Priceline Hotel: 5* London (Mayfair - Soho) Waldorf London Hilton

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Yesterday I succeeded on a $215 bid to secure the Waldorf Hilton in the Mayfair-Soho Priceline zone of London.

I began specifically angling to get the Saint Pancras in the Bloomsbury-Marble Arch zone, it looks like an amazing building.  The other 5* in that zone also looks extremely nice.  

I opened at $195, seeing that others had secured the Saint Pancras in late 2014 at $215.  I probably should have started higher, since I felt either of the two choices in that zone would be great, but balanced versus location I felt that was my upper end price.

So when that bid was rejected, I added another more central area I would prefer to stay in location-wise (Westminster-Houses of Parliament-Victoria).  This was my top preferred area to stay in.  I bid at $205 and the bid was rejected.

I did realize throughout this that these were very low bids for a London 5* as most float in the $350 to $500 per night range.

So I went ahead and added my last preferred area, the very central Mayfair-Soho.  I upped my bid to $215 and was pleased when I secured the Waldorf Hilton. 

Had I booked the same hotel on Priceline's list rates, I would have paid $252.  Had I booked directly with the hotel on an advance purchase, I would have paid $301.

 

All in all a decent outcome, not spectacular but worth the time spent sorting through the process.

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Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you're pleased with the hotel and deal you received and this is a good value for the price paid.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

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

Enjoy your stay.