photomikey Posted January 18, 2012 Report Posted January 18, 2012 Bid up to $220. No love.Used your PRICELINE link.Will let you know how this resolves.
AaronJB Posted January 19, 2012 Report Posted January 19, 2012 Sorry to hear that your bids weren't accepted. :( What would be your desired max bid per night for this stay?Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.
thereuare Posted January 19, 2012 Report Posted January 19, 2012 ... and what are the date(s) of your stay? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
photomikey Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Posted January 19, 2012 3/6/12-3/9/12.I don't need a bidding strategy in the traditional sense, I just wanted to report my loss for the general education of the board. I will probably wait a few weeks and try again.
thereuare Posted January 19, 2012 Report Posted January 19, 2012 Keep us updated and let us know if we can be of any help along the way.Good luck!EDIT TO ADD: i will add, in case you didn't see it, that HOTWIRE has a 5* hotel in the Mayfair-Soho zone which i'm guessing to be the Metropolitan Hotel. If correct, this hotel gets good reviews, but has not yet been reported to the board thru PRICELINE. So while at $250/nite it's a little more than your current $220 bid, it's something you may want to keep in mind/consider as your bids go higher, or if you were interested in trying to target this particular property. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
vanpoodle Posted January 19, 2012 Report Posted January 19, 2012 Hmmm, I know some people love Mayfair, but I'd really throw a few bids at some of the other zones as well to see if a lower bid would be accepted. The other zones with 5* are all pretty central, though Chelsea does have that one 5* hotel that is not near the tube so I might not bid there.
photomikey Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Posted January 22, 2012 Thank you for the input - It is so hard to tell by map. I will reconsider other zones.
vanpoodle Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 Bloomsbury, Regent's Park, Notting Hill and Westminster are all reasonably central and if it were me I'd be comfortable staying in those zones if I could get a good deal on a 5* (that's usually where I start for my own stays since the first 3 often come in cheaper than Mayfair and all have neat things of their own going on). Docklands is a bit of a ways out (only worth doing if you have business in that area as it takes a while to get there from central London) and Chelsea has one hotel (a Wyndham 5*)that people have been getting that's apparently a nice hotel but not terribly convenient since no tube nearby, only bus. City and London Bridge has half the zone being central the other half not, but I think there might only be one 5* hotel participating in that area at the moment so worth looking at to see if you can figure out which it is and if worth taking the chance on (this used to be a free re-bid zone for 5*, and I think one hotel got added a month or two ago but I don't know which it is). Kew/Richmond is most definitely too far out, I wouldn't bid there.
photomikey Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Posted February 10, 2012 Amenities are: Boutique, Smoke-Free, Business, Restaurant, Spa, Internet.
photomikey Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Posted February 10, 2012 CXL this, I booked through Priceline. Thanks!
AaronJB Posted February 10, 2012 Report Posted February 10, 2012 Congrats on your success. :)Hope you are pleased with the result and are looking forward to your stay. Can you confirm the details of the result on PRICELINE? (Zone, star rating, price before taxes/fees per night and dates? Thanks.Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.Enjoy your stay.
photomikey Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Posted February 10, 2012 Tried several times over the past few weeks with the above strategy, always giving up at $220.Noticed today the direct book rates had dropped significantly, decided to give bidding another try.Bid $190 on 5* Bloomsbury - Marble Arch, Mayfair, Regents, City, Westminster. Failed. Added a free rebid zone, won Sofitel London St James at $200. Nearest I can tell, the lowest rate on the website is $418 + tax, a savings of 52%.This property ranks #6 of 1,067 hotels in London on TripAdvisor:http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g186338-d236350-Reviews-Sofitel_St_James_London-London_England.htmlIt was a long road to get here, but I am more than satisfied with the outcome!
AaronJB Posted February 11, 2012 Report Posted February 11, 2012 Congrats on your success. :)Fantastic result for this highly rated property and glad you are pleased with the deal.Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.Enjoy your stay.
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