Priceline Hotel: 3.5* Amsterdam (Museum Quarter - Vondelpark) Park Plaza Vondelpark

[cumbrianmale]

Hi all,

I am used to bidding on the NYOP in Amsterdam but never normally this time of year. I have to be in Sweden at the start of the week so thought I would tag a few days on in Amsterdam.

My research showed vastly higher prices than I would expect and a bit of searching has revealed that there is a large music festival in town.

What are people's experience in these cases? Is inventory likely to be released to NYOP or will it all be retail?

[thereuare]

It's impossible to say as it all depends how actual demand comes in relative to expected demand... are hotels selling more/less rooms then they would expect based upon the music festival (and any other events taking place during these dates)?

There is usually some amount of discount available, but just how deep of a discount is available depends on hotel occupancy, how many new reservations/cancellations they expect to receive in the next 6 weeks, and how actual reservations/cancellations come in relative to those expectations. (there are a LOT of factors that go into setting rates and hotels have a lot of data and spend a lot of money on software to try to accurately forecast demand and set rates accordingly)

You can use our sister site RefundableRates.com to book a back-up hotel while you continue to try PRICELINE / HOTWIRE in the weeks ahead... this way you're protected from any future rate increases while still being able to take advantage of any rate drops in the weeks ahead. (you can also be alerted to any PRICELINE, HOTWIRE, and specific hotel rate drops using one of our other sites, RateDrop)

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.

Let us know what you decide to do for this this stay OR how we can be of further help.

[cumbrianmale]

Thanks Thereuare

Those sister sites are amazing, the resources available continue to get better and better which is why I'm always happy to use the forum links for my booking.

I know there is no definitive answer but given the circumstances do you think chances will improve nearer the date?

[thereuare]

Those sister sites are amazing, the resources available continue to get better and better...

Thanks for the compliments... we're glad to hear that you like them and find them useful. :)

As far as rates dropping for your dates above, there really is no way to say as i don't have any insight into the music festival or the amount of extra demand it will create.

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

[cumbrianmale]

Any ideas what hotel this is?

Express Deals® - Big Savings on Top Hotels

4 Star Hotel Museum Quarter - Vondelpark Area

Amsterdam, Netherlands £148

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Guest Ratings: 8+ Very Good

[AaronJB]

Is this for the same dates as your other, current Amsterdam Priceline thread?

 

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.

[cumbrianmale]

Yes it is. Oct 15-18th

[thereuare]

Please keep all posts for the same stay in the same thread. Once you win a hotel, use the 'ADD REPLY and REPORT WIN' button on the lower right corner of the page to edit the topic title to reflect your win and to provide the details of your purchase. This helps keep the board better organized by reducing the number of unresolved threads that don't have any follow-up or conclusion.

Also, please post prices in US Dollars as it makes it easier for us to locate the same hotel among the offers when we replicate your search.

Best guess for the PRICELINE EXPRESS offer above would be the Park Hotel.

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.

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[cumbrianmale]

eventually got this for more or less the express deal price

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

 

Good deal for this property and hope you are looking forward to your stay.

 

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

 

Enjoy your stay.