Priceline Hotel: 5* Oporto Sheraton Porto Hotel and Spa

[XT600]

tried many times before but now 5 days before arrival had following experience:

weekend Friday-Sunday I got counter offer to add $18 at bid of $70

Firday - Monday I didn't get any counter offer bidding $75

Had my girlfriend try $75 for Fri-Sun -> counter offer to add $18 (hhmm, yes good idea :) )

extended the trip to Monday (as above) but bid $79 and got the Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa.

71 EUR isnot bad for this 5* property, we have been there 3 years ago (paid 102 EUR incl. Breakfast for two). However they charge for the Pool :) and to charge 25 EUR/person for breakfast buffet is impertinent if you pay same for complete dinner incl. wine for 2 persons. There is a bar next to the hotel, which has breakfast for 2 EUR....

BTW: Porto, Portugal works in Priceline as Oporto (OPO=airport)

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

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Enjoy your stay.

[XT600]

regards from the Porto Sheraton Hotel & Spa... my bill at TV says 65 EUR (so looks like this is what hotel will get from priceline)

BTW: free Wifi in lobby (computers and e.g. for your Nokia N900)

5*? absolutely true but also the prices are 5*: SPA access is 10 EUR/day/person and e.g. Espresso 3 EUR, in a normal Bar outside it's 0,55 EUR!!!!

[AaronJB]

Glad to hear that this is an enjoyable stay. :)

[XT600]

sure I suppose most of our fellas here in the forum know how NOT to walk into the (PRICELINE) hotel trap: don't take any extras at the hotel: no breakfast, no roomservice, no minibar, no parking and no spa (if charge)....

Actually I know some guys who are so happy that they have Marriott Hamburg for 50 EUR that they had dinner in their room almost every evening during that 1 week and ... also used the parking for 27 EUR/24hs as it's "convenient".... :)