Priceline Hotel: 4* Paris (Champs Elysees - Arc De Triomphe) Le Meridien Etoile

[idainc]

New to posting here but have used PL over the years.

I've seen the Mercure near the Eiffel tower for $135 and the Marriot Rive Gauche for $100 same time frame.

Given that we're a week away from arrival can the group help with a strategy to get the Rive Gauche as a first choice ? I have award nights at the Le Meridien and airport Hyatt and an IBIS room near Sacr

[thereuare]

New to posting here but have used PL over the years.

Not that new :)... as previously requested, please follow-up your Priceline Greenwich thread with the date(s) of your stay (likely still viewable in your PRICELINE profile under 'my trips') so that win can appear in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins.

Then reply to this thread and we'll comment on your post above.

It would be appreciated if you began to share your wins with the board so that the information can best help other users.

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

Thanks.

[idainc]

trip updated

[thereuare]

Given that we're a week away from arrival can the group help with a strategy to get the Rive Gauche as a first choice?

There is no way to target this 4* hotel in the zone over another... if you bid on PRICELINE you need to be willing to accept any hotel in the zone at the star rating or higher that you select. With HOTWIRE you can often take an educated guess as to what is being offered based upon the amenities associated with the property, but it's still a 'best guess' and no guarantees you will receive the hotel you're hoping for. As well, HOTWIRE only shows one hotel at each star level per zone, so there is a chance the hotel you're hoping for isn't the one which is offered for your particular dates.

Are you willing to accept any hotel in the zone(s) that you select?

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

[idainc]

Yes, I'll take any 3 or 4 star hotel in either EIffel, St. Germain, Champs Eleysee or La Defense. But it seems they are nearly full. I plan on using your PRICELINE link and starting at $100.

[thereuare]

Rates at the moment are quite high for these dates and i suspect you'll have a tough time winning anything near $100.. what is your maximum bid for this stay?

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

[idainc]

$120 is the max. I have SPG points I can use at Le Meridien for 3nights and do a priceline stay at the airport the last night as we have an early flight. I'm going to give it one last try then go that route.

[thereuare]

Good luck and let us know how the next round of bidding goes.

If you need to bid for just the last nite of your stay feel free to continue this thread and we'll simply shift gears for an airport property for just one nite.

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

[idainc]

Bid $115 and was rejected for 4 nights. Went to $120 for 3 nights and won ! Odd part is that I was holdng this using 36,000 SPG points for the same period !

[idainc]

See 5/10 - 5/13 Le Meridien Etoile $120 win made through your PRICELINE link. Airport last night on Hyatt points..

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you received the same hotel you were holding as a back-up and that you're pleased with the results.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.

[idainc]

Just back. As a garden variety Starwood member they upgraded me to an executive (refurbished) room for free on the 6th floor so it may pay to join in advance.. Small room, very functional but two people cant pack their bags at once. free computer use down the hall w/ printer & ice machine. Subway (porte Maillot) station & RER to the left out the front door. AF bus from CDG ( #2) literally stops right across the street. Great supermarket on -1 in the mall across the street. A nice walk to the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel tower area. Quite nice actually BUT intrnet and movies are 42e a day. A room service hamburger was 28e. Breathtakingly expensive stuff.

Pay careful attention if you go into the Jazz club. They bring more than you ordered feigning language problems and read your bill carefully at check out as the credit card charge IS NOT the final amount in the bill. Needless to say it is in the hotels favor. But I found that to be a fact of daily life there are a tourist.

Great hotel ! Hope this helps.