Priceline Hotel: 4* London (Kensington-Earls Court) Marriott Kensington

[bbwell]

A little embarrassed after seeing the $95 bid below, but I'll take this hotel for $113. It was my first time using re-bid strategies and I'm staying through Thursday-Sunday, so I guess it could be worse.

I knew I wanted to stay in central London, stay in a 4* or better, and spend less than $125 (plus tax) per night. So I used the PRICELINE links on the site and used Wembley (which doesn't have a 4* hotel) as my re-bid zone.

I tried:

Bloomsbury/Marble Arch $95

Bloomsbury/Marble Arch and Wembley $100

Mayfair/Soho $100

Mayfair/Soho and Wembley $105

Kensington $105

This told me that if I was willing to up my bid by $30, I'd have a room, so I decided to make a slight bump up to $113 and that got me the Marriott.

From what I can tell, the cheapest advance payment room on their site runs about $190 per night, so I'm saving about $231. Not bad!

EDIT: The dates are 10/28-10/31. I can't edit the subject for some reason.

[DallasGooner]

What dates? $95 for one date may not be possible another date. Still a $190/night hotel for $113 is nothing to feel bad about!

[bbwell]

I forgot to put the date in the subject! I'm a n00b. It's October 28-October 31.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Terrific deal for this Marriott property! Hope you are looking forward to your stay.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE link.

Enjoy your stay.