Priceline Hotel: outside the airport zone in Milan?

[weinish]

I'm about to bid for mxp (malpensa-milan) but there are hotels in the area that seem small; may not provide good airport transportation.

I'll bid on 4* property so the odds are in my favor, but does it ever happen that PL or HW will screw you on location?

[thereuare]

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[Romelle]

It isn't a matter of "screw" so much as "buyer beware".  Take a really good look at the Priceline zone map.  You can get any 4* hotel within the shaded area.  I have indeed gotten a hotel on the furthest outside corner possible.   The MXP zone isn't really huge, but it is possible to be over 4 miles from the airport.

 

I looked at the Price.line retail side of the Milan hotels.  One of the amenities for which one could select was Airport Shuttle.  Hummm - out of 518 hotels exactly zero offered it.  

 

On to Priceline.Express.  Same story - Airport Shuttle not offered for any of them.  

 

It seems pretty clear you won't be able to count on a shuttle.  On the other hand, the cab run won't be a really long one no matter where in the zone you get a hotel.  

 

Europe is generally better about public buses than the US, so that might be a possibility.  

 

Romelle

[weinish]

$75 rejected. Added 3.5 stars and went $65. Rejected.

I'll try again tomorrow.

[AaronJB]

Thank you for keeping us updated and please let us know if you have additional questions.

 

Thank you for using the board's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[thereuare]

Then click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links and reply to this thread with the dates of this stay, your desired star rating and budget, and we'll then have a look at and comment on your post above.

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[weinish]

I ended up paying $90 for the Best Western Hotel Cavalieri della Corona.

 

It had a shuttle that left on the half hour, which was good.  It was a couple of miles, but very easy to get to.

 

Definitely worth staying there than the Starwood Property on site, for double.

 

Hotel had a decent restaurant, pool, hot tub, etc, but wasn't located near many things. 

 

Shuttle driver kind of drove like a psycho, or, an Italian.

[Romelle]

Did you get the hotel via Price.line bidding, HOTWIRE, or a direct purchase?

 

Romelle

[thereuare]

Did you get the hotel via PRICELINE bidding, HOTWIRE, or a direct purchase?

If you used PRICELINE or HOTWIRE can you please also include in your reply the star rating, city, zone, hotel name, room rate per nite, and dates of your stay (and in the case of HOTWIRE, the amenities associated with this property (which you can still view by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page)

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

Thanks.

[weinish]

I just checked my statement.  I billed directly in the end because I didn't want to risk being too far from airport in foreign country, and the price was low enough. 

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up.