Priceline Hotel: 5* Budapest Le Meridien

[solosf]

Open to suggestions for bidding for 4 or 5 star. Here are my failed bids so far:

$65 - 4 star (not sure what I was thinking here, plus I wasted a bid by starting with 4 star)

-- waited 72 hours

$90 - 5 star

$80 - 4 star

-- waited 72 hours

$110 - 5 star

$95 - 4 star

-- need to wait 72 hours

Current prices from hotel websites. date: Sept 19-22

5 star (Sofitel) EUR250

5 star (Le Meridien) EUR179 internet pre-pay rate/ EUR199 flexible

4 star (Marriott) EUR235

4 star (Art'otel) US$197/EUR160

[thereuare]

Those rates are much higher then when we have seen accepted bids in the past.

The Marriott is the 'major acceptor' in this zone and they're sold-out for the first two nites of your stay (if you search for each nite individually at Marriott.com)

Take a look at EasyClickTravel as they have quite a few hotels in the $80-$120 range.

[solosf]

I just might end up using EasyClickTravel travel, but for now I'm going to keep trying with priceline. I've made another (rejected) bid with priceline -- via the savingsbarn.com link. I have a feeling I may be coming closer to the price, since I got this message after bidding $120 for a 5*

If you are willing to raise your price by $22, you can try the same request again right now.

I've decided to decline the offer, with the suspicion that a winning bid may be had for $130.

[solosf]

Finally got the Le Meridien (5*) for $130/night as suspected. Not sure what's going on during those dates -- the Marriott is sold out, but others reading this and bidding should start somewhat lower for different dates. I'm happy with the price (although I was expecting Budapest to be cheaper than this) and the hotel seems to be ranked #1 on tripadvisor.com for Budapest hotels, so I'm happy.

[thereuare]

Glad you found something that works for you.

Enjoy your stay.