We have reservations for 4 nights in April, and I would have LOVED to get it for $50, although I would not be able to handle a smoking room - I'd have a headache in an hour... I reserved it for $95 on cheapostay.com and was happy with that. I looked at several websites, and it had a lot of good reviews and this was the best price I found for close to Easter.
I've used priceline when it was just two of us, or a night - but for four nights and five people, I'm too scared to risk getting a bad place, or one that won't allow 5 people. For the pp, how do you handle those risks?
The last time I did priceline, we got a hotel that was supposed to be a 3 star and it was a 1 star motel with sticky carpets and guys hanging around the stairwells. That was when I decided sometimes it's just not worth saving a couple of dollars.