Chris26WI

... it's more the sports effect.. in terms of to hit the minimum price... not really the 1

US$....

The Westin Grande Sukhumvit

259 Sukhumvit Road

Bangkok, Thailand

662-651-1000

Check-In Date: Fri, May 6, 2005

Check-Out Date: Sun, May 8, 2005

Your Offer Price: $70.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 2

Subtotal: $140.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $33.07

Total Charges: $173.07

First try @65 US$, rejected, second @68$ rejected... -> last try accepted (should have tried 69$ before :-( )

I thought you need a Thai domestic address for this card? (The SGS has a similar one)

The Libertels are now part of the Accor chain, but it's still the same hotel... good location not far from Metro station La Defense Esplanade.

No, I meant just try it again in the next weeks.. only finally you can still get higher... depending on what you can get through conventional travel sites.

Ok, for the 5stars you will probably only see the Sheraton HK and the JW Marriott come up in the prize class for below around 125US$... so did you check availabilty for the Sheraton / Marriott in the hotelsites?

For the 4stars, I think there's no free rebid zone for HK. I personally would't go much higher now for the 4stars bid now, just try again later and later again.. you still have some time for May (maybe do a cancellable reservation for that period to be on the safe side). I am quite confident you will for sure find a 4 star for around 100 US$ (I got the Holiday Inn Golden Mile there last year in November for that price area - and it was indeed hard to get something below for TST).

I don't think the Labour day will affect hotel capacities a lot in HK... for the business hotels sunday/monday nights should be easier to get than for monday-tuesday.. but it depends if you want to risk changing the hotel.

Maybe you should try to seperate the sunday-monday night from the other too, if you're willing to accept a hotel change in the worst case... What zones did you bid for?

Just got an email von PL HK for their current last minute deals for Bangkok... seems to be worth a look if you want to leave soon...

Hopefully... I'd really wish to get it for my next stay (may or june, so low season), I am tired of the JW... had only the chance to stay once in the SGS (and once in the Westin)... but now as the JW seems to settle at around 80USD... and the SGS appeared for some 75 bucks, chances might get better to try a bit "only" for the SGS (oder the Westin)

I noticed missing entries for Bkk on the boards too... not sure if this is only the case for the 5-stars, but also for the 4-stars... Probably the 4-star level will still get you for sure a room in the "lovely" Holiday Inn.

The former Park Plaza is now the Best Western Hotel Park Consul K

After some unsuccessful tries for 4-star hotels in La Defense, I tried for 3 star hotels in this area (wanted this area because I will be working there for some time), I got the Mercure La Defense Parc for all over 12 nights, for between 62 and 66 US$ bids.

The Mercure La Defense Parc is not in Paris itself, but in the near city of Nanterre (which is almost in Paris), close to the La Defense complex (which isn't in Paris itself actually too, but in Courbevoie). The RER station (regional trains) "Nanterre Prefecture" is practically under the hotel, the hotel consists of two (quite modern) buildings which are built around one of the exits to the RER station. So very conveniant location in terms of access to public transportation. From the Airport Charles de Gaulle Roissy, it takes about 1 hour to get to the hotel (RER A to Chatelet, then RER B to Nanterre Prefecture). Check-In was friendly and efficient, Priceline not a topic, never had seen long queues at the front desk. The hotel seems to be mostly frequented by Japanese travel groups, by the way.

It's a quite typical Mercure 3-star hotel. The lobby is quite smallish with a restaurant/bar in the back. I think it's 5 or 6 guest floors in the hotel. They offer two different guest room types, the standard ones and the "premier" ones (which seem to be better fitted) - the photos in the website seem to relate to premier rooms, of course. I got a standard room of course, in the first floor - while I'd have preferred a higher floor because one can hear the trains from down in the earth sometimes (but it's still ok, not really heavily noisy). The decoration in the room is quite modern and cold in style, there's a TV with not a lot of channels (23), but 4 pay-tv channels (channels 9-13, which is not nice if you "zap" around the channels because you'll always have to pass the Pay-TV channels). There's no minibar in the room, just a drinks dispenser outside (with the usual minibar prices, so not a cheap solution, and doesn't offer any alcohol). This is a bit bad as there's apparently no supermarket in the near neighbourhood of the hotel. The bathroom is ok, nothing special, but clean and light. There's enough space in the 3 wall closets in the entry area of the room, and a safe is there too. The entry area is separated from the sleeping room by another door which is a nice thing because you become a bit more isolated from the guest rooms corridor. The floor carpet was already quite run-down and especially in the entry area markedly caved.

There's a room service available until 22.30 h on working days, not during the night and not on weekends. Breakfast costs 14 Euro extra (didn't take it). There's a private parking garage in the hotel too (17 EUR/day).

The neigbourhood of the hotel is more unpersonal and characterized by large condominiums (mostly social condos). There are some pizzerias around the corner, a news stand etc., but otherwise nothing special to see and do.

The La Defense complex (with a lot of malls too) is however in easy reach, one RER station (ask for a ticket at the ticket desk, not at the machine, as the cheap one stop ticket - 1,10 EUR - can only be bought on the desk, not in the ticket vending machines), or 15-20 mins walk by foot.

To go to Paris city center is easy with the RER too, so it won't take you much more than 30 mins to get to the Louvre or even less to the Champs-Elysees.

All over, it's a "ok-"Hotel, quite modern and clean. The neighbourhood is not a plus for the hotel, but otherwise, it's very easy to get to any place in Paris thanks to the near RER station. For the price I paid via Priceline, I really cannot complain (looking at the usual high hotel rates for Paris). The official rates for a standard room here are 165 EUR (185 EUR for a premier room) in low-season! Incredible! (Internet-Rates via mercure.com still around 115 EUR excl. bf).

No, started with 90SG$, but headed up by 5$ steps till I got it... (only La D

Finally, my last night in Nanterre....

Hotel Mercure La Defense Parc

Rue Des Trois Fontanot

17/20 Esplanade Charles De Gaulle

Paris, 92000

France

33 146696800

Check-In: Sunday, 13 February 2005

Check-Out: Monday, 14 February 2005

Your Offer Price: SG$105 (~64 US$)

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: SG$105

Taxes: SG$5.59

Processing Fee: SG$16.50 (per offer)

Total Lodging Charges: SG$127.09

Mercure.com says 115 Eur for this night and up.. so good deal (however the hotel is nothing special to write home about.... - will post a review later).

Well, this time it worked out for even 1

Lucky you, I tried for long time end of December/beginning of January for 2-3 nights in Bali (also for 4-star in Kuta - hoping for the Mercure there -, but 4-/5-star Nusa Dua as well) - to stay 2nd half of January - no way up to 75 US$ bid, even for 4 star...

Enjoy it!

Please see the "0

Yeah, must have been because I typed it on a chinese computer ;-). Was

You got your price of

You got your price of for a 3-star hotel room.

Hotel Mercure La Defense Parc

La Defense - Neuilly

Rue Des Trois Fontanot

17/20 Esplanade Charles De Gaulle

Nanterre, France

33 146696800

Check-In Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005

Check-Out Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005

Your Offer Price: (about 68USD)

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 3

Subtotal:

Taxes and

Service Fees: (including VAT)

Total Charges:

Got it on first try (after my previous experience for the days before - nice that I won't have to change the property)

..don't expect too much from the Kowloon Hotel... as what I've heared, the rooms are really tiny. But the location is ok.

...indeed, unfortunately, but my balance is still positive (in terms of savings).

Just checked out from the JW, yeah, the Westin and the SGS haven't come up for quite some time, according to this board, my experiences and the TOBB... too bad! - However, be sure to let your MR number add to the PL reservation before check-in. Usually all my PL stays for the JW Bkk in the last time have shown up in my MR account - though not the points for the nights paid, but at least for the incidentials and - more important IMO - the nights credits towards status.

Yeah, I agree, the new Holiday Inn does not belong to the same group which owns the Holiday Inn Silom (which also holds the HI properties in Macau and Hongkong), so chances might be ok in terms on no joiner's fee (however the Holiday Inn's general "family policy" might also urge this property to discourage guests in hotel rooms).

Still, there will be the risk to get the Novotel in this area via PL, which doesn't seem to be a big deal on PL.

Yes, thanks.. so many possibilities... usually I intended to book the Sofitel Silom (around 60 USD a night

via several online booking sites) or the Chateau de Bangkok appartements.. but couldnt resist the Priceline thrill...

Well, anyway, the stay in the HI was still quite ok.. they upgraded me at least to a Crown Tower room -

though I am not really sure if this is really an upgrade, as the Plaza Tower rooms are the renovated ones. However, they still sell the Crown Tower rooms more expensive on their site.