SMUS_Style Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 A decent hotel but a bit far from the city center (20 minute walk and no real bus you can take to get into the city). They do run a shuttle bus to the train station several times a day.... you should call ahead a book... will save you ~10 euros.Breakfast is just okay.. but included in the hotel stay. Wifi is VERY expensive... they claim they'll have free wifi in a month or two but that because they have to 'register' every guest on the internet per regulations... they have to charge you for it. (This is clearly not true since other hotels in italy provide free access.. they just give you an individual passwork/login). Cool funky rooms... overall a nice place to stay.No real savings again vs just booking it the old fashioned way... pretty disappointing priceline 'win' number 2 in Italy. Florence and Rome... both I probably could have booked a hotel at the same price in a location I preferred. Oh well.. live and learn Link to comment
Romelle Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Florence Priceline bidding didn't work for me either. I ended up doing a VRBO (vacation rental by owner) there. That turned out to be a weird little place. Functional though. I added on to your Rome post. I didn't really realize the pattern until just now. While I've had good PR luck in lots of other European cities, Italy has always been a struggle. And PR hasn't been the working solution. But I suspect I'll keep going back to Italy anyway. Worth the struggle.Romelle Link to comment
SMUS_Style Posted August 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Thanks Romelle... appreciate the info. It okay with me.. no point in booking on priceline if you aren't willing to take a chance on something different.. but I worry they are going to hurt their reputation if they start putting everybody into VRBOs and 4 stars in the 'center' of the city that are all decent commutes from where people actually want to be. I assume they'll try to fix it.. but for now.. Italy is definitely a place I'd look to book a traditional reservation early... and at least use that to limit your bid prices. Link to comment
thereuare Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Congratulations on your success!Thank you for sharing your win with the board and helping us add this property to the Priceline Hotel List.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Hope you enjoyed your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Romelle Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Thanks Romelle... appreciate the info. It okay with me.. no point in booking on priceline if you aren't willing to take a chance on something different.. but I worry they are going to hurt their reputation if they start putting everybody into VRBOs and 4 stars in the 'center' of the city that are all decent commutes from where people actually want to be. I assume they'll try to fix it.. but for now.. Italy is definitely a place I'd look to book a traditional reservation early... and at least use that to limit your bid prices."VRBO" is a web site - www.vrbo.com. Completely different from Priceline. Actual people renting their personally owned places. Romelle Link to comment
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