Originally Posted by NJUPINTHEAIR
Of course, you could always use Priceline for a number of your stays and you likely will pay much less than a chain property and if you use the EBAY portal, you can earn EBAY points that can be converted into a number of frequent flyer programs, etc., if you join points.com
Only caveat with Priceline is that their systems roll over to the next day at some point early in the evening. (I think it's 6PM, but unsure which time zone.) So if you want to use PL, you probably have to make your decision on how much farther to drive by late-afternoon and then give 'em a phone call (unless you happen across a WiFi zone). You can't be sitting outside a Hampton Inn at midnight, on the phone with PL placing bids.
Perhaps the Travel Bidding board has more specific info...