Priceline Hotel: 3* Hamburg Leonardo Hamburg Stillhorn

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Needed a place to lay my head for a night in Hamburg and didn't want to pay for a 5*, but would have preferred to avoid a cramped 2*. Decided to roll the dice on Priceline hoping for a nice hotel but limited myself to bidding up to a maximum of the going rate for an acceptable 2-3* (about 75 USD).

There is only one zone for Hamburg, and it is HUGE. Still, I figured I had a decent chance of getting near the center if I stayed in the 4-5* categories.

Started the bidding at $55 for a 5*, got refused, then added 4* and bumped to $60, also refused. Added 3*, bumped to $65 with the knowledge that that would be my last bid before I resigned myself to a 2*, and got a room at the Leonardo Stillhorn.

Appears to be a former Le Meridien south of the city, with an S-Bahn station about 3 KMs away. It's near the outer reaches of the bidding zone.

I am well aware that I could have bid more strategically, but since my plans were so flexible, I really didn't care too much and as I have achieved my goal of saving a few bucks vs a 2*, I'm happy. It's not the bargain of the century, but it will do and I hope the info is of some use to the board.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success.

Nice win for this property, and glad you are satisfied with the result.

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.