This year I would love to stay somewhere in downtown San Antonio when I'm there for the Southwestern Championship. I would like to do this via Priceline as I know many people who have gotten great deals with it. Mostly I hear of people waiting until the week check-in to do this but I worry that with the Texas Band Masters Association Convention being the same weekend and hotels being full, I may not get such a great deal. I'm just not sure if I should bid early, like now, or wait until just before. If anyone has done this before, your advise would be greatly appreciated. ...and by the way, I've never used Priceline before. So, if anyone has some general tips that they would like to share, I would appreciate that also.