At the end of October, a Priceline application was released for the iPhone and the reviews are finally in, it is a slam dunk. As soon as this app hit the market it quickly became one of the most downloaded travel apps available and after using it, we can see why. Instead of having to sit by the computer, iPhone users can now hit the bidding up late and get the discount hotel rooms that they are looking for.

Imagine attending a wedding and enjoying the reception just a little bit too much and needing to stay over. Instead of having to make call after call, the iPhone user only needs to open the app and let the program do the rest. Plug in the normal information and Priceline finds the best room rate that fall within the parameters that have been set.

While the app will automatically display average bids, it is best to lowball the bids to try and get a better deal. The average bid is average for a reason as there are lower bids that are stealing rates well below that price. Play it smart and go low and rebid if you have to. The app takes bids for the day of until 11:00pm EST, so there is plenty of time to get that last second room request in.

If this app is not on your iPhone yet, make sure it gets downloaded in the very near future. You just never know when the time is going to come that a hotel room is going to be needed on short notice. Having this little security blanket in place will come in handy sooner or later and paying $59 is a lot better than walking into the area lodging and getting smacked with a rack rate of $199.