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			<title><![CDATA[ NEW! Guaranteed Amenities [They're BACK!] ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/116755/NEW-Guaranteed-Amenities-Theyre-BACK</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Tonight, for the first time, I encountered Priceline's new "Guaranteed Amenities" descriptions for NYOP bidding.
NEW! Guaranteed Amenities
Check below for a list of guaranteed amenities for your area and star selections. 
And as you click on each zone,...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/116755/NEW-Guaranteed-Amenities-Theyre-BACK">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:01:08 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Super 8's now being rated as 2*s instead of 1*s ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/115483/Super-8s-now-being-rated-as-2s-instead-of-1s</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ There are reports, along with my personal experience, that Super 8 motels are now being rated as 2*'s.&nbsp; Previously they were rated as 1*s.&nbsp; As anyone who have stayed in Super 8's can attest, they are lower in overall quality than what are typica...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/115483/Super-8s-now-being-rated-as-2s-instead-of-1s">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:17:12 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 5* hotel in Athens not even a 3* ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/95408/5-hotel-in-Athens-not-even-a-3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I recently stayed in Athens and booked a 5* room for my grilfriend and I and it was the worst expierence ever.  The room was dirty and old; the carpet was
pealing off, the wallpaper was pealing, there was milldew in the bathrooms, the water from the showe...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/95408/5-hotel-in-Athens-not-even-a-3">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:24:47 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ HELP!  Wasn't there a page on Priceline that listd reqts for star ratings? ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/85516/HELP-Wasnt-page-Priceline-listd-reqts-star-ratings</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I&#39;m pretty sure that three or four weeks ago there was a page on Priceline that listed minimum requirements for every star rating. It listed, for example,
that a three star hotel had to have an ironing board, a hair dryer, and air conditioning. A four...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/85516/HELP-Wasnt-page-Priceline-listd-reqts-star-ratings">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:40:42 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Priceline Hotels Ratings - how often are they updated ON THIS WEBSITE ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/82589/Priceline-Hotels-Ratings-updated-WEBSITE</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Hello,


Just curious how often hotel star-levels are updated on this website.  I ask because in looking at the San Francisco Hotels List for Union Square East, the
Chancellor Hotel is listed as a 2.5* property.  Other websites list this property at 3*  F...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/82589/Priceline-Hotels-Ratings-updated-WEBSITE">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:33:24 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hotel Renovation issues ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/81352/Hotel-Renovation-issues</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ My parents and brother booked the Sheraton in Columbia, Maryland for 12/25/08 - 1/1/09 thru PL.  It is rated a 3.5 star and, according to their website, is
undergoing a 12 million dollar renovation.  I know the PL philosophy about bookings is pretty much ...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/81352/Hotel-Renovation-issues">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:26:57 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Plaza 500 Vancouver South  3 Star not!!! ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/79221/Plaza-500-Vancouver-South-3-Star-not</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I have no idea how this hotel rec&#39;d a 3 star rating. Rooms well below average, wall paper peeling, cracks in plaster,patched tub, smelled like smoke (non
smoking room). The valet parking cost $22.50 with taxes it took 20 mins to get car!Cleaning after...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/79221/Plaza-500-Vancouver-South-3-Star-not">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:17:58 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Any help with a Horrible Mistake? ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52296/Any-help-with-a-Horrible-Mistake</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I'm wondering if anyone has ever been able to cancel a successsful bid. I had been bidding for two weeks for downtown Charleston and accidently put in a zone that I did not want. I initially thought that they had made a mistake, or changed the star availa...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52296/Any-help-with-a-Horrible-Mistake">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:08:28 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ At least Priceline errs both ways ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52299/At-least-Priceline-errs-both-ways</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ gemstateRegistered User(9/20/07 12:16 am)Reply | Edit | Del All&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp New Post At Least Priceline Errs Both Ways As a very frequent Priceline bidder, I want to note that on occasion a hotel turns out to be better than the star rating woul...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52299/At-least-Priceline-errs-both-ways">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:38:44 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sofa bed only! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ [posted by ferkals in announcements and relocated here]ferkalsRegistered User(10/14/07 9:03 pm)Reply | Edit | Del All&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp New Post Sofa bed only! We won a bid for 2 rooms in Orange Grove, CA for the weekend, but when we got there the de...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52300/Sofa-bed-only">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:35:15 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dublin Hotel Rating wrong ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52301/Dublin-Hotel-Rating-wrong</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Days Hotel Rathmines in Dublin, Ireland, is not a 3 star hotel. This hotel should be rated as a 2 star budget hotel. See more info under the Ireland Hotels section. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:45:02 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Warning- You may get a smoking room and can't change it! ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52304/Warning-You-may-get-a-smoking-room-and-cant-change-it</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I recently reserved a room at the Sheraton Gateway near LAX. I immediately called to request a non-smoking room and was told by the reservation person that this was a Priceline room, it was a smoking room, and that they wouldn't change it. This was about ...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52304/Warning-You-may-get-a-smoking-room-and-cant-change-it">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:35:04 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Priceline hiding reviews to keep a star level? ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52307/Priceline-hiding-reviews-to-keep-a-star-level</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ In the past, PL has edited some reviews to remove mention of the situations many here refer to as being &quot;pricelined&quot;. These are often apparent by the gaping hole they leave in the review by just cutting that portion out leaving the rest, no matt...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52307/Priceline-hiding-reviews-to-keep-a-star-level">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:43:42 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 5* and 4* plus hotels in Paris - where have they gone?? ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52302/5-and-4-plus-hotels-in-Paris-where-have-they-gone</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I have noticed that PL first eliminated the 5-star hotels in Paris, downgrading these to a new category known as 4-star plus. Recently, the 4-star plus hotels have also disappeared from the bidding scene, to be replaced very simply by &quot;4-star superio...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52302/5-and-4-plus-hotels-in-Paris-where-have-they-gone">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:32:34 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Has anyone ever had any success with PL Quality Guarantee ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52303/Has-anyone-ever-had-any-success-with-PL-Quality-Guarantee</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Priceline does not seem to know about or honor their guarantee. I called with evidence that the 2* hotel was not rated equally by even priceline itself across the chain, and customer comments about run down, smelly rooms etc. There is no daily maid servic...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52303/Has-anyone-ever-had-any-success-with-PL-Quality-Guarantee">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (miscmatch)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:16:16 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Credit Cards for hotels?? ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52308/Credit-Cards-for-hotels</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I am planning on trying to get a hotel through priceline. It says that the person who has the reservation in their name must have a credit card in their name when they check in.I was wondering if a DEBIT MASTERCARD or a DEBIT VISA would work. Or do you ha...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52308/Credit-Cards-for-hotels">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (elizabethdyt)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:56:02 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Star Quality Ratings ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52309/Star-Quality-Ratings</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Does Priceline assign the same star quality to hotels on both its retail and its name your own price site. In other words if the Holiday Inn is 2* on the retail site is it 2* on the name your own price site? I did a search of the Board and could not find ...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52309/Star-Quality-Ratings">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (iluvpopkorn)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:25:21 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ bad rooms ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52298/bad-rooms</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Does anyone feel that the priceline rooms are the worst rooms in the house?Three out of four times I am next to the laundry, pool or somrthing just as bad. I stay in 4 or 5 star hotels I would expect a little better service.I wonder if I paid full price w...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52298/bad-rooms">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:12:52 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Novi,MI Sheraton downgraded to 2.5*-to avoid PL 3*? ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52313/NoviMI-Sheraton-downgraded-to-25to-avoid-PL-3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The only 3* hotel in the Novi, Michigan zone (west of Detroit-north of the Detroit airport) has been the Sheraton Novi. (FYI: The Doubletree listed for that zone on BFT does not exist.) Today there was no 3* bidding in this zone. I believe that is because...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52313/NoviMI-Sheraton-downgraded-to-25to-avoid-PL-3">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:27:15 PST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 3* Bond Place DT Toronto ]]></title>
			<link>http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52315/3-Bond-Place-DT-Toronto</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ This hotel is comparatively quite inferior to the other properties PL has available. AAA awarded it 2 stars.Below is PL's scripted non-response to my complaint:Thank you for taking the time to send us an e-mail. We apologize if you believe that we misrepr...<br /><a href="http://biddingfortravel.yuku.com/topic/52315/3-Bond-Place-DT-Toronto">Read More</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:50:45 PST</pubDate>
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