Priceline Hotel: 3* Amsterdam (Airport Schiphol) Courtyard Airport

[Cobber]

Here is what Hotwire is showing for 3/30 to 4/2.

4.5-star hotel in City Centre Amsterdam - This deluxe establishment offers its guests tastefully decorated rooms and many special touches. Amenities: Restaurant, Fitness, and Business Centre.

Could this be the Sofitel or the Radisson?

Amsterdam has been roughing me up. I've been losing Priceline bids at $70, $85, and $87 for 4* and 3* in the same period but I'll cover that in another post. Any other advice is appreciated.

[thereuare]

Please follow-up your PRICELINE EDINBURG thread with whatever you ended up doing for that stay... we'll then have a look at the above.

[Cobber]

Update complete. The only reason I didn't update the post previously was because I never used any discount options and used hotel points instead.

[thereuare]

Letting others know that you book thru a non-opaque means helps others to know that they may need to do the same, rather then left wondering if you ultimately had success but forgot to post the win and that maybe they should be keep trying for their own dates.

When searching Hotwire for the above dates i dont' see any 4.5* properties offered... are you still seeing the above offering?

[Cobber]

This option did disappear by the time I got back to Hotwire. However, similar offers came up and after selecting the hotel and clicking all the way through the purchase options I was shocked at the fees charged by Hotwire. Some of these were likely taxes but for two nights and a $170/night room accumulated $80 in additional charges? If this is the way Hotwire operates I am through with them. Priceline.com provides such low discounts where Hotwire

[Cobber]

Here are the details of my $67 USD bid win at Amsterdam Airport.

Courtyard By Marriott Amsterdam Airport

Reservation Information:

Check-In Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2006

Check-In Time: After 02:00 PM

Check-Out Date: Fri, Mar 31, 2006

Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM

Payment Information:

Your Offer Price: $67.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $67.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $12.33

Total Charges: $79.33

Very happy with this win given the difficulty this go-around inside Amsterdam City Centre. See my other post for that doozy.

[Cobber]

Bid History for Amsterdam City Centre Hotel 03/30/2006 - 04/02/2006

20 Mar 06 - 4* City Centre $60 COUNTERED with $100 4* which I refused (stupidly)

24 Mar 06 - 4* City Centre $70 COUNTERED with $149 4* which I refused

27 Mar 06 - 4* City Centre $85 REJECTED

27 Mar 06 - 3* City Centre $87 REJECTED

28 Mar 06 - 4* City Centre $100 REJECTED

28 Mar 06 - 3* City Centre $100 REJECTED

29 Mar 06 - 4* City Centre $120 REJECTED

29 Mar 06 - 3* City Centre $155 REJECTED

After this I just went to the IBIS Stopera website and booked rooms for $309 USD total for the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) ($155 USD per night). IBIS is owned by the same company that owns Motel 6 (Accor) and some other budget hotels in the states. Hopefully its alright. I did save some cash by using Priceline.com to get an airport hotel instead of hiking into the city in the late evening. That post should be below.

[thereuare]

As per our suport page we are affiliates of the Accor branded hotels and using our links for your purchases helps pay the expenses in keeping this site running and free :)

[Chris26WI]

Was 67$ your first bid for AMS Airport? Seems a little bit on the high side for the Courtyard. It's a nice hotel, but actually quite far from the airport.