Priceline Hotel: 5* Rome (Central) Grand Hotel de la Minerve Roma

[immie]

Started bidding with 125 $ adding 25 until reached 225 when was suggested to increase by 40$, I increased to 235 and was suggest to increase to 280, than was final bid of 237, taxes 64,56$.

That is 270 USD per night without breafast with value of 42 USD per person = 354 USD per night, while on hotels web site I'd get breafast inclusive for 331 USD, that is priceline rate turned out to be disadvantageous in comparison with public rate for 23 USD per night and 46 USD in total...

Reported it to priceline, no reply for the moment.

[yellowdog]

Thank you for sharing your result with the board!

Enjoy your stay.

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Yellowdog.

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[immie]

I wrote it - 237 USD per night plus taxes 64,56$.

Reply from priceline:

Thank you for taking the time to send us an e-mail. We apologize for the

delay in responding to your message and understand that you believe that

you did not save anything by booking your reservation at the Grand Hotel

De La Minerve Roma through our website, the hotel is offering free

breakfast at their price. You would like to cancel your reservation or

receive a credit of the difference amount.

When making a Name Your Own Price request, we are unable to limit our

search to hotels with certain amenities, including breakfasts. Also, we

are unable to guarantee that you will receive complimentary breakfast

with your hotel reservation. Breakfast is sometimes included in the

purchase of the room, depending on the brand of the hotel and rate of

the room.

Furthermore, Name Your Own Price

[thereuare]

Proposed solution is not acceptable for me.

I think it should be...

PRICELINE offers a Best Rate Guarantee which is based upon room rate only... not including any 'extras' which may be included thru a package or promotion that another booking service or the hotel website may be offering. If you factor in nearly $100 'value' for breakfast for two it would probably be hard to find any room rate which would come close to a breakfast included rate (since it would need to beat the room rate by at least $85/nite)

Sorry you're not happy with the deal you received, but it serves as a good reminder to everyone to research thoroughly beforehand to know what your best deal is outside of the opaque providers, and adjust your maximum bid accordingly.

Enjoy your stay.

[SocialAdept]

A $42 breakfast? I've got to try that when I'm in Rome in May...

[immie]

A $42 breakfast? I've got to try that when I'm in Rome in May...

it is pretty normal price for Europe's 5 star hotels.

I think in 90% of cases people are having breakfast at the hotel, so it is pretty smart way of misleading the customer... In phone conversation they admitted the rate on hotel's site is better it is a week end rate which they consider to be promotional and best price policy applies to daily rate only! :)