Priceline Hotel: Tip for Paris bidding

[billboardBR]

Hi,

I'm trying to get a good deal for paris from 04/27/13 to 05/02/13 for the specific

areas: Eiffel Tower(preferred) or Champs Elysées and for a 4* rated hotel. My

budget is around $100.

I've done a search on hotwire, and got the specific result:

4* North of Champs Elysées - Arc de Triomphe

Ammenities: Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-Speed Internet Access, Spa Services

Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower

Reading the forum hotwire hotel list, I believe this is Le Méridien Etoile.

I intend to make my bids in priceline in order to get a better deal (and I have a link for a $10 cupom as well :)), but I'm afraid

to try to get this hotel, because I've read a lot of comments about hotwire/priceline guest getting

old rooms (not only HW/PL guest, even SPG gold members!!) that are terrible (there is a possibility to ask/beg

for a room upgrade, but...you don't know if you will get one....)

Maybe I should wait more for getting better deals?

Thanks

Lincoln

[thereuare]

Please click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links, then reply to this thread and we'll have a look at your post above.

A reminder that you can still use bonus money along with the board's link as follows:

1) click the bonus money link and enter your email to deposit the bonus cash into your account (if you haven't done so already)

2) close the current browser

3) use a link on the board to access PRICELINE

4) go to the MY PROFILE >> MY REWARDS link at the top right of their home page

5) use the bonus money link in the MY REWARDS section of your profile (not a link from an email) and bid as usual

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... and your searches too!

Thank you.

[billboardBR]

Clicked :)

[billboardBR]

Hi,

Besides my initial questions, I'm thinking about to bid for only one night (04/27 to 04/28)

in order to see which hotel I will get... is there any good chances of extending the reservation

for more days?

thanks!

[thereuare]

The extend your stay option is not shown for every purchase, and even when it is, it does not guarantee that you will be able to do so at the same rate, PRICELINE can respond with:

1) you've successfully extended stay

2) rooms are available to extend your stay but only at $xx more (you then have the option to extend at the higher rate or not)

3) no rooms available to extend your stay at any price

The BIGGER ISSUE however is that with PRICELINE you can only extend your stay for up to the same number of nites as your original reservation; so if you only bid for one nite you can only extend your stay for one additional nite... not for the additional 4 nites you need.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there.

[billboardBR]

Hi, thanks for the response. Could you help me with the questions of my first post?

[thereuare]

I'm not sure what question you're specifically referring to, but if you're not comfortable with receiving any hotel in the zone at the star rating (or higher) that you're bidding then i wouldn't bid the zone.

I do believe the hotel offered is likely the Le Meridien, so you have to ask yourself, even if not a perfect stay, would it be worth $xx (however much you intend to bid on PRICELINE or the HOTWIRE rate (currently $124/nite) if you intend to purchase as shown) relative to your other options for these dates.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know what you decide to do and if/how you'd like to proceed and we will take it from there.

[billboardBR]

Hi,

Stopping by to close the thread. I ended up not booking through priceline because I was afraid to get an old hotel.

Thank you all for the help

[thereuare]

Thank you for closing this thread with your decision.

Please remember to follow-up your threads with your wins/decisions as you make them (even if you don't ultimately use PRICELINE / HOTWIRE, cancel the trip, book direct, etc) as this help keep the board better organized and more useful for everyone... as well as being a courtesy to anyone who took the time to help with your travel plans.

Also, please 'close' your threads with whatever you did decide to do for the trip... not just what you didn't do.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.