Priceline Hotel: 4* London (Kensington) Millennium Gloucester

[mesadler]

I bid $60 for 2 nights (6/7-6/9) for 4* in Kensington - Earls Court - Knightsbridge, Mayfair - Soho.

I got a counter for $90.00. Any ideas what this might be? Any advice for a priceline rookie? What should my next step be?

Max

[WillTravel]

I have also gotten a $90 counteroffer for my August dates for Kensington.

I can tell you that $79 did not work for me. I think $82 or thereabouts is the magic number.

Read thereuare's tips about how to use the rebid zone, or wait 72 hours and bid $82.

To see possibilities for what it might be, look at the hotel list here, and set up a dummy Priceline vacation package that includes your two-night stay.

In my case, I can see that the hotels I'm likely (although far from certain) to get are Copthorne Tara Kensington and Millennium Gloucester.

[mesadler]

When checking the vacations: Millennium Gloucester London is $888, Copthorne Tara Kensington is $927 and Holiday Inn Kensington Forum is $943 and the Rembrandt (Where I actually holding reservations) is $956.

Any ideas?

Thanks for your help.

[lwitchel]

Dollars to doughnuts it's the Millenium Gloucester.

If you'll look, I won those exact dates at that hotel earlier this week for $82. $80 was rejected. Feel free to try $81! :)

[mesadler]

$81 it is at the Millennium Gloucester.

Thanks everyone.

[thereuare]

Glad you found success... and at a great price!

Enjoy your stay.

[allen074]

i tell ya you got a good price - i got the 6.20-6.25 dates for $105 for the hilton london euston so you got a good deal!!