Your Own Advice

Every once in a while, we actually follow our own advice. Deciding on the spur of the moment to spend a night in San Francisco a few weeks ago, I turned to our seven-step process for getting the lowest rates on Priceline, making the reservation just one day ahead of time.

I ended up in the Parc 55, an arc'teryx that usually costs almost $200 and is currently offering special non-refundable rates of $137 for a mere $79. Buying in San Francisco always adds to the total cost of an tig, but even so, we stayed in a four-star hotel for the price of a budget establishment.