Chris26WI Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 What a desaster!! - I thought, I gave it another try after seeing the Holiday Inn on some sites as "sold out" for these dates (e.g. Expedia.com), and Marriott.com offers rates of 109$ for the Marriott resort available, but anyway not "sold out" on Holiday Inn... - So started with an incredibly high sum, namely 50$ for 4-star riverside/silom... - denied with a counteroffer of 14US$! Wow, I was enthusiastic - didn't expect the HI at that level... but what came out....: *crying*Congratulations, you got your price of $64 for a 4-star hotel room. Holiday Inn Silom Riverside - Silom981 Silom RoadBangkok, Thailand662-238-4300Check-In Date: Saturday, January 15, 2005Check-Out Date: Sunday, January 16, 2005Your Offer Price: $64.00Number of Rooms: 1Number of Nights: 1Subtotal: $64.00Taxes & Service Fees: $18.97Total Charges: $82.97What a desaster!! :) Holiday-inn.com says cheapest rate for this date 70$+17% tax :-( Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Expedia is notorious for not showing true availability... you should never use them as a source for availability. For the best measure of occupancy levels you should only use the hotel's website.At least it's only one nite, i guess even a sunny day has a few clouds.Try to make the best of it. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Chris26WI Posted January 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 ...well yes... you're right.. however I thought chances might have been excellent for the Marriott Resort.... (maybe the wish was the father of this thought too ;-) ), but I learned my lesson ;-/. Link to comment
neo1 Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Hi Chris26WI,Since the 5* PL price has gone up and difficult to get. I have used the Presidental Serviced Apartments (Grand, Royal, Solitaire, etc...) mostly of these are located around Sukhumvit area. The room rate starts from 2200 bahts (Royal Pres/exec studio/no abf/tax included). The room size are usually larger and some rooms are better than than Marriotts and Westin. You can check www.asiatravel.com for rates. Link to comment
Chris26WI Posted January 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Yes, thanks.. so many possibilities... usually I intended to book the Sofitel Silom (around 60 USD a nightvia 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. Link to comment
southbay Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 "but couldnt resist the Priceline thrill" It can be an expensive habit.. Link to comment
Chris26WI Posted January 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 ...indeed, unfortunately, but my balance is still positive (in terms of savings). Link to comment
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