using the exact same bidding parameters. If you cannot illustrate that Priceline could not beat Hotwire's price, after comparing the total cost with taxes and fees, your post will be removed. The Hotwire rate you use must be their opaque rate where you don't know the rental car company until after you submit your credit card. Do not use Hotwire's rates directly from the rental car company where you do not pay in advance. Those are retail rates.	46	92	BOS Enterprise-re... nepushkin 01/27/10 4:56 PM

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Very important to read this category before bidding on a hotel stay. The importance of familiarizing yourself with this FAQ cannot be stressed enough. Check regularly for updates.

USA Hotels

Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that some hotels charge excessive resort fees which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.

Resort fees are prevalent. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $27 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.

There are some hotels in Downtown San Francisco that restrict occupancy to 2 people per room and have only one double bed.

Resort fees are prevalent in the beach zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $12 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.

Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $10 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.

Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $12 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.

Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $25 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.

Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $25 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.

Resort fees are prevalent in certain zones. Keep in mind that the hotel may charge you up to $25 per day per room which you may be unable to dispute as Priceline now states on their website that these fees are your responsibility.

Includes Wichita, Topeka and other cities. Excludes Kansas City Area.

In the City of New Orleans, an occupancy tax of $1, $2 or $3 per day, depending on the size of the hotel, must be paid upon checkout.

The zones that Priceline displays with the Newark Airport zones are included in the New York Airports category

There are hotels at all quality levels in NYC that can accommodate one bed only. Very risky to bid for one room if your party consists of more than two people. Please do not ask about this as there is really nothing else to add.