thesilb Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Has anybody ever gotten a 4or 4.5 or 5 star in city centre or museum in Amsterdam? Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Why not post what you're seeing and the dates of your stay and we'll see if we can help. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
thesilb Posted March 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Well, its for 4 rooms so I really need to get this right. I need them April 14 checking out April 17, three nights total. I have been perusing Priceline and Hotwire. I am not adverse to paying some cash, I would like a nice hotel and prefer the Leidseplein, but anywhere within the canals area would be fine.I see that on PL vacations, there is the Marriott and Renaissance as four stars (plus a few others, but these seem to be the ones which come up at 100 or 102). I also see there is only ONE five star listed - the Intercontinental (I would be thrilled to get this hotel). However there is also the Hilton in that 5* zone and I would be VERY DISAPPOINTED to get that as its WAY outside the canals zone. Hence why i started looking at Hotwire.I did do some PL bidding already, all rejected:CC 4* 100 = counter 122, thenCC + free rebid zone 1 5* 100 (just to establish a counter value), counter 219CC + free rebid zone 2 5* 145, counter 222CC + free rebid zones 1 and 2 5* 165, counter 222The good news is, I do not think the 5* Hilton is available my dates. I also confirmed by entering some dates for later this week that the Hilton did appear at vacations, which leads me to believe it IS a hotel which WILL appear on vacations when it is available.So I may rebid the 5* on Saturday when 72 is up, I could start at 170 and work up to 200 and see if I hit. I expect this would probably be the Interconti?I could also bid the 4*, but I bet I'm going to get the Renaissance. I say this b/c the Ren will come up at 102 whereas the Marriott always seems to come up at 100. I've never had a successful bid at Marriott at a 100+ level. Since the Marriot is preferred and in the Leidseplein area I desire, I would perhaps bend toward going the 5* route. But gosh, if the Hilton came in at a higher price level than 165 I would just be devaststed.So I turned to Hotwire. There's a 4.5* for 226. Could it be the Interconti? Link to comment
thesilb Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Actually got this by splitting my nights and bidding separately, but the net result was a three night stay. $200 was receiving a +25 counter, and $205 was accepted. I believe this is the first time on any board that this property has been listed in a winning bid. Lowest rate on these dates 325 Euros (about $400). So about 50% off. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Thanks for sharing... is this in the City Center/Museum Quarter zone?Thanks! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
thesilb Posted March 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hi, yes it is - I ran out of space in the title line, "CC" was meant to say city centre/museum which wouldn't fit. Link to comment
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