thesqueegeekid Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 Got this on the first bid ... no rebids here so I couldn't try any lower!!!MilanPiazza Duca D Aosta 9 Milan, Italy 39 02 67851http://www.lemeridien.com/italy/milan/hote...el_it1271.shtmlYour Offer Price: $100.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 1 Subtotal: $100.00 Taxes andService Fees: $17.49 Total Charges: $117.49
WillTravel Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 It will be interesting to hear about your friends' comparisons between the 4* and the 5* hotels.One thing to know about Le Meridien, which provided several of your bids - it's teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and the last I heard a Saudi prince was considering rescuing them. I doubt this will affect your friends' stay, though.http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/26417.htmlAlso, Le Meridien has some sort of unusual relationship with Priceline, at least as explained to me by a Le Meridien employee. She said there are two or three agent intermediaries between the actual hotel and Priceline, and the hotel getting paid can apparently be complicated. So have your friends watch out for being double-charged. In any event, I wouldn't be surprised if you saved your friends in the range of $1000 or more!
thesqueegeekid Posted July 21, 2003 Author Report Posted July 21, 2003 Damn, so thats what is take to get "management control" over a hotel chain ... you need to be a Prince with $120 million.
Welldone Rumproast Posted July 22, 2003 Report Posted July 22, 2003 There are also on-again/off-again negotiations with Hyatt (the Pritzker family), which seem to have hit a snag as of now. I think it would be the perfect marriage since the two chains would fit together nicely (especially internationally). And better for those of us who bid for rooms, Hyatt consistently grants Gold Passport stay credits and points for incidentals :)
WillTravel Posted July 22, 2003 Report Posted July 22, 2003 Le Meridien has a program called Le Meridien Moments. I don't know if it will work for your friends, but they can sign up and get their membership number and see if the Priceline stays count.
thesqueegeekid Posted July 22, 2003 Author Report Posted July 22, 2003 The friend who I booked this for has 28 Subway franchises in Chicago so he doesn't do much traveling ... in fact, his wife dragged him 'kicking and screaming' just to go on this trip.
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