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  1. I did a little more research into this zone and the Marriott West India Quay could also be close enough to the tube to make this zone worth bidding on. However, I can't tell for certain if the Aloft or Novotel London Excel are in the Docklands zone or in Limehouse -- does anyone know? If in Docklands, then bidding in the Docklands zone would be far too risky and not worth it. The Hilton Docklands is also in this zone and it's not near the tube, but has a riverboat stop right out front which makes it pretty quick to get to the city. Does anyone know if that is the same cost as a tube ride or if it's a lot more? For my dates it appears that the Hilton Docklands is the likeliest by its price in the regular retail side.

     

    Novotel is Docklands Zone too. And I love the Docklands, but the Novotel (I've stayed there once) is too far away for my taste. You need to take the Docklands Railway and then change at Canary Wharf, to get to the centre. It takes 45 minutes usually, whereas you only need 15-20 minutes when you stay at the Hilton, which is a great hotel anyway.

     

    From my experience, you can use the Docklands zone but you need to make sure that you don't bid too low. The Novotel is usually much cheaper than the Hilton Canary Wharf.

     

    I wouldn't recommend Hilton Docklands, simply because it's one of the worst Hiltons in London imo.

  2. Tried to search for NY Hotels for 24 - 27 March 2014.

    Ended up with three interesting options. Any idea what it could be?

    3,5* Times Square - Theatre District area

    75% recommended

    Price: $150 per night

    Amenities: Smoke free rooms, Fitness Center, Business Center, Internet Access, Accessible path of entry, in-room accessibility

    and

    4* Midtown East area

    90% recommended

    Price: $166 per night

    Amenities: Pet friendly, Fitness Center, Restaurants, Business Center, Internet Access, Tennis Nearby, Spa Services

    and

    3,5* Madison Square Garden - Hell's Kitchen area

    95% recommended

    Price: $131

    Amenities: Free Breakfast, Free Internet, Pet Friendly, Fitness Center, Business Center, Self Service Laundry

    Any chance that one of those Hotels belongs to the Hilton Group? Prefer Hilton Groups since I sometimes get free breakfast and internet as an Hhonors Gold member.

  3. Date: 12-14 July (weekend)

    1. 4-star Hotel in London Docklands - Canary Wharf - Excel Center 82 Euro

    85% recommended

    This Hotel features the following amenities:

    Free Parking

    Free Internet

    Fitness Center

    Restaurant(s)

    Business Center

    Laundry Facilities (self-service)

    High-Speed Internet Access

    2. City of London - Towerbridge - St. Pauls Cathedral area hotel 91.64 Euro

    95% recommended

    Amenities:

    Free Internet, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center

    3. Westminster - Victoria - Big Ben area hotel 105.06 Euro

    95% recommended

    Amenities:

    Free Internet, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center

    any ideas? I love the Hilton Canary Wharf and like the Hilton Docklands, but I guess the Docklands Area Hotel is neither one (since it offers free Internet). The alternatives are No. 2 and No.3 - any help in identifying them would be helpful.

  4. Hi,

    I'll be in Houston for 2 days with a rental car. I'm looking for a nice 4 star property, however I've got no idea about the different regions. Which regions can you recommend and why? I prefer a safe and clean environment, maybe good access to the center (not necessary though, as I said we've got a car). Any help is appreciated, I've never been to Houston before.

    And what are the usual fees of the hotels in terms of parking? Something between $10-$20?)

  5. To be honest, I'm sort of happy I did get a hotel at all :D. I was already worrying, since I've booked the flights and paid for Musical and Theatre. Zone 2 isn't a problem, as you can see in my original request, I would have preferred the Docklands and they aren't exactly in the centre too. London has an excellent tube system, so that isn't a problem in my opinion.

    Thanks for your advice, I will definitely keep that in mind! You think I should give the hotel a call and ask for a bouquet or something, since the person that travels with me celebrates her birthday on the 15th and this trip a birthday present? Never did something like that, don't know if the hotels do something like that.

  6. I've just bid up to 150 Dollar on all zones except Twickenham and still no result.

    And theeeeen at 155 Dollar, I was finally successful. Can't say I'm very pleased about the result, at least I saved about 100 Dollar compared to the Expedia rate but I'm still a bit disappointed, I usually got better results via PRICELINE.

    Millennium & Copthorne Hotels At Chelsea Football Club - Zone: Chelsea Knightsbride

    Room per night: US$155.00

    Room Subtotal: US$310.00

    Taxes & Fees: US$72.34

    Total Charged to Card: US$382.34

  7. Basically no interest in HOTWIRE. The thing is, I've included Chelsea and Earl's Court too by now and increased my bid to 135 Dollar. The only region I've excluded is Twickenham since it is too far away. And still no result. It's becoming ridiculous, I always got 4 star hotels on priceline for 90 - 120 Dollar.

    Unfortunately, PRICELINE didn't send their weekly 5 Dollar Bonus cash emails. Instead, I received a bonus on rental cars *sigh*.

  8. I know that ;). I'm just trying to increase the probability. However, I'm already up to 110 Dollar and in fact I've added almost every region (except Kensington Earl's Court and Twickenham) for a 4**** star hotel and still no result. Does this already have something to do with the olympics? Seems to weird to me especially since I've never had lots of problems to get a decent 4 star property in areas such as Notting Hill (Hilton Kensington) or Regents Park for 90-110 Dollar.

    I guess I wait until Wednesday's PRICELINE 5 Dollar Bonus cash email.

  9. do you have any tips on how to manage to get the Hilton Canary Wharf? I really love this hotel and as far as I know, it was rather easy to get this hotel in the last years (since there aren't many 4**** hotels in the region) but I've seen in the Priceline Hotel list that there is another Hilton 4**** now (Hilton Docklands). Does anyone know how likely it is to get the Hilton Canary Wharf for 15-17 May? Should I start with 90+ Dollar since the last successful Hilton Docklands bids were about 80-85 Dollar?

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