Jetsetter,
Sheryl runs a club over on Yahoo. Visit
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/pricelinedeals for lots of the kind of info you're looking for.
I bid several times for a 4-star in downtown Manhattan for end of Oct. Ended up at the Marriott WTC for $150/night, which included a Thursday. Weekend deals can be had for about the same or slightly less, but I didn't want to horse around with bidding for the Thursday night separate from the rest of the weekend.
I plan on using PL again for hotels.
Cheers,
essxjay
[This message has been edited by essxjay (edited 11-03-1999).]