Priceline Hotel: 3* Rome (North) Mercure Roma Corso Trieste

[sush]

Won bid for 3* hotel in Rome (North) on priceline for $85 (incl $10 cash bonus via Entertainment Coupon) for 3 rooms from 9/21/10 to 9/23/10. The hotel is

Mercure Roma Corso Trieste

North

Via Gradisca 29

Rome, Italy

39-06-852021

the hotel website is priced at $129 for the same time period.

[sush]

I tried bidding for 3 star hotels in Vatican and Central Rome for the same time till $85 and even 2 star till $85 and didn't have any luck so I added the North area to finally win the bid for a 3 star for 85.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

While not your first choice of zone, hopefully you're happy with the results and this property will work well for your needs.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.

[sush]

For my last day stay in Rome 23 Sep to 24 Sep I needed a single room in Central Rome so I can have easy access to the airport for an early morning flight, I decided to book 'Best Place Rome' B&B via Expedia for $79 incl tax (62 euros payable in cash at check-in). It has good reviews and it is a 3 min walk to Termini Station. I checked out the 2.5 * option on hotwire for Hotel Emona Aquaeductus which is priced at 128+ tax ($153 total). It is also much further away from Termini than I would have liked and decided to go for the B&B option. Priceline rejected my bids for a 2* upto 90 in Central Rome and I didn't want to try a different zone for that particular day. This B&B is full refundable upto 2 days before so if any new deals so pop up on priceline for central Rome I might still try bidding close to the date.

The only disadvantage to staying in this hotel is that parking is 20 euros a day and you have to depends on the bus (20 min ride) to get into Central Rome.