Priceline Hotel: 4* Paris (Opera Quarter East-Les Halles) Novotel Paris Les Halles

[brianc_li]

Accepted first bid.

I had previously tried up to $160 for 3 nights 12/3 - 14/03. This had been rejected so I split the first night (Thu) from the other two and made a separate booking for the Fri & Sat nights. These I got at $120 in the Mercure Paris Tour Eiffel Suffren, again accepted first bid.

Bit of a pain to have to change hotels but both well reviewed and in excellent locations. Overall I'm happy.

[thereuare]

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[sms1]

Hello,

just saw this report about this 'new' hotel in Paris Priceline (i've been checking Paris bids because i'm planing a trip next year), and after looking at reviews in Tripadvisor and the location map in the hotel website and priceline NYOP, i can't see how can it be in Opera Quarter East-Les Halles zone. I'm i not getting the right adress to this hotel?

thank you

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

We just did that to give you reason to register :)

I agree as it looks to be in the Eiffel Tower zone, so i've sent the OP a message so hopefully they will come here and follow-up. (perhaps we have the zone or hotel wrong)

Thanks for letting us know.

[brianc_li]

Mea culpa. I put the wrong hotel name into the title.

Bidding was basically this:

I was looking for three rooms in central Paris from Thu 3rd December for three nights. Having looked on here I thought my best chance was the Novotel Tour Eiffel.

I bid up to $150 in both the Tour Eiffel area and Opera/Les Halles for all three nights. No success, only counter offers of $187. I wasn't prepared to go that high si I decided to split the bid. Thursday one night, and the two weekend nights.

First I bid for the weekend at $120. This was accepted first bid at the Mercure Tour Eiffel Suffren. I was very pleased with this as it is a decent hotel in an excellent location a few minutes walk from the tower itself.

I was then trying to get (ideally) the same hotel for the Thursday night. I tried booking the Thursday night direct on the hotels web site. Couldn't do that as they required a minimum two day stay. My first bid of $140 for the Eiffel Tour area was rejected with an invite that I could rebid if I increased my bid by $35. Rather than do this I added Opera/Les Halles and increased the bid to 144. To be honest I wasn't expecting to be given a hotel in Opera as it is a much more expensive area. To my surprise th bid was accepted at the Novotel Paris Les Halles.

In the end, whilst it is a bit of a pain to have to switch hotels after day I'm very happy. These are both decent, very well located, places which I am getting for about half the cheapest prepaid rate.

Details are, for three rooms: (Per room)

Thu Dec 3rd: Novotel Paris Les Halles - $144 plus $15 taxes and fees.

Fri Dec 4th & Sat Dec 5th: Mercure Paris Tour Eiffel Suffren - $120 plus $12.10 taxes and fees.

Sorry for any confusion. Hope this clarifies things.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up/correction.

We've used this thread to reflect your purchase of the Novotel... can you please add a NEW TOPIC to the board to show the details of your Mercure Tour Eiffel Suffren purchase.

Thanks.

[sms1]

Hi,

i have been following this forum for a while now, and liking everything travel related i really recognize the help you give to fellow travellers like me.

Now that i have registred i'll try to be helpful too :)

Thank you brianc_li for this bidding news.

S

[thereuare]

sms1,

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