Priceline Hotel: 4* London (Bloomsbury-Marble Arch) Thistle Bloomsbury

[bledig]

It took me a few tries to get this. I first started with the Mayfair/Soho district, 4*, bids of $90, $95, $98, $104 all rejected, sometimes counter offers of $191 or $131 given. Then I decided to try Bloomsbury/Marble Arch as read that it was a little cheaper but still a good location. Tried $85, $92, $95, $98, $100 (some combined with Mayfair/Soho to get rebid). Counter offers of $131 and $121 were given on some bids.

Hope it turns out to be a decent hotel as I've read a few reviews that were not too favorable, but that's the chance you take with Priceline I guess!

[thereuare]

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

Can you please add the date(s) of your stay... they have cut off in the topic title.

Thanks!

[bledig]

Dates are: 10/01/06 - 10/04/06 (3 nights)

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up.

Given your dates this is a substantial discount from convention rates!

Enjoy your stay.

[bledig]

Just a note, 5 years later as I'm looking for a hotel in London again, that London hotels were/are very overpriced for what you get. This Thistle hotel we had was not up to expectations for a 4* hotel in cities with newer / renovated rooms (e.g. North American resorts). We got stuck with a twin, where the single beds do not move, and a toilet that was probably 100 years old.