currybai Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Hi,I been browsing through the forum and the information here is great. I been using some of the same strategies that are used here for bidding on hotels in London.If I'm not mistaken, Regents Park is the hot deal area right now. I keep trying to bid on Regents park for around 60-75 USD and it is just not going through. Any advice? I tried at least 10 times already. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Is Regents Park the only acceptable zone? What would be your desired star rating/max bid per night for this stay?Thank you for using the board's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches. Link to comment
currybai Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 My first choice would be soho-mayfair, westminister, and bloomsbury. But I really don't want to spend more than 90 a night and I figured that the less I spend on hotel the more I can spend on other things. Do you think a 3 star property in those areas would be suitable? I desire a 4 star. Link to comment
thereuare Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 If you haven't yet please start by reading your messages.Have you included these other two zones in your bidding or have you thus far only bid Regents Park?Are you wiling to increase your bid to your $90 maximum at this point in time?I don't know what type of hotels you are used to staying in, but if you're seeking a 4* hotel, then a 3* in Europe may be a bit disappointing as their star ratings are a bit more generous then their US counterparts... so you a 3* in Europe could be equivalent to a 2*/2.5* in the States.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Let us know the information above and we'll take it from there. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Experimentee Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Hi,I been browsing through the forum and the information here is great. I been using some of the same strategies that are used here for bidding on hotels in London.If I'm not mistaken, Regents Park is the hot deal area right now. I keep trying to bid on Regents park for around 60-75 USD and it is just not going through. Any advice? I tried at least 10 times already.All the recent wins for a 4 star in Regents Park are at least $95 to $110. So it's highly unlikely you'd win for $75, unless you drop your star level. Link to comment
vanpoodle Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 All the recent wins for Regent's Park are higher because it is high season now, the lower prices were booked last fall and winter. It could be that it is just too soon, the hotel revenue managers just haven't sold any rooms at low prices to PL. There's no rush to pay too much too soon, I'd wait a while before bidding higher. I know there's a huge conference called WTM in London in mid-November that makes it hard to get a cheap hotel, not sure what else is going on and if that is a factor.I also would not drop the star level, if it was a few days prior to your trip that would be a different story. You'll still almost 4 months out. Link to comment
currybai Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Thanks, that makes sense. I think I'll just wait a while and bid again. Link to comment
thereuare Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 If you haven't yet please start by reading your messages.2x Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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