Priceline Hotel: What about two star hotels in Europe

[Jeff F. In Louisiana]

I was looking through the forum's Europe section, and it seems like nearly everybody here goes for the 4 or 5 star hotels. Is there a reason for this?

When we travel in the US, we tend to get 2 or 2.5 star hotels, which are very nice, and only seem to lack the services we don't need anyway.

Is there a problem with two star hotels in Europe? Are they unsuitable, or non-existent?

We're going to Italy soon as part of a group package deal. We fully expect to fall in love with the place and return on our own, and hope we can do so very cheaply.

To give you an example of cheap, we're staying a a very nice three-star hotel in New Orleans this weekend for $40 per night (Priceline), and did the same earlier this year. Last time was in a very impressive 2.5* hotel.

Would that even be possible in Europe? No one here seems to do it.

[thereuare]

we're staying a a very nice three-star hotel in New Orleans this weekend for $40 per night (Priceline)

How about sharing your win(s) with the board? :)

[blindman]

I was looking through the forum's Europe section, and it seems like nearly everybody here goes for the 4 or 5 star hotels. Is there a reason for this?

There tends to be a bigger saving between the PL winning rate and the hotel rate so it's worth going for the 4*

Is there a problem with two star hotels in Europe? Are they unsuitable, or non-existent?

Living and having travelled in Europe I'd say the 2* that participate are very unsuitable and not much of a bargain-general statement of course. :)

It pains me to state this :) But the standards in the US are FAR better in the 2* or 2.5*than anywhere in Europe, we stay in them in the US when the 4* option is not viable.

IMHO you may find a better bargain in Italy by booking conventionally.

[Jeff F. In Louisiana]

How about sharing your win(s) with the board? :)

Sorry. I booked the room before I was a member of this board. I just joined you guys today.

[thereuare]

I understand that, but you can still post the details of your upcoming stay in the Priceline Louisiana section of the board... maybe there is somebody planning a last minute trip this weekend to New Orleans and could benefit from the information.

[zbenye]

I've bid for 2-3* hotels on Priceline in London, Paris and Berlin and they were perfectly suitable. However, for Europe, I often find better or just-as-good deals on utell, octopus travel, Expedia, etc.