Doug Way posted this on the Squeak list. It worked for me too.
> Just a quick suggestion to anyone going to OOPSLA who hasn't booked a
> hotel room yet: I was originally going to try to find a somewhat
> cheaper hotel downtown than the suggested ones (which had "special"
> OOPSLA rates of $140-$150 per night), such as the Holiday Inn several
> blocks away for about $100. But then I happened to try priceline.com,
> and set a price of $50/night for any 3-star hotel, and it actually
> reserved the Marriott Waterside (adjacent to the conference,
originally
> $150)! (This was for Sat.-Wed.)
> - Doug Way
>
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