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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SFO
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When I find myself in situations like this, I simply bid on the longer time frame in priceline. Almost always yields an even lower rate and there's no penalty to return early...
If you don't need the flexibility, those pre-paid rates can be pretty outstanding.
(And this is quite an old thread...)