Priceline Hotel: London Next Week 5/8-5/14 - Need Help

[rmich315]

Hi all,

I need some guidance... I would like to try for a 5* hotel in the Mayfair/Soho or Bloomsbury areas. I'm willing to go as high as $220 a night. Any tips or thoughts on how I should go about this? I know- it's so last minute :)

Also, I'm travelling with my cousin of the opposite sex and would like to have two beds in the room. I know that there is no guarantee and I'd have to contact the hotel directly (after the bid is accepted), but does anyone have any experience trying to do that?

Thanks!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

As far as requesting two beds, if that is a 'standard' room at the hotel won they will usually try to accomodate your request.

At the 5* level you have five re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.

Select 5* Mayfair...

Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone2...

Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone3...

Bid $170, if rejected close browser and use our links to re-access PRICELINE

Select 5* Mayfair and re-bid zone4...

Bid $175, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $180, if rejected add re-bid zone2...

Bid $185, if rejected add re-bid zone3...

Bid $190, if rejected close browser and use our links to re-access PRICELINE

Select 5* Mayfair and re-bid zone5...

Bid $195, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone2...

Bid $205, if rejected add re-bid zone3...

Bid $210, if rejected close browser and use our links to re-access PRICELINE

Select 5* Mayfair and re-bid zone4 and re-bid zone5...

Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone1...

Bid $220, if rejected add re-bid zone2...

Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone3...

Bid $230

I went up to $230 as there was recently a win at this price and also had a few extra re-bid zone to use, but if you don't want to bid this high you can stop at $220.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[WillTravel]

The most common recent 5* hotel is the Sofitel St. James. I remembered someone posting about difficulty with twin rooms at 5* London hotels (although not this one in particular), so I looked it up. It looks like at the Sofitel you can get a one-bed room, or a room with something called two "zip-beds". If these are what I think they are, it's two separate beds zipped together, so still not comfortable for a non-couple.

You can look that up yourself and decide, but I think 4* might be a better choice in this instance. I've never had problems getting two twin beds when I needed them in London - but with 3* or 4* hotels.