Priceline Hotel: 4* Rome (Central) Golden Tulip Mecenate Palace

[calazn]

12/23 - 12/28 (5 nights - FIRM)

2 acceptable zones: [Vatican City] or [Central Rome].

For a 5* in [Central Rome], my max is $120.

For a 4* in [Vatican City] or [Central Rome], my max is $100.

It'll be a Saturday check-in, would that be a problem?

Again, thanks for all your help!

[WillTravel]

What's more likely to be a problem are the Christmas holiday dates.

Have you checked Hotwire for your dates?

Does location matter to you? I much preferred to stay in the center of Rome, rather than to get one of the hotels that Priceline is likely to provide.

Either way, 5* for $120 is most improbable.

[calazn]

I can stay either in Central Rome or Vatican City.

I have checked HotWire and a 4* in Central Rome is about $205 while a 4* in Vatican City runs around $248 for 12/23 - 12/28.

If $120 for a 5* is unreasonable, I can do w/out it.

So, I can now increase my max to $110 for a 4*.

[calazn]

I bid $115 4* Vatican City and was rejected...but offered $166/room/night 4* Vatican City...

Is it a good deal? Should I take it?

[calazn]

hmmm...I guess it isn't. I can book on Starhotel Michelangelo (4* Vatican City) 12/23 - 12/28 for $159.58.

[calazn]

Bid Rome Central at $120 for a 4* and got it right away at the Golden Tulip Mecenate Palace Hotel.

5 nights 12/23 - 12/28, total came out to be $680.

Hotel website's total is about $770. I save about $90.

Did I overbid? Should my first bid have been lower? It was difficult to guess since there aren't a lot of winning bids posted for Rome. I guess I should have checked out hotel's rack rate before bidding. I was just desperate :) but still it isn't a terrible bid.

[thereuare]

I was just desperate

Why?!?! Your stay was nearly 6 months away... you had plenty of time to wait for answers to your questions and try again if your bidding today was not successful.