After some hilarity, I finally booked our hotel for London. I had my eye on a place listed for $79USD/night on Hotwire because it was relatively cheap. Plus, I was fairly confident that based on the amenities and information on Hotwire, that it would be the HIE in Southwark. That would be a great location for the price, right beside the Tate Modern and near Waterloo tube station.

With that information in mind, I set off to Priceline hoping to get the same location for cheaper. I started my bidding at $50 and ended up bidding $50, $55, $57, $60 using the same credit card on the same day! Why did I get so many chances? Because there are so many regions in the London area! I didn’t get any biters at $60 so I wait till the next day.

Then I tried $60, $62, $65, $70, $74, and finally $78 on the same credit card on the same day! I was able to get free rebids for star class and region (started with City/London Bridge, then added Westminster, Soho, Marble Arch, and Kensington). That’s five free re-bids! But in the end, I still didn’t get anything and had to book on Hotwire.

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