Priceline Hotel: 4* London (Mayfair-Soho) Holiday Inn Mayfair

[IBDP]

Began bidding at $150.00. Message stated to add $40.00 and I would get a hotel. Instead, I used a free rebid and bid $165.00 and "won" this hotel.

It's not for me, but I really did not want the company president to stay at a Holiday Inn in Europe, but it's okay. The hotel is in a great location (quite close to the Queen :)

Regards,

Donna

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Sorry to hear that the hotel result was not exactly what you'd hoped, but glad it will work out okay location-wise.

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

Enjoy your stay.

[Romelle]

Just give him/her this (copied from HI website):

Choose the elegant Holiday Inn London-Mayfair hotel in central London, with good transport links across the city.

Situated in the heart of London on Berkeley Street, in refined Mayfair, Holiday Inn London-Mayfair exudes the glamour and service of a traditional hotel. You'll be welcomed by a doorman into our grand Lobby. London Heathrow Airport is a 60-minute taxi ride away and the hotel is just 50 metres from well-connected Green Park Tube station.

Host seminars for up to 65 guests in our 2 meeting rooms with wireless Internet. Your meeting in the City or Canary Wharf is a 15-minute Tube ride away, and your homely Guest room has high-speed Internet.

The renowned shopping of Oxford Street and Bond Street is less than 10 minutes' walk away, and you can stroll across Green Park to majestic Buckingham Palace. Nightingales restaurant serves hot English breakfasts under twinkling chandeliers, and you can order cocktails from our barman.

Does sound like a pretty nice one - chandeliers and doormen!

Romelle

And maybe mention the HI rack rate for your date is a whopping 235 GBP or $379. You deserve a promotion, IMHO.

[IBDP]

"your homely Guest room has high-speed Internet." Do you think the review actually meant "homely"; maybe homey would be more accurate. Our happy president really did enjoy his stay, Romelle. I forget that in Europe, large Chains buy some quite beautiful and historic properties; this was one, I guess.

Thanks for your comments.

Regards,

Donna

[Romelle]

I think that might be a Brit use of the word. The second definition of it actually is "Simple but cozy and comfortable, as in one's own home. " The first is of course ugly or unattractive.

Glad your president was happy.

Romelle