Priceline Hotel: 4* Paris (St Germain-Latin Quarter-Montparnasse) Marriott Rive Gauche

[Rhine-and-Roses]

I used your PRICELINE link to bid on a room in Paris for December 26-30. I could not get a room, bidding up to $130. I saw on the Marriott's own site that their prices went up on the night of the 29th, so I changed my bid to check out on the 29th. The bid was accepted at $105. I tried to use the option to add a night, but it was not accepted. I also tried bidding for just the one night at $135, but no luck. If we don't get an extension, we'll just stay for three instead of four nights.

This was the hotel I was expecting (and the same one I've 'won' a good number of times in the past.)

Thanks again for this great site!

[hopecookies]

congrats on your bid! 105 is a great price for that property.

i guess Marriot's prices change often... b/c I just went to their site to check out rates for Dec 26 check in date and then Dec 28/29/30 check out dates. And every one, the adv purchase rate was 149 Euros and best available rate is 179 Euros.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Excellent 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.

[Rhine-and-Roses]

Thanks for letting me know- it was showing advance purchase of 179 euro when I looked, 149 for the other dates. I'll try bidding again tonight after my 24 hour "blackout" is over.

[Rhine-and-Roses]

I bid $140 today with no luck! The hotel site still has the lower price listed, so I am going to wait 24 hours, rather than add a rebid zone and risk having to move to another area. Maybe they are holding rooms for a long new year weekend. I will post if I am ever successful.

[vastravoud]

I want to bid for this very same hotel for 3 nights, 27 Oct - 30 Oct. Any suggestions on the price?

[Rhine-and-Roses]

Why not start with $100 or $105. I started at $100 for this December trip, and for a week I just spent in August, but both times was rejected, but accepted at $105. My experience is usually just the weekends, or very low occupancy times (August) will go that low.

For anyone keeping track, I've still tried bidding up to $120 for the same zone, and still rejected.

[thereuare]

I want to bid for this very same hotel for 3 nights, 27 Oct - 30 Oct. Any suggestions on the price?

Keep in mind that you can't bid on a specific hotel when using PRICELINE, you have to be able to accept any hotel in the zone at the star level (or higher) that you choose.

Please start a NEW TOPIC for your own stay which you can update and we an further assist there.

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

Thanks.

[Rhine-and-Roses]

I'm still using your PRICELINE link almost everyday to get the last night in Paris. My maximum bid is $130, and it has yet to be accepted. Marriott did put a special refundable rate of 135 euro on their site, so I booked that as a back-up. I'll keep trying.

[thereuare]

Have you checked HOTWIRE recently... there are a few 4* hotels there in various zones for $120-$140, is anything there of interest?

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

[Rhine-and-Roses]

Thanks for the Hotwire suggestion for Paris Dec 29th. I am going to hold out on the chance Marriott Rive Gauche offers rooms again. If I have to change hotels, I will, but I do want to try until closer to my dates. If I lose the chance at the Hotwire rates, at least I have a not horribly expensive rate via the Marriott site. GA

[thereuare]

Thanks for sharing your current thoughts for this stay with the board.

Good luck with your next round of PRICELINE bidding and keep us updated on your progress.

[Rhine-and-Roses]

Just in case anyone is looking for my dates, too, I am continuing to bid almost daily (using your PRICELINE link) up to $135 in the St Germain/Montparnasse area for a 4*, hoping to get the Marriott extended for one last night. I bought airline tickets now, and will stay the 29th-30th, even if we don't get a great deal. I'll continue to post occasionally. As I said, I did get a good corporate price at the Marriott, so I'll use that rate if I have to.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the update... sound like you have a well laid out plan.

[Rhine-and-Roses]

Once again today I tried for a 4* St Germain/Montparnasse, bidding up to $135, and using your link. There were these guaranteed amenities listed with the booking: pets, business center, and restaurant. I got a counter offer of $153. I rebid with a free zone for $140, really hoping this would be the Marriott Rive Gauche. Bingo! So I now have my hotel for all four nights. (Whew, I was not at all sure about this since the last win on this hotel never responded to my request for possible amenities.) The booking is for December 29-30. BTW, they must be under booked because their site is now offering a very good refundable rate with a minimum of three nights for the week after Christmas.

Without exception I have "won" hotels at $5 more than my current bid when a counter has been offered. I know from reading this site it is not true for everyone, but it's always worked for me.

I hope Priceline continues to list amenities.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you received the same hotel as your previous purchase and won't need to switch hotels mid-stay. Since this rate is different enough from the price of the previous win, can you please post this purchase as a NEW TOPIC and it will appear separately in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins with the correct price.

...now offering a very good refundable rate with a minimum of three nights for the week after Christmas.

Traditionally this is a slow period for hotels as business travel is almost non-existent and many people who do travel stay with family. With kids off from school many family-centric places like Disney are very busy, but large cities like NYC, Chicago, Paris, etc. are usually quite slow.

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