fastcat Posted June 10, 2013 Report Posted June 10, 2013 I've been searching for Paris hotels for July 20-27 using PL and have a couple questions. I am searching Eiffel Tower 4*. Would the hotels listed under a general search also be the hotels that show up under the "Express Deals"? The reason I ask is that some of the amenities listed under the general search don't show up under the Express Deals search. For example, Oceania Paris has a pool and this amenity is listed under general search. Under a PRICELINE EXPRESS deal search, I feel this is the hotel they have offered but no amenities are mentioned other than bed choice for this property. I concluded that Oceania Paris must be the property because of the trip advisor rating. It is the only 4* hotel listed that has a 4.5* rating from trip advisor. I spoke with PL and they confirmed that they use the most current trip advisor rating. Is this true? Lastly, I searched BB list of 4* hotels for Eiffel tower and this property wasn't on your list. So could it be that a 4* property that isn't on the general search, has shown up only for a PRICELINE EXPRESS deal? Am I on the right track? Thanks for your help.
thereuare Posted June 10, 2013 Report Posted June 10, 2013 Welcome to BetterBidding!Please click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links, then reply to this thread and we'll have a look at your post above.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... and your searches too!Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
thereuare Posted June 11, 2013 Report Posted June 11, 2013 What is the address of the Hotel Oceania that you're referring to, as i only see the Oceania Paris Porte De Versailles (52 Rue Oradour-sur-Glane) which is not in the Eiffel Tower zone.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
fastcat Posted June 11, 2013 Author Report Posted June 11, 2013 That is the hotel. According to PL, when you select the Eiffel Tower zone, this property definitely comes up for Eiffel Tower zone.
thereuare Posted June 11, 2013 Report Posted June 11, 2013 The 'retail' side of PRICELINE and the 'opaque' PRICELINE EXPRESS side of PRICELINE each not only use a different universe of hotels, but also different zone names and boundaries.If you look at the retail side the name of the zone you're filtering by is 'Eiffel Tower-Invalides' whereas on the PRICELINE EXPRESS side the zone name is only 'Eiffel Tower'.If you use MAPS and HOTELS.com to search and then use the filter (you can filter by hotel name) to specifically show this hotel on the map... you'll see that it is not in the zone boundaries of PRICELINE's 'Eiffel Tower' zone.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
thereuare Posted June 11, 2013 Report Posted June 11, 2013 So in light of the above, what are your current thoughts for this trip?Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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