Tuesday, June 24, 2008
FTTD in SDU5 - The Free Coronado Ferry; or Why the IRS is Auditing My Taxes Every Year
San Diego has lots of water, and you want to get way out into the water, but your condo was mortgaged against your boat, and now you've lost them both. A Free Thing To Do (FTTD) is to ride the morning commuter ferry. A morning Hornblower ferry will take you from the Broadway to Coronado's North Island, and the to Coronado's Ferry Landing Marketplace.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Priceline's Name Your Own Price; or How to Find a Discounted Hotel on Your Next SD Visit
When looking for 4 star hotels, for low cost prices, the Name Your Own Price section of Priceline.com, is a great resource for low prices on high quality hotels.
First, pick the city for your next getaway. Since this is the SDU5 blog, we'll use the city that counts. Next, go to Priceline.com, and enter the city and dates. When the results appear, you will see "Name Your Own Price" in the top left. Click on "Name Your Own Price."
The Priceline "Name Your Own Price" map for SD runs from Pendleton to Mexico, so you will need to zoom-in. Since you have decided to avoid the exurbs, click on Map 3 " ."
Next, let's find out which hotels you may get if you select 4* hotels in Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island. There are two resources: BetterBidding.com and BiddingForTravel.com
Both BetterBidding.com and BiddingForTravel.com are to collect recent bids from purchasers using the "Name Your Own Price" at Priceline. com. Both sites also have a "Hotel List" which lists all of the hotels that have appeared in a Priceline.com "Name Your Own Price' winning bid.
For BetterBidding.com in SD, you will see:
Hilton Gaslamp Quarter
Hotel Solamar
Manchester Hyatt
Marriott Gaslamp Quarter
Marriott San Diego Hotel and Marina
Omni San Diego Hotel
Sheraton San Diego Hotel And Marina
W Hotel
Westin Horton Plaza
You can confirm this by going to BiddingForTravel.com, which shows:
Hilton Gaslamp Quarter
Hotel Solamar
Manchester Grand Hyatt
Marriott Gaslamp Quarter
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Omni Hotel San Diego
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
W Hotel San Diego
Westin Horton Plaza San Diego
Since both BetterBidding.com and BiddingForTravel.com have the same
hotels, you can be sure that if you are looking for a 4* hotel, you
will only get one of the nine hotels listed above. Next, let's look
at the hotel which have appeared recently, and how much they have
paid.
Next, let's find out the real price of a SD hotel room. As of June 23, 2008, if you look at BetterBidding.com, you will seek
4* San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) Omni San Diego $110 ... 5/22/08-5/26/08
4* San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) Omni San Diego $108 ... 8/29/08-9/1/08
4* San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) Omni San Diego $108 ... 8/30/08-9/2/08
At BiddingForTravel.com you will see
4* Manchester Grand Hyatt 7/12 $110
4* Manchester Grand Hyatt, $99 5/24/08-5/26/08
4* Omni Downtown June 6-11 $112
4* Marriott Gas Lamp Quarter 06/15 $95
4* Omni Hotel Downtown July 17-21 $110
For 4* hotels you should pay $95-112 USD.
First, pick the city for your next getaway. Since this is the SDU5 blog, we'll use the city that counts. Next, go to Priceline.com, and enter the city and dates. When the results appear, you will see "Name Your Own Price" in the top left. Click on "Name Your Own Price."
The Priceline "Name Your Own Price" map for SD runs from Pendleton to Mexico, so you will need to zoom-in. Since you have decided to avoid the exurbs, click on Map 3 " ."
Next, let's find out which hotels you may get if you select 4* hotels in Downtown San Diego & Harbor Island. There are two resources: BetterBidding.com and BiddingForTravel.com
Both BetterBidding.com and BiddingForTravel.com are to collect recent bids from purchasers using the "Name Your Own Price" at Priceline. com. Both sites also have a "Hotel List" which lists all of the hotels that have appeared in a Priceline.com "Name Your Own Price' winning bid.
For BetterBidding.com in SD, you will see:
Hilton Gaslamp Quarter
Hotel Solamar
Manchester Hyatt
Marriott Gaslamp Quarter
Marriott San Diego Hotel and Marina
Omni San Diego Hotel
Sheraton San Diego Hotel And Marina
W Hotel
Westin Horton Plaza
You can confirm this by going to BiddingForTravel.com, which shows:
Hilton Gaslamp Quarter
Hotel Solamar
Manchester Grand Hyatt
Marriott Gaslamp Quarter
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
Omni Hotel San Diego
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
W Hotel San Diego
Westin Horton Plaza San Diego
Since both BetterBidding.com and BiddingForTravel.com have the same
hotels, you can be sure that if you are looking for a 4* hotel, you
will only get one of the nine hotels listed above. Next, let's look
at the hotel which have appeared recently, and how much they have
paid.
Next, let's find out the real price of a SD hotel room. As of June 23, 2008, if you look at BetterBidding.com, you will seek
4* San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) Omni San Diego $110 ... 5/22/08-5/26/08
4* San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) Omni San Diego $108 ... 8/29/08-9/1/08
4* San Diego (Downtown-Harbor Island) Omni San Diego $108 ... 8/30/08-9/2/08
At BiddingForTravel.com you will see
4* Manchester Grand Hyatt 7/12 $110
4* Manchester Grand Hyatt, $99 5/24/08-5/26/08
4* Omni Downtown June 6-11 $112
4* Marriott Gas Lamp Quarter 06/15 $95
4* Omni Hotel Downtown July 17-21 $110
For 4* hotels you should pay $95-112 USD.
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